'Typical' Temps for Macbook Pro?

[Vanarak19]

Constant 3000 rpm is a REALLY bad idea. If you are working the computer hard, it won't be able to speed the fans up and it will get way to hot. If you want to manually control the fan speed, pick a utility that allows you to pick a base speed, but varies the speed as required (I am using SMC fan control which allows you to pick a base speed, base temp and rate of fan speed increase vs temp increase).

You obviously dont know how SMC fan works. You set a Base speed, and it ramps it up when needed. Unless Im missing something, what other app would you "try" to set a constant speed with? Maybe i just need some clarification.

BTW, Im on battery now, for about an hour, with my unibody, hovering @ 42c, 9400m active.

hmmm
all these seem pretty high guys, im on my mbp unibody now with the 9400m running a 2048x1152 screen and im at 32~ degrees centigrade.
Cool
pun not intended

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[TheSVD]

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well ive just come out of some intensive gaming from bootcamp so obvs its quite hot atm
but sure ill get a shot

heres one the other day of my MBP sitting idle, but on its own screen, not external!
Still pretty cool

 

[SFStateStudent]

Current readings SMCFanControl seem pretty normal and low: