Spike, just curious, what are the lowest RPMs you can set your SMCFanControl to? In other words, what are Apple's minimum RPMs? Mine say: ODD 1000, HDD 1100, and CPU 1200. It should be the same on all iMacs, right?
Spike, just curious, what are the lowest RPMs you can set your SMCFanControl to? In other words, what are Apple's minimum RPMs? Mine say: ODD 1000, HDD 1100, and CPU 1200. It should be the same on all iMacs, right?
With SMC Control 2.2.3 installed and using a custom profile (not their default profile), I think the slider goes down to 900 & 1,000 RPM "on my specific iMac box". Which happens to be Apple's default for my iMac box.
To confirm Apple's default fan RPM speeds, simply access SMC Control 2.2.3 program and quit the application. Then, use iStats Nano (Free widget) and watch the fan's RPMs slow down. Under a cold state, my iMac fans go down to 900 / 1,000 RPMs - as shown in iStats Nano program.
Long mumbling short... I bet the Apple "minimum" fan RPMs on 2010 i3 is different then a 2011 i5 or i7 box - since they run much hotter (due to hotter running CPUs & video card as well).
Hope this helps in your research....
Thanks Spike. It does!
I've settled on an additional 200-300 RPM above Apple's minimum as my "default" fan setting. Then I pump it up to about 400 or so above Apple's minimum when playing SC2. Computer still heats up a bit, but I can't imagine how hot it would get if I didn't have ramped up fans speeds.
Though my power supply heat seems to always be very high. 60-70's C. Wonder if that's normal.