MB fan: 6200rpm with 84 degree CPU - problem??

[3rdPerson]

My fan speed is constantly an annoyingly loud 6200rpm and my CPU temp is 84 degrees. That seems both too hot and too fast - no? Can anyone offer advice about what the ideal temperature and fan speeds should be -- and if it sounds like my laptop has an overheating problem?

 

[misterredman]

My fan speed is constantly an annoyingly loud 6200rpm and my CPU temp is 84 degrees. That seems both too hot and too fast - no? Can anyone offer advice about what the ideal temperature and fan speeds should be -- and if it sounds like my laptop has an overheating problem?

Check with Activity monitor which process are using all the CPU.

 

[3rdPerson]

Activity Monitor?

Thanks. I am looking at the Activity Monitor, however I don't know how to interpret this information...I am posting a screen-grab of the monitor in hopes that you can help me interpret.

 

[J the Ninja]

Change it to "All Processes" and rank them by CPU, from highest to lowest.

 

[3rdPerson]

All Processes

Okay - I've organized as "All Processes", and ranks by CPU from highest to lowest. There are 2 attachments to see the full list of all processes.

Can you see any problems?

 

[enVisionGTR]

Looks like your comp is struggling to print something.

 

[3rdPerson]

Fixed!!

Wow - I quit out of the PrintJobMgr application that was hogging 97% of the CPU and the temperature and RPMs dropped immediately. Within 4 minutes, the fan speed dropped from 6000RPMs to 1800RPMs, and temp is down to 50 degrees.

Thank you guys so much for the advice!

(Is 50 Degrees okay for the CPU?)

 

[winninganthem]

(Is 50 Degrees okay for the CPU?)

It certainly feels a lot better than 84 right?

Then yes .