Running fans too high?

[A Macbook Pro]

When playing games I don't want to heat up the iMac a lot. What I want to know is, apart from noise, what is the downside to running the fans at max? Is it dangerous at all?

 

[alust2013]

It's not dangerous, although it could shorten the lifespan of the fans a little bit. It's really not necessary though, the computer will take care of itself.

 

[A Macbook Pro]

It's not dangerous, although it could shorten the lifespan of the fans a little bit. It's really not necessary though, the computer will take care of itself.

It's just when I play games the GPU gets seriously hot. Like sometimes 85 degrees.

 

[celticpride678]

I'm assuming you're using an app like smcFanControl. While it isn't directly dangerous, it might kill the fans faster.

With that being said, Apple has a pretty advanced fan speed technology integrated in already, so it's not really needed.

 

[GGJstudios]

It's just when I play games the GPU gets seriously hot. Like sometimes 85 degrees.

That's a normal temperature when gaming or running any CPU/GPU intensive apps.