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Any additional news on the rumored 15" rMBP with upgraded heat dissipation...
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Or he is not looking at the right temperature sensor, or using an app that does not pick up the correct sensors. The only reliable one able to do it right now is the Breslink Temperature monitor.
i use SpeedFan for windows 7. and its a MBPR.
I just have clear space on both sides of the Pro and everything runs fine.
Here is an example of what I am going on about:
AVADirect Clevo P170EM
Intel i7-3720QM (Quad-core 2.60-3.60GHz, 6MB L3, 22nm, 45W) - this is the same CPU that is found in the 2.6 rMBP
Prolimatech PK-3 Thermal Compound - perhaps that's what missing
?
It even has a faster mobile GPU (AMD 7970M in this tested configuration, but I can't be bothered to check what the TDP is in comparison to the Nvidia 650M)
Now, I am never going to buy one of these things, but if a company with comparatively limited resources can make a laptop that can cool itself better than the best Apple can make, then surely there is a problem? The rMBP video has a long segment on how awesome the new cooling system is. So why does the CPU reach 99 degrees Celsius on a regular basis under continuous CPU load and a machine like Clevo stays at under 90? How hard can this be for Apple to improve?
AVADirect Clevo P170EM
Intel i7-3720QM (Quad-core 2.60-3.60GHz, 6MB L3, 22nm, 45W) - this is the same CPU that is found in the 2.6 rMBP
Prolimatech PK-3 Thermal Compound - perhaps that's what missing
? It even has a faster mobile GPU (AMD 7970M in this tested configuration, but I can't be bothered to check what the TDP is in comparison to the Nvidia 650M)
Now, I am never going to buy one of these things, but if a company with comparatively limited resources can make a laptop that can cool itself better than the best Apple can make, then surely there is a problem? The rMBP video has a long segment on how awesome the new cooling system is. So why does the CPU reach 99 degrees Celsius on a regular basis under continuous CPU load and a machine like Clevo stays at under 90? How hard can this be for Apple to improve?
The top end rMBP proc can hold a 3.7ghz turbo, which is pretty much the same as the top of the line consumer desktop chip (both quads with 8mb cashe).
unless you're talking about enthusiast level hex cores, which also cost 500-1000 dollars on top of requiring a much more expensive platform.
By December the updated silent heat tweak will be made....It should give apple enough time to get rid of old stock...So December is the month...if you can wait that is...
I hope you're right.. I'm ready to buy one but the many problems are holding me back - such as the image retention and the screen damage from the edge between trackpad and keyboard. I hope they solve those too.
I'll just say I finally got around to playing WoW yesterday and my rMBP handled the heat just fine--maybe they have already tweaked something--I have no idea. But as soon as the fans ramped up to 4000, my rMBP was actually cool to the touch while playing and as soon as I stopped playing, fans ramped down and temps quickly returned to normal. I use iStat--and highest temps usually register on CPU2 sensor--currently at 106F. Really runs cooler than my 2008 iMac.