Macbook overheating?

[eyebeaz]

Should I be concerned that my iStat says my Heatsink A is at 259*F. Heatstink B is only at 124*F. Nowhere on the surface do I feel such heat, as I assume it would burn pretty bad. Should I stop using the computer and take it in to an Apple store?

 

[techound1]

That temperature being read is on the heat sink itself, not on an area of the computer directly accessible by touch (unless, of course, you have the trackpad/keyboard off).

 

[eyebeaz]

Yea good point. Either way I find it hard to believe it is that hot. The temperature oscillates from 120 F to 250 F within a matter of seconds, so I am assuming it is misreading.

 

[logana]

Is it a 2GHZ Core duo MacBook by any chance - iStatpro normally gives very odd readings for the 2 heatsinks on that model.

One minute the heatsink is 90C then suddenly it -5C.