Hey everyone, I've been wondering about the temperature in my new Macbook Pro, especially when ripping DVDs with Handbrake. I searched and found a similar thread, and the general consensus seemed to be that a full CPU load would make it run around 80C or 175F. However, just from watching iStat, my MBP was up to 205F or 96C before I worried and turned the fans up with SMC fan control. Until then, I hadn't had SMCFC running, but the fans were still at 2000rpm. So, anyway, my point is, can someone else tell me what temperatures their macbook pro is running at so I can see if this is normal or not?
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Average MBP 13" Temperature
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how do u reset smc? Just hold left shift while turning it on using the power button? I did that and then got my cpu to 94 celcius and no fans went on. Guess I gotta go to the apple store and talk to them.
My mbp 13'' under normal usage I see that get temps around 50 to 60 Celsius, Im assuming that is normal from what most macbook users say.
I cannot answer how to do it on the current MBPs because you cannot remove the battery, but the apple docs state to shut it down, remove the power plug and battery. Hold the power button down for something like 5 seconds and then put it all together.
Apple KB on resetting SMC
ok, so i thought my mbp was running under normal temps but I see that just using firefox, watching youtube or playing some flash games. My mbp is getting temps of 76 Celcius @ 2700rpm, is it normal?
You can use a program such as smcfancontrol. There really is no point though. The system regulates the fan speed on its own and will increase the speed if the temperature passes a certain threshold.
I use smcfancontrol. I generally set it at 3000, or if over 60*C then I set it at 4000rpm, and if it hits 70 I usually set it at 5500. I'd rather keep it cool, then run it hot.
That is the problem, for alot of people with the new MBP 13" it wont regulate. I reset my SMC and with the CPU at 95 celcius it would not increase the speed of the fans over 2000 RPM.
I have the same problem. My CPU has to get to 85*C and stay there for a few min before the fans go to 3k RPM
I just use smc to monitor them. If I'm going to be doing anything intensive I'll jack them up on my own. I actually prefer monitoring and altering the fan speed on my own.
Yeah, but what I am afraid of is if I leave the computer on and start something and maybe go afk for 10 min the computer will fry itself cus I forgot to turn up the fans. They should do it on their own too.
As far as I know, OS X will still manage the fan(s) on the laptop. SMC doesn't completely take over.
Yep, I believe SMC only sets the minimum they will run at, but they can still go up if it gets a bit too hot.
Well, OS X isn't managing mine at all. 95 celcius for 4 minutes and they were still at 2000 RPM. Others seem to have the same problem.
I'd do a SMC & PRAM reset, run a Handbrake encode and see if temps. still stay that high without fan speed increasing. If speed does't increase, return or go see Mr. Apple Geni-ass.
It does seem to take a bit longer for them to kick up in speed but mine does increase.
How you do a SMC and PRAM reset on these 13" where you cannot take the battery out?
The PRAM would be the same c-o-p-r on restart.
The SMC should be the same as the Air and the u MBP 17":
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
Thanks, after resetting both it now works. It is slower then on my old unibody macbook, but now it will rise after a min or two over 80 celcius. Before I reset I could be 5 min at 95 celcius without it rising.