High Fan Speeds and YOUTUBE!

[Gattz]

So what exactly affects fanspeeds? Heat, yes, but should my MBP (early 08) be heating up so much from watching Youtube videos, maybe it's just the widescreen ones? I do have other apps running though.

 

[sammich]

The amount of heat your computer is generating...

Flash on OS X sucks. That's all you need to know. And it may also be slightly suckier under SL too, somehow.

 

[brad.c]

When surfing similar sites side-by-side, my wife's MB goes to full fans quite quickly, in comparison to my MBP. Both are 2008, pre-uni models.

 

[Gattz]

You mean just having multiple tabs is enough to make it loud as hell?

 

[brad.c]

You mean just having multiple tabs is enough to make it loud as hell?

No (if you mean me), viewing online video on her MB will kick the fans in faster than if viewed on my MBP. And her fans are definitely louder than mine, by a factor of 2x. Subjectively speaking, of course.

 

[Gattz]

What's the reason though?

 

[brad.c]

Not techie enough to say for certain, but I'd imagine it has something to do with the MB using the onboard GPU, versus the dedicated chip the MBP has. Now, as to why your MBP is turning into a hovercraft, that is entirely another matter. I'd start with some basic Activity Monitor diagnostics to see what resources are hyperactive.