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Macbook Pro fan is loud while using Handbrake

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RH5

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Is it normal that every time I'm converting videos on Handbrake the fan starts to get a lot louder? should i be worried. I only notice that it gets this loud while I'm using handbrake

Edit: I have the mid 2012 non retina 13" 2.9 gHz model.
 
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RH5 said:
Is it normal that every time I'm converting videos on Handbrake the fan starts to get a lot louder? should i be worried. I only notice that it gets this loud while I'm using handbrake

Edit: I have the mid 2012 non retina 13" 2.9 gHz model.
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It's quite normal. Resource-intensive processes will drive up temps and fans spin up to keep temps in a safe operating range.
 
RH5 said:
Is it normal that every time I'm converting videos on Handbrake the fan starts to get a lot louder? should i be worried. I only notice that it gets this loud while I'm using handbrake

Edit: I have the mid 2012 non retina 13" 2.9 gHz model.
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It's normal.

When I do Handbrake encodes on my MBPR, all 4 cores/8 threads are used, and that drives CPU temps - and fan speeds - way up.
 
thanks for the replies everyone. I was starting to think that there was something wrong with my macbook xD
 
So its normal for the fans to get loud on a macbook pro retina as well right? When using handbrake that is
 
arliu said:
So its normal for the fans to get loud on a macbook pro retina as well right? When using handbrake that is
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If the fans didn't ramp up, your computer would quickly shut down to prevent overheating of the processor. So yes, it is normal for the fans to get loud when you use all available computing power.
 
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