Yep its loud as heck...
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simsaladimbamba
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Even during gaming?
As running games, especially 3D ones, is CPU and GPU intensive, and the CPU used in the current generation uses 10W more, the MBP is bound to get warm and the fans are bound to kick in.
As running games, especially 3D ones, is CPU and GPU intensive, and the CPU used in the current generation uses 10W more, the MBP is bound to get warm and the fans are bound to kick in.
Evil Spoonman
macrumors 6502
Can somebody post their under load temperatures and fan RPMs please?
fel10
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Evil Spoonman
macrumors 6502
That all looks pretty normal, thing shouldn't be making any more noise than usual. Can you give me a shot of it maxed out for a long period of time (cinebench, for example)?
amoergosum
macrumors 6502
So how would you describe the loudness of your Macbook Pro?
fel10
macrumors 68020
I don't hear a thing. Don't hear the fans at all. And since I have a Solid State Drive, it make zero noise.
fel10
macrumors 68020
As soon as I finish charging it, I will do that.
amoergosum
macrumors 6502
That sounds great.
suckatcomputers
macrumors regular
Compared to a Dell Desktop, NOT loud at all.
Compared to the 2010 MBP, noticeably louder. And so far all I did was take it out of the box and check my email and browse the web. To be honest, I'm surprised that Apple let this go.
But quite frankly, does it bother me? NO. Can you hear it if you have soft music on? NO.
Can't expect a faster cheetah to beat the slower cheetah in a race and ask it to stay as quiet as the slower cheetah I guess...
slumpey326
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PuckDaddy
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Here's mine of my new 15' MBP. Just using iTunes and Safari.
what program is that ?
fel10
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BeachChair
macrumors 6502a
Okay lets get something clear here. It's not surprising that it's more loud under load given the new CPU can use more watts.
Is there consensus that it's louder in low-CPU usage situations than the 2010 model?
Is there consensus that it's louder in low-CPU usage situations than the 2010 model?
Crosbie
macrumors 6502a
Just email and web? You may have problem machine. Mine has been inaudible except when ripping/encoding a DVD (which it did 4x faster than my White MacBook
). 13" i5.suckatcomputers
macrumors regular
In my short experience so far, YES, I feel like the 2010 in high CPU usage is QUIETER than the 2011 in LOW CPU usage.
As for a couple of my friends who always have music on or are not OCD like me, they haven't noticed.
However, if you're in your room without the TV or radio on, my guess is that you will hear it.
shstiger2009
macrumors 6502
My MBP 2011 13" is perfectly fine The fans did ramp up once, for some reason but I can't recall what I was doing.
However, I'm bringing mine back and exchanging it for a new one because my ambient light sensor is not sensitive at all and my backlight is ALWAYS ON, unless I hold my iPhone 4 camera right in front of it. Anyone having that problem? Also, when I boot the computer from it being shut down, my HDD makes an AWFUL noise for about 2-3 seconds and that's just not right. So I'm having different problems for mine
However, I'm bringing mine back and exchanging it for a new one because my ambient light sensor is not sensitive at all and my backlight is ALWAYS ON, unless I hold my iPhone 4 camera right in front of it. Anyone having that problem? Also, when I boot the computer from it being shut down, my HDD makes an AWFUL noise for about 2-3 seconds and that's just not right. So I'm having different problems for mine
I find it hard to believe that the 2010 is quiter in high CPU loads than the 2011 in low CPU loads.
If that is really the case you probably have a defective machine.
slumpey326
macrumors 6502
My MBP 2011 13" is perfectly fine The fans did ramp up once, for some reason but I can't recall what I was doing.
However, I'm bringing mine back and exchanging it for a new one because my ambient light sensor is not sensitive at all and my backlight is ALWAYS ON, unless I hold my iPhone 4 camera right in front of it. Anyone having that problem? Also, when I boot the computer from it being shut down, my HDD makes an AWFUL noise for about 2-3 seconds and that's just not right. So I'm having different problems for mine
which 13in model do you have, i5 or i7. I feel like alot of people are having a problem with the i5s for some reason.
shstiger2009
macrumors 6502
Yep, it's the i5. It runs just as quiet as my 2009 MBP but when I boot that HDD noise (or so I think) is definitely not supposed to be happening and the ambient light sensor seems to be less sensitive than the 2009.
slumpey326
macrumors 6502
I am either going to get the i5 or i7, but definitely be putting in an ssd
maverick86
macrumors 6502a
My 13" i5 has been fine. When I've been doing basic tasks the machine is completely quiet and even when I was playing a game (albeit Cooking Dash ) I didn't notice the fan. We'll see what happens when I boot up SC2 but I can't say I'm expecting the machine to be quiet. All in all everything seems normal.
) I didn't notice the fan. We'll see what happens when I boot up SC2 but I can't say I'm expecting the machine to be quiet. All in all everything seems normal.
ChronoIMG
macrumors regular
My 2007 MBP sounds like a helicopter under load so I doubt the new ones sound any worse. Heck, even at 2000rpm there is a slight hum that I can hear as I type this.