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When using the MBP 16" 2019 with eGPU, does it get noisy?
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That's oddly specific.
I would say it's going to be loud in both operating systems. Without the internal iGPU/dGPU being used, the CPU should be able to pull a little higher frequency so it will still hit it's thermal threshold and start down clocking.
Either way I would use Macs Fan Control software to set a stronger fan curve to allow your computer to stabilize the frequency of the CPU better.
The 2015 MBP and its previous ones did not get nosy under load. Thinkpad P53 and P73 are very quiet if you can handle the weight.
I still have a 2013 15” and it does in fact get quite noisy with both fans maxed out while gaming. This is with PK3 thermal paste on it as well.
I monitor my temps as well as do some light gaming on it while I’m upstairs away from my desktop. It hits high 90s and starts lighting the fans up to the max, so I put a strong curve on it where it maxes the fans out around 85C now.
Even running parallels, my fans don’t ramp up much since it’s not taxing both my GPU and CPU too much.
My 2015 15" MBP got very noisy under heavy loads like training Machine Learning models. Lot of hot air being blown out of the exhaust ports. The XPS 15 also gets very noisy and is spinning it fans very hard in the same training load.
im assuming you train on the CPU? thats probably why. although you can use CUDA on the xps 15. Either way I think its best to build a specific linux box for training with at least a 2000 series nvidia card as a realistic way to get work done.