What menu temperture monitor apps are you using?

[Pimptastic]

I use iStat on my iMac at work but that does more than i need really.

Just want the temperature of my MacBook to display in the status bar.

Are there any alternatives?

Did a quick search but nothing came up.

Thanks

 

[Hellhammer]

iStat Menus

I'm pretty sure you can exclude everything else but temperatures if you want (at least this can be done with dashboard widget)

 

[Pimptastic]

iStat Menus

I'm pretty sure you can exclude everything else but temperatures if you want (at least this can be done with dashboard widget)

Yeah, thats what i do on my iMac at work. Just wondering if there were any alternative, especially as iStat is now a paid app

 

[GGJstudios]

Yeah, thats what i do on my iMac at work. Just wondering if there were any alternative, especially as iStat is now a paid app

iStat Pro is free.

 

[rmbrown09]

I have iStat Menus;
looks like this

I have my GPU temp as the default, and if I click I can see the rest

 

[mstrze]

Other than curiousity, is there any good reason why a user would need to know their internal temperatures?

 

[Hellhammer]

Other than curiousity, is there any good reason why a user would need to know their internal temperatures?

To check everything is okay (no extremely high temps). Basically it's useless but so are many other things people do due curiosity

 

[rmbrown09]

Other than curiousity, is there any good reason why a user would need to know their internal temperatures?

Found that gaming in Portal has really put some heat on this sucker. never extreme but it's enough to want to know.

Plus (see pic) you can set your fan speed to medium or default. I am not sure what the RPM's of medium are but it definitely kicks it up. It's like SMC fan control but much easier and less in the way.

 

[dsprimal]

I have iStat Menus;
looks like this

I have my GPU temp as the default, and if I click I can see the rest

i downloaded istat pro from the apple site, but i don't see the section that allows me to control the fan speed like yours. i'm guessing i downloaded a different widget?

 

[Hellhammer]

i downloaded istat pro from the apple site, but i don't see the section that allows me to control the fan speed like yours. i'm guessing i downloaded a different widget?

iStat Pro doesn't offer that but iStat Menus does. To control your fan speeds, download SmcFanControl

 

[GGJstudios]

i downloaded istat pro from the apple site, but i don't see the section that allows me to control the fan speed like yours. i'm guessing i downloaded a different widget?

There is iStat Pro (widget) and iStat Menus (app).

 

[dsprimal]

iStat Pro doesn't offer that but iStat Menus does. To control your fan speeds, download SmcFanControl

There is iStat Pro (widget) and iStat Menus (app).

Thanks guys! I noticed after googling "istat menus apple" in google, that the one offered on the site is free, but its also istat menus 2. and the link to istate menus 3 is not free. Huge difference between the two? and what will be beneficial about controlling fan speeds?

 

[Patrick J]

I use no temperature program. My Macbook Pro takes care of itself

 

[sn0warmy]

SMCFanControl is the best. It's free, it does exactly what you are looking for and it's super simple to setup.

I have my fans set to constantly run at 3500RPM with it (internal temps around 40C under standard conditions). You can set them higher or lower as you please.

 

[Pimptastic]

SMCFanControl is the best. It's free, it does exactly what you are looking for and it's super simple to setup.

I have my fans set to constantly run at 3500RPM with it (internal temps around 40C under standard conditions). You can set them higher or lower as you please.

Brillaint, thanks, just what i was looking for. Nice, neat and concise

 

[Opstech]

iStat works great