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Re-applied the thermal paste on my MacBook Pro... AMAZING results!
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Thanks for posting this information.io_burn said:
Looks like the Quality Control is lacking concerning the application of thermal paste. Or that the manufacturing process is flawed.
Either way, I hope that Apple sees this and changes what they need to change in order to have the process completed correctly.
This is actually shocking because Apple should know better and probably does. I´m just wondering if this could just be a marketing thing; having the computers running hot so they won´t last for long so you would have to buy a new Mac sooner? 
My 2 iMacs rev A run very hot and I´m wondering if it would be possible and productive to put some Artic silver on them? They are now both out of warranty so that is not an issue.
My 2 iMacs rev A run very hot and I´m wondering if it would be possible and productive to put some Artic silver on them? They are now both out of warranty so that is not an issue.
Willy S said:I´m just wondering if this could just be a marketing thing; having the computers running hot so they won´t last for long so you would have to buy a new Mac sooner?
That would make sense, and join the trend with the huge (unacknowledged) epidemic of logic board failure in iBooks.
thefunkymunky said:
Not sure its serial W8609 so one of the earlier ones. Just booted it up and the temp was reading 35degrees buts now hovering around 43degrees. And its a hot day today in the UK .
Gordy said:
A week 9 model then. Mine is W8607, week 7. Even peeps with the latest models have problems. I wonder if they will ever fix the 15-incher.
you think ibook g4s have the same problem? is it worth doing by yourself?
BTW, artic ceramique is a thermal paste i highly recommend. it is like, 1/4 of the price of artic silver 5 (well, that's what the store at my place showed), and it performs only like 1/100 degree more (in terms of heat)
ok, the point of thermal paste is to increase the contact of the heatsink, and the heat producer together as much as possible. so, thermal paste is "invented".
metal, although looks smooth, is not. if magnified it looks like a farmland having ditches, hills, and holes. now, the thermal grease fills the gaps and therefore increases contact between the 2 surfaces. many people have a problem of applying too much thermal grease, because thermal grease is still not as effective at conducting heat as metal, so too much will choke the flow.
BTW, artic ceramique is a thermal paste i highly recommend. it is like, 1/4 of the price of artic silver 5 (well, that's what the store at my place showed), and it performs only like 1/100 degree more (in terms of heat)
ok, the point of thermal paste is to increase the contact of the heatsink, and the heat producer together as much as possible. so, thermal paste is "invented".
metal, although looks smooth, is not. if magnified it looks like a farmland having ditches, hills, and holes. now, the thermal grease fills the gaps and therefore increases contact between the 2 surfaces. many people have a problem of applying too much thermal grease, because thermal grease is still not as effective at conducting heat as metal, so too much will choke the flow.
With all that Apple has in there you shouldnt need anymoreSutekidane said:
Maybe just scrape off all that excess, anyways you can get some for a couple of bucks at your local Radioshack.steelfist said:
My iBook certainly never felt any more than mildly warm to the touch, but that's just it, could the heat have been trapped inside? the fan barely ever came on.
Either way it's an expensive paperweight now, so if you can do it, I would.
The iBook G4 is a helluva lot easier to take apart than the clamshell! It really ain't that hard.
thejadedmonkey said:
No, it still would be unbareably hot. I think it would go from a lava melting laptop to massive burns on legs that require immediate surgery.
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Anyone know what we should expect from the iMac w/ Core Duo as far as temperature goes? My iMac using that CoreDuoTemp app ides in between 31 and 37 degrees celcius. Where as pushing it to say 50% usage usually puts me in the low 50's. I don't know if the problem is from the chinese factories, but my iMac was shipped and assembled in California.
Anyone know what we should expect from the iMac w/ Core Duo as far as temperature goes? My iMac using that CoreDuoTemp app ides in between 31 and 37 degrees celcius. Where as pushing it to say 50% usage usually puts me in the low 50's. I don't know if the problem is from the chinese factories, but my iMac was shipped and assembled in California.
Background info: Standard 2.0ghz duo core, w861211NVJ1
@ 100% load: 81* C (using Seti)
@ 2.5% load: 62* C (in a matter of 10 mins)
Is this normal or considered one of the "hot" mbps?
If I were apple, i would work on fan control. Have it kick in b4 it reached 60C.
My cousin's duo core IBM/Lenovo runs @ full load is at 50*C (both cpus @ 100%)
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From my experience, my old Gateway Solo 2550 was very hot on the bottom as well, especially where the ram was located. As for the stripe above the F keys, who would want to touch there anyways? Mine is hot there too, but i have no reason to put my finger or any body parts there.
@ 100% load: 81* C (using Seti)
@ 2.5% load: 62* C (in a matter of 10 mins)
Is this normal or considered one of the "hot" mbps?
If I were apple, i would work on fan control. Have it kick in b4 it reached 60C.
My cousin's duo core IBM/Lenovo runs @ full load is at 50*C (both cpus @ 100%)
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From my experience, my old Gateway Solo 2550 was very hot on the bottom as well, especially where the ram was located. As for the stripe above the F keys, who would want to touch there anyways? Mine is hot there too, but i have no reason to put my finger or any body parts there.
n8236 said:
to answer you question that is on the hot sidel your idle temp is about as high as a load temp should get to.
people keep blaming china but the problem with the heat is a design flaw that is caus by apple design. Apple own manual state to use that much thermo compound causing the problem. The china plants are just following directions to the letter which just happen to be piss poor engineering and designed. It clearly an apple design flaw that they need to fess up to and fix
whats a good temperature reader? im getting 39 C using temperature monitor and 72 C using CoreDuoTemp
Thats after playing Halo at full specs for a while
Thats after playing Halo at full specs for a while
aristobrat said:
Yes. You have run that kernal .kext thingy, SpeedIt or something for Temperature Monitor to see the CPU sensor.
Anyone know what iMacs can use to measure temperature? The CoreDuoTemp app works but nothing else does. Temperature Monitor seems to only pickup my HD. And this CoreDuoTemp app is hilarious. After leaving my machine on all night with things like Azureus open, I stabilized at 25 degrees celcius.
These are the same chips in the MacBook Pro right? I guess the iMac has alot more room to work with, but still that is a hell of a difference in temperature with the same chip.
These are the same chips in the MacBook Pro right? I guess the iMac has alot more room to work with, but still that is a hell of a difference in temperature with the same chip.