Imac running too warm?
I have a 21" imac, 2.7Ghz intel Core i5 , 4GB memory, running Lion
Top of imac is running very hot while just surfing the web. Even running hot while screensaver is on. Here are my stats from istats.
Should I be worried? Thanks a lot
I see nothing critical there.The CPU is running a little warmer than I'd expect during ordinary browsing. Have you been running any Flash videos? That would elevate the CPU temp. You could get smcFan Control to adjust the fans higher with different pre-sets. And, you might consider running a small fan at the back,which will help dissipate the case heat faster.
http://www.eidac.de/
See my posts in the following threads on using smcFan.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3617828?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3219643?start=0&tstart=0
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