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10.5.4 and your average MBP temperature

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ryanrul

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Has anyone been able to see how the latest OS X update affects the temperature of their MBP?

10.5.3 seemed to raise the average temp on my previous MBP significantly so i decided to skip it. I'm wondering whether anyone is experiencing a rise or drop with 10.5.4.
 
ryanrul said:
Has anyone been able to see how the latest OS X update affects the temperature of their MBP?

10.5.3 seemed to raise the average temp on my previous MBP significantly so i decided to skip it. I'm wondering whether anyone is experiencing a rise or drop with 10.5.4.
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Seems a tad lower here... I am 48-50c instead of 51-52c
 
I'm not sure if it can be attributed to 10.5.4 or to something else but I'm currently running about 4-6 degrees cooler then the last time I checked. Right now I'm at 46 degrees, while before I was usually right around 52 degrees.
 
At the same temps as 10.5.3 which is significantly higher then 10.5.2 was. When I got my Penyrn MBP with 10.5.2, it can anywhere from 114-121 F. Now it is 122-131 F under normal load for me( iChat and Safari mostly).
 
Thanks for the info everyone.
I might sit this update out as well.

I'm still on 10.5.2 - Are there any compelling features or fixes in 5.3 or 5.4 that make updating necessary regardless of the increase in temperature?

Also ... are these sort of fluctuations in temperature common throughout the history of os x or should MBP owners be letting Apple know so that there's a better chance of it being addressed in a future update?
 
ryanrul said:
Thanks for the info everyone.
I might sit this update out as well.

I'm still on 10.5.2 - Are there any compelling features or fixes in 5.3 or 5.4 that make updating necessary regardless of the increase in temperature?

Also ... are these sort of fluctuations in temperature common throughout the history of os x or should MBP owners be letting Apple know so that there's a better chance of it being addressed in a future update?
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I believe 10.4.3 or a Panther update raised my 12" Powerbooks temps slightly( only by 1-3 degrees F). My MBP's jump though is huge. I want my temps lower without having to raise my fan RPM.
 
ryanrul said:
Has anyone been able to see how the latest OS X update affects the temperature of their MBP?

10.5.3 seemed to raise the average temp on my previous MBP significantly so i decided to skip it. I'm wondering whether anyone is experiencing a rise or drop with 10.5.4.
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Are you sure you didn't compare your average temp under normal circumstances on 10.5.3 to the temp on 10.5.4 immediately after doing something that was more CPU intensive, such as installing the 10.5.4 OS upgrade? Running CPU-intensive applications, such as an OS upgrade, could temporarily bump your temps, but to be accurate, you have to compare identical operating time, programs running, etc.

I find no noticeable difference in temps after installing and running for a while with the upgrade.
 
SR MBP I'm at 53-56, down from 58-62 average. A bit lower, might be the illusion of the update though, typical "It feels snappier!"
 
Burnsey said:
Are you sure it's not just the warm summer weather that's contributing to higher temps?
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Weather wasn't a factor for me ... I've had 3 replacement MBPs in the last 10 days and when i installed 10.5.3 on the first two i noticed a significant jump in average the temp.

ggjstudios said:
Are you sure you didn't compare your average temp under normal circumstances on 10.5.3 to the temp on 10.5.4 immediately after doing something that was more CPU intensive, such as installing the 10.5.4 OS upgrade?
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I was wondering about that at first too. But i shut down both computers after updating and let them sit for a while until everything was cold and then restarted and monitored the average temps during routine tasks for about 24 hours. On both MBPs i noticed a significant jump in temp after the update.
 
Lol, my Macbook (normal) is at 31°C, I have no idea what you guys are doing, or whether MBP's just run twice as hot :p

-Rich-
 
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