Another hot macbook pro.

I don't have fan control installed, just the istat pro.
It is a 17 inch mac book pro mid 2009 model.
Istat pro shows around CPU 87 to 89 C but fans never go faster then 2500RPM.
I thought it was suppose to be around 4000RPM at that temp point.
I can feel my computer being much hotter since the Snow leopard install. (right above the esc, F1 - f6 button gets pretty hot)
Any thoughts or is this normal?
Thank you
Message was edited by: ej257gd

Peter Almere wrote:
would this mean that all the users complaining about a hot macbook pro should not worry?
Many worry about a hot book when it gets hotter than 60 degrees but you talk about 95...
Where does these numbers come from? I think my computer is normal at 60-70 but 95 is even too hot for the coffee. Are you sure about this?
These are processor temps and the like, Peter, not body temperatures. By way of example, I'm running a few different things at present, have a lot of external devices attached to my MBP13, and it is a hot day here in Melbourne (around 34ºC where I am at present). The CPU temps are in the high 60's, but the body temperature is only in the high 30's (just a few degrees more than the air temperature) . The fan is running about 2600RPM at present, but this is mainly because of the power load from the externals I suspect.
Most intel processors these days are rated to around 100ºC (it depends on the model but the core temperature max can be anywhere from 90ºC to 105ºC - CPU .)
Cheers
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