Is it just me, or when you plug an external display to the MBP, it gets warmer?!?!

[fel10]

Sometimes when I plug my external display to my MBP, the computer will run a little warmer than usual. Is that normal??

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Yes, it is normal, as the dedicated GPU gets used for powering the external monitor, and the dedicated GPU consumes power, which results in heat.

 

[fel10]

Cool, Thanks for the info. I was getting kind of worried.

 

[engaged44]

Yeah it happens to me all the time when I plug in to another display. As the guy said above me, it's just consuming more power because your dedicated graphics card is running opposed to the lower powered one.

 

[imorton]

Yeah it happens to me all the time when I plug in to another display. As the guy said above me, it's just consuming more power because your dedicated graphics card is running opposed to the lower powered one.

Will the integrated GPU (ex: 13" 2011 MB Pro) cause more heat if I plug in an external monitor too?

 

[sporadicMotion]

You think THAT heats it up, watch what happens when you plug something into the firewire port! ~15c increase

... unless its in the high 90's, don't worry about it. (Unless the fan noise is too much for you )