Hello,
I'm using a late-2008 macbook5,1 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with a SSD and 8Gb RAM. It's an older model, works fine (Snow Leopard), but sometimes the CPU temperature gets a bit too high (I'm one of those people who worries too much). I cleaned several times the fan and I'm planning to get a new one (the old one is a bit noisy at low revs). The fan starts to really ramp up once the CPU temp reaches nearly 90degC. I don't understand why there is no better anticipation of the temperature rise. I mean if both cores are running at 100% and the temp is rising the computer should increase progressively the fan speed to avoid high temp and not to wait until it's reached. Is there a way (that actually works aaand is safe) how to modify the lower threshold temperature or how to set up a steeper ramp to better anticipate overheating? Perhaps a X11 command or istat pro/menus or menumeters etc.
Thank You
I'm using a late-2008 macbook5,1 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with a SSD and 8Gb RAM. It's an older model, works fine (Snow Leopard), but sometimes the CPU temperature gets a bit too high (I'm one of those people who worries too much). I cleaned several times the fan and I'm planning to get a new one (the old one is a bit noisy at low revs). The fan starts to really ramp up once the CPU temp reaches nearly 90degC. I don't understand why there is no better anticipation of the temperature rise. I mean if both cores are running at 100% and the temp is rising the computer should increase progressively the fan speed to avoid high temp and not to wait until it's reached. Is there a way (that actually works aaand is safe) how to modify the lower threshold temperature or how to set up a steeper ramp to better anticipate overheating? Perhaps a X11 command or istat pro/menus or menumeters etc.
Thank You