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Suggestions about heat.. my first MBP

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zfxp

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Aug 18, 2012
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I have a mid-2012 mac book pro I got for $150 from an auction..
2.7 i7
16gb ram
768gb ssd

at idle using istat menu's paid: 38 - 42 degrees
watching netflix using safari: 50 - 61 degrees
both of these temps are with fans at full...

is this normal?
 
Yes, very nice temps...

Some folks doing gaming, or more CPU-intense stuff might see temps (normal) exceeding 90C or over 100 for brief periods.

Your temps are quite normal.
 
Oh okay, just wanting to make sure.
I just ran geekbench and hit a max of 104, then dip down to 76 then back up, then back down..

Okay great.
I got it for such a good deal I don't want to lose it to heat
 
zfxp said:
I have a mid-2012 mac book pro I got for $150 from an auction..
2.7 i7
16gb ram
768gb ssd

at idle using istat menu's paid: 38 - 42 degrees
watching netflix using safari: 50 - 61 degrees
both of these temps are with fans at full...

is this normal?
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Netflix really eats up CPU power.

$150 for a mid-2012 retina 15", maxed out?

You're one really lucky chap.

$150 today would only get me a Intel Compute Stick (with a pathetic quad core Bay Trail CPU, 2GB RAM and a 32GB eMMC drive).
 
laurihoefs said:
I would not say watching Netflix is virtually nothing. Quite far from it, really.
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Netfilx is far from nothing when it's not running in HTML5 mode (which I'll only do in some rare cases) as it's built using a plugin from Microsoft called Silverlight, which is an absolute mess from an optimization standpoint and isn't going to get any better as Microsoft themselves have pretty much abandoned it.

Other than that, those temperatures are fine. They're actually lower than those on my 2011 model machine, specially with Netflix which will make my machine run at around 70-80c and even more when I try using it on the bed.
 
zfxp said:
I have a mid-2012 mac book pro I got for $150 from an auction..
2.7 i7
16gb ram
768gb ssd

at idle using istat menu's paid: 38 - 42 degrees
watching netflix using safari: 50 - 61 degrees
both of these temps are with fans at full...

is this normal?
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Are you working outside in the winter? That seems like really, really cold temps. My iPhone loses all battery power and shuts down when it's really cold outside less than 10 or so if I use it outside.
 
Yeah, don't hold out on us! Haha.

Seriously though, your temperatures look great. Don't worry too much about it, just use and enjoy your new MacBook Pro. :)
 
it was an estate sale, and no one knew what it was so I got lucky, had no idea it was a retina model either, just won it for $150 bucks, got it home to a charger, and voila hit the lotto this weekend
 
zfxp said:
I have a mid-2012 mac book pro I got for $150 from an auction..
2.7 i7
16gb ram
768gb ssd

at idle using istat menu's paid: 38 - 42 degrees
watching netflix using safari: 50 - 61 degrees
both of these temps are with fans at full...

is this normal?
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Your temps are fine.

For future reference, this is a subject that comes up (way too) often. There are literally thousands upon thousands of threads regarding MacBook Pro temperature just on this one forum. Usually, a search through the forum will pull up the info you need.
 
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