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unkinkedash

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Jun 21, 2018
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So, I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro and its temperature is running in between 58°C and 71°C. Sometimes, these temperatures are going into its max (71°C) with a light and simple usage. Considering that 1 year ago, I sent it to a cleanup, should I get worried about those numbers and take some action to try to reduce them? If so, sending it to a cleanup and thermal paste replacement would be good enough?

Thanks everyone!
 
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Laptops always run hot and especially Apple laptops since they set the fans to spin at bare minimum to reduce noise. Those numbers aren't out of line with what I've seen, but cleaning all the dust out of the heatsink never hurts. I think as long as you're under 99 it won't damage the board.
 
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