Upgrade Question from 2011 early MBP to 2018

[dta]

Hello all;

I am writing this on my good old early 15" early 2011 MacBook Pro. My dGPU died as well and I am able to continue using my computer thanks to the solution given in the pinned thread on this forum! My computer is old and I cannot use it anymore to connect to external displays or for gaming and I have been on the market to get a new MBP.

My question or concern is all these reported keybord and thermal risks against investing anew MBPs. I hope the keyboard with the new membrane is OK this time, but I guess only time will tell and I am willing to get a AppleCare, but I am VERY VERY scared about the thermal concerns with the new MBPs. I understand that the throttling has been solved with the supplemental update, but the 100 C thermals really scare me on the CPU and the longevity of the logic board and components. Please understand me I am coming from a background with a failed dGPU because of the long term thermals. My 2011 MBP failed 3 months after the recall time period and I squandered some $800 last year for a logic board repair and it failed again this year. Do you thing 100 C CPU temps are manageable or am I playing gamble again if I am to buy a new 2018 MBP? Can self manage my thermals with Volta or whatever? What about gaming with CPU+GPU usage?

Thanks!!

 

[maflynn]

I hope the keyboard with the new membrane is OK this time,

That's my hope too.

Do you thing 100 C CPU temps are manageable

I don't in all honesty and while others disagree, its not a chance I'm willing to take. I'm using the volta app to manually throttle the CPUs down and that allows me to run at temperatures that I'm more willing to accept.

What about gaming with CPU+GPU usage?

If you want to do gaming, then get a windows machine. The GPU is just plain anemic.

Here's a Firestrike benchmark of the MBP and a Razer Blade laptop. The Razer, puts the MBP to shame and that's the low end Razer, never mind the Razer equipped with a GTX 1070 (Mine used a GTP 1060). Out of the box the Razer handled thermals better. I never hit a 100c with the Razer, where as the MBP comes close that just booting up it seems.

 

[jeyf]

you could guy an early 2016 MBP?
things are that bad.

 

[Lennyvalentin]

Please understand me I am coming from a background with a failed dGPU because of the long term thermals.

I wouldn't sweat it. Materials and techniques have changed since 2011 and prior to that ("bumpgate" and whatnot); such issues were largely created by the switchover to lead-free solder, but as mentioned, things are better now. I've not heard of any recent mass cases of temperature-induced failures, and there's a lot of systems out there these days with hot-running chips in them.

Also, surely your laptop wouldn't sit pegged at 100C, right? You'd do other stuff on it, casual stuff, where it can just chill it at a mere 60-70C with fans on low?