Macbook Pro and scmFanControl

[ccashman92]

Alright, so I don't know if this should go in the App section or this section. Either way I'm getting more hits here.

Since Macbook Pros tend to run hot I decided to get smcFanControl incase I wanted to trun my fans on high so I could cool it down quick. My question is, does smcFanControl override the Macbooks automatic adjusting of the speed of the fan when it starts to over heat? Like if I leave it on my bed on default it tends to hit almost 60C... So it'll automatically kick to 2500RPMs. Does this still do that or do I have to manually do it?

 

[celticpride678]

You set the minimum fan speed and it'll automatically adjust from there. However, it will never go lower than what you set.

 

[GGJstudios]

Like if I leave it on my bed on default it tends to hit almost 60C... So it'll automatically kick to 2500RPMs. Does this still do that or do I have to manually do it?

60C is not hot at all. Your temps are perfectly normal, as searching the forum with MRoogle will reveal:

Macbook Pro Heat Dissipation
2010 Macbook Pro 17" i7 heat question
Heat on my i7 Macbook Pro 15"
Macbook overheating?
My Macbook Pro reached 106 degrees !
Macbook pro heat problem
MacBook Pro Over Heat Issue
Heat on my i7 Macbook Pro 15"
Macbook pro Hot after 10.6.3. Update
Macbook Pro too HOT!!!
My Macbook Pro Runs Hot
Macbook Pro gets really hot when running windows 7
How hot should my macbook be getting?
Macbook Boiling Hot!
Hot 15" i5 MBP!
MacBook Pro Overheating or That's What I Think It Is?
Macbook pro temperature
MacBook Pro heat causing pain in hands
Alu Macbook vs. 13" Macbook pro: Heat & Battery Life
Etc., etc., etc.

 

[ccashman92]

60C is not hot at all. Your temps are perfectly normal, as searching the forum with MRoogle will reveal:

Macbook Pro Heat Dissipation
2010 Macbook Pro 17" i7 heat question
Heat on my i7 Macbook Pro 15"
Macbook overheating?
My Macbook Pro reached 106 degrees !
Macbook pro heat problem
MacBook Pro Over Heat Issue
Heat on my i7 Macbook Pro 15"
Macbook pro Hot after 10.6.3. Update
Macbook Pro too HOT!!!
My Macbook Pro Runs Hot
Macbook Pro gets really hot when running windows 7
How hot should my macbook be getting?
Macbook Boiling Hot!
Hot 15" i5 MBP!
MacBook Pro Overheating or That's What I Think It Is?
Macbook pro temperature
MacBook Pro heat causing pain in hands
Alu Macbook vs. 13" Macbook pro: Heat & Battery Life
Etc., etc., etc.

That isn't my question, my question is does smcFanControl override the Macbook from kicking up the fans when needed?

 

[spillproof]

I've heard different stories, but for me it overrides everything and stays at my set speed no matter what my cpu temp gets to.

 

[jiminy]

in SMCfancontrol, your fans will stay where you set it. Say you set the fans at 3k rpm and the temps are pretty cool, the fans will still run at 3k.
Im not entirely sure if the fans speed up, if say your temps go above 80 degrees C (or some other high temp).

I have mine set at 5k before I boot into bootcamp for some gaming. When I restart, the temps are pretty high and the fans are spinning faster than when I set it. But when the temps cool down enough, the fans go back to however much I set it at.