MacBook Pro gets extremely hot (Summer 07 model)

[peppermints]

Hello all,

I've been having some troubles recently with my MBP getting very very hot. For example, right now I am doing nothing other than working on a paper and using iTunes (and Firefox obviously) and my CPU and GPU temperatures all at or above 150 degrees F.

I don't know if a heatsink is failing or what. Is this a common problem with these MBP models?

It's rather annoying for it to get this hot when virtually doing nothing hardware intensive. It gets increasingly hot near the top of the speakers (by the power button and screen).

Any ideas?

 

[six.four]

150 degrees Fahrenheit is actually not that hot = only about 66 degrees Celsius, well within working ranges.

Is heat a common problem in the classic (2007) MBPs? Yes.

The heat issue was later (kind of) resolved with the introduction of penryn processors.

 

[Kyouya]

Yep, with that much voltage you'd also get hot