MBP 2.4 i5 Heat and RPM with gaming???

[michial]

My wife has a MBP 2.4ghz core i5. She has Sims 3 and all the expansion packs. She uses the architectural features to build towns and houses,etc. Well it makes a steady fan noise after a while(she plays for a few hours straight). I checked the istat widget and its at 5998 rpm and 164 F with a noticeable fan noise. Not as loud as windows laptops that I can remember but loud enough to notice. Is this normal? The machine is only 2 months old. It works great and only does this when she plays Sims3(the only gaming we do on it). Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks for the help and Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Eddyisgreat]

Graphics Rendering = Calculations = Voltage = Heat = Increased cooling needs.

Everything is fine.

 

[michial]

Graphics Rendering = Calculations = Voltage = Heat = Increased cooling needs.

Everything is fine.

So those numbers 165 F, 5998 rpms are ok? If so Im good with it. As a new mac user I dont want to mess anything up, but I cant imagine sims3 doing that. Sims 3 with expansion packs is like 25 gbs (5 different install discs) so I imagine it takes a lot of power to run it.

 

[spinnerlys]

So those numbers 165 F, 5998 rpms are ok? If so Im good with it. As a new mac user I dont want to mess anything up, but I cant imagine sims3 doing that. Sims 3 with expansion packs is like 25 gbs (5 different install discs) so I imagine it takes a lot of power to run it.

The size of the game has (almost) nothing to do with its CPU use, even a small Flash or Java based game can cause high CPU usage.

And yes, those numbers are correct.


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