MBP 13inch overheat?!!

[onime]

My mbp overheat when i video chat (ichat) or viewing flash content on internet..the processor usage is pretty high (50-60%) while doing one of them..what should i do??is the integrated vid card malfunction or what?

 

[miles01110]

If it was "overheated" it would shut off. It's fairly common for the processor to ramp up for things like you describe.

 

[onime]

oh sorry i think i used the wrong term but still my gf's macbook idle processor level (istat) was only 80% while video chattin with me ie only 20% are used..n hers is a white macbook

 

[belleair]

i have the exact same problem..help anyone?

 

[snaky69]

My mbp overheat when i video chat (ichat) or viewing flash content on internet..the processor usage is pretty high (50-60%) while doing one of them..what should i do??is the integrated vid card malfunction or what?

Your processor usage seems normal. What temps do you reach?

It's not overheating, else it would shut down.

And the reason it gets hot during flash stuff(like youtube) is that Adobe has been quite lazy at programming the port of Flash for OS X, poor programming leads to poor performance, so the processor has to kick it up a notch to make up for it and play things smoothly.

 

[stylinexpat]

My mbp overheat when i video chat (ichat) or viewing flash content on internet..the processor usage is pretty high (50-60%) while doing one of them..what should i do??is the integrated vid card malfunction or what?

Try watching a youtube video or some Hulu.

 

[onime]

Your processor usage seems normal. What temps do you reach?

It's not overheating, else it would shut down.

And the reason it gets hot during flash stuff(like youtube) is that Adobe has been quite lazy at programming the port of Flash for OS X, poor programming leads to poor performance, so the processor has to kick it up a notch to make up for it and play things smoothly.

you're probably right but what abt video chatting using iChat(the processor usage was 50-60%)?

 

[ayeying]

you're probably right but what abt video chatting using iChat(the processor usage was 50-60%)?

iChat needs to decode the video and audio, so CPU will be high.

Besides, my system is at 100% cpu all the time.

 

[belleair]

ohh..i thought theres something wrong with the processor or hardware, now i understand. is there any other better program tht has the same purpose as adobe that u guys recommend?

 

[mrsir2009]

Its not overheating or it would shut down Its quite common for laptops to get hot doing those sort of tasks.

 

[onime]

i understand but why does my gf's macbook has lower processor usage eventhough my processor is slightly better than hers (2.53GHz vs 2.26GHz)

 

[belleair]

more help?

 

[sos85]

Maybe you should add another RAM memory . As your mBP cant avoide the flash video view. Or maybe you MBP have some virus cause your CPU work in 50% or high. Just stop some unusal program taskmgr.

Or you can look some useful tips about "over-heat" in http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/blog/?s=heat

 

[Bill Gates]

Adobe Flashplayer 10.1 beta lowered CPU usage on all the computers I've tried it on.

 

[belleair]

thank u so so much guys
really appreciate your advices!

 

[gothamm]

Its not over heating, its just flash.


pretty soon the whole world will move to html 5. Not a big deal

-Steve Jobs

 

[BlizzardBomb]

Its not over heating, its just flash.


pretty soon the whole world will move to html 5. Not a big deal

-Steve Jobs

Pretty soon or by time you're ready to buy a new computer?

 

[enberg]

And the reason it gets hot during flash stuff(like youtube) is that Adobe has been quite lazy at programming the port of Flash for OS X, poor programming leads to poor performance, so the processor has to kick it up a notch to make up for it and play things smoothly.

And because Mac OS X does not provide an API for hardware accelerated video.