Is this too hot for my MacBook Pro?
Hey guys,
I run Bootcamp on my Mac (OS X during university, Windows 7 for games on the holidays haha) but I have noticed my computer gets really hot.
I have a 2011 MacBook Pro 15' 2.2 i7.
At the most (using coretemp) my Macs CPU appears to get as high as 100C. I know the max for my chip is 100C, so is this a problem?
It usually runs a little lower (87-97C) but I still worry there is the possibility of damage. It should be noted that at these temperatures it sounds like a jet engine is inside the case (obviously the fans).
If this is a danger how long is too long for the computer to be at these temperatures?
Kindest Regards.
Tyler
At that temperature for a sustained period of time over time will lead to your thermal paste on the CPU to fail. Actually, alot of the thermal paste sitting on the board will fail eventually but at high temps for sustained periods of time can't be great. And if you've ever seen iFixit's breakdown of the macbook pro, there are gobs and gobs of thermal paste all over the dang thing.... I say use away and make sure you get apple care !! hehe because if any of the problems you get are related to hardware it can always be fixed.... or swapped
But 100 C is not that hot for a CPU or GPU... in fact it's borderline warm. Most CPUs I have run up 140-165 and operate around that temperature... I think your safe for the most part. Just backup your stuff onto an external occasionaly, and if worse comes to worse make sure you have apple care and bring her on in.... I'm curious to hear what other's say about the operating temperatures. If you look in your manual Apple says normal operating temp is like 50 - 65 or something and they say 105 C should be your max....
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