hey all, I've been using my i7 RMB for lots of intense photoshop tasks lately and it is great when turboboost is functional, but sucks when it gets hot. Is there a cooling pad that would be reccomended/how are you keeping your RMB cool?
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i7 RMB overheating
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My wife's rMB overheats regularly using just Skype let alone Photoshop
Make sure it's on a cool flat surface with no case else your in to cooling pads
Make sure it's on a cool flat surface with no case else your in to cooling pads
Skype makes any Macbook run very hot.
OP, the rMB is not a machine that can handle heavy Photoshop use.
I'm aware of the limitations on the RMB, and I've been trying to test the waters with the new i7 RMB. It can do a pretty good job with heavier Photoshop tasks (with the turboBoost) until it gets throttled and starts to slow down. I am not really looking for a reason, as to why it's slowing down, more just asking to see if there's a way to mitigate it (cooling systems, refrigerant etc)
It wont if you keep the base clear, but sit it on say a leather sofa arm or a cushion as my wife does so it does not warm up her bear legs and it will shut down due to heat
Taglohman same question here, looking for a way to mitigate the problem before buying. As I am not into cooling pads and stuff, I am wondering if the m3 or i5 might actually be a better choice if they throttle less or later. It is just a theory but nobody posted any data yet.
Would be happy to go for the m3 or i5 because the speed difference is minimal anyway. Would be worth it if they throttle later.
Would be happy to go for the m3 or i5 because the speed difference is minimal anyway. Would be worth it if they throttle later.
My rMBP does very seldom get warm. In hot summer days,however,I use a cooling pad with built in USB fans to ventilate away warm air around the laptop,worked well this far.
FYI my wife's 2015 MacBook is a 1.1 GHz Intel Core M and only cuts out as I noted above I had no issues with my 1.2 GHz Intel Core M but I'm a coffee table user not a lappy one
