Do all MBP 2011 Have heat issue?

[Rhyalus]

My only other i7 laptop was an HP Envy 17. It's i7 was only 1.6GHz and it ran hotter than my MBP with the 2.2GHz i7. I've never had to remove my MBP from my lap to avoid burns like I did with the HP.

Really? I have the HP dv7t 17" - I think it is a 2720 i7.

I can run all kinds of FPS games and the fans are quiet and the temps are significantly cooler than the MBP.

Much different experience.
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[GGJstudios]

You're right about most Macs overheating and the built in thermal protection but if you're suggesting that it is okay to let any piece of electronics run up close to its maximum temperature, that is not good advice.

No, I'm suggesting that people should simply use their Macs as they normally would and forget about the temperatures. Sometimes the temps will be high, sometimes low, but they don't have to worry about overheating and damaging something, as that protection is built in. If someone is constantly running near maximum temperature, chances are they have needs that require a different computer, such as a dedicated gaming computer. For the vast majority of Mac users, you don't have to be preoccupied with temperatures.

 

[TomLopez]

Using istat pro to monitor I just loaded 50+ apps, 2 games and converted / processed 2hr tracks in garage band all at once. temp got to 87C and the fans spun up to 5500rpm.

Everything worked great.

Closed all applications and within a minute the fans dropped off and CPU temp was already back to 50C...

Perfect

I observe exactly the same with mine (similar to yours except the 4Gb RAM). Since when do you have your MBP?
Perhaps that Apple is now trying to apply the thermal paste better than after le launch of the 2011 line.

 

[grahamnp]

No, I'm suggesting that people should simply use their Macs as they normally would...

Awesome, just wanted to clarify

 

[cibergatox]

Hi there, new to the forum and to Macs actually hehe...

I though my MBP had an overheating issue b/c it got very hot to the touch... But i've read enough to calm myself down hehe... Lots of other forums and many users in this one say that those temps are actually normal when doing certain things...

Like playing video (GPU+CPU working more = more heat...), rendering video and secure emptying of the trash... (with large files and stuff) makes the temp rise... This is normal.

The hotest mine has gotten (that I noticed at least) is 87c while watching videos, copying files and emptying the trash + multiple apps running at the same time...

Anyway I decided to rely on the built-in protection and forget about it. I sugest everyone else worried about it to do the same you'll be better that way hehe

 

[Dman91]

heat

hello guys

wanted to let you guys know that I finlly got my macbook pro

as for the heat , it runs around 50C for normal tasks as webbrowsing, but when I come across flash based video's and games on the net, it gets around 80C , isn't that a bit high for just some flash content?

 

[GGJstudios]

as for the heat , it runs around 50C for normal tasks as webbrowsing, but when I come across flash based video's and games on the net, it gets around 80C , isn't that a bit high for just some flash content?

No, that's normal. Use ClickToFlash plugin or ClickToFlash extension to control which Flash content plays.

 

[VMMan]

I use mine to make grilled cheese sandwiches. It's replaced my George Foreman grill.

 

[ljones]

Those video cpu spikes is due to rendering the video, which is not rendered via the gpu. Open a Skype video call or a Quicktime video recording, that will cause a nice spike as well.

 

[greygray]

My 2011 17"MBP doesn't seem to have this heat issue fortunately. I've tried using it for 5 hours straight but it remains comfortably warm.

 

[yusukeaoki]

Well its a quad core so it is suppose to produce heat more than dual core.