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bhatiak

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I'm having some (potential) issues with my nTB and I wanted to see if it is my specific nTB MBP or if its just a common occurrence.

My nTB turns on its fans too early. All I'm doing is watching a lecture on IINA and using powerpoint for notes (with an external 1080p monitor connected), and my fan gets relatively loud despite it being around 60C.

If i ever have FaceTime, Safari, and my 1080p monitor connected, temperatures are around 65C and the fans are on full blast - super annoying.

I'm confused as to how these tasks are stressing the nTB that much - a 1080p monitor shouldnt really be an issue considering it can support up to one 5K display.

I've done the NVRAM/SMC resets - and its still the same. Hardware diagnostics hasn't shown anything either. What are your experiences like? This is pretty frustrating - I can barely do work or FaceTime without these load/annoying fans ramping up.

Thanks
 
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