MBA 2012 13" model, too hot when gaming?

Hi All,
I have a 13" MBA 2012 model. I installed Win7 and played Warcraft III on that. The thing I am worried about is that after playing for a while, the core temperature goes up to somewhere near 100C degree. I am not sure whether this is good for the laptop.
I guess the fan should help somehow but I never heard any noise from the fan. When will the fan starts to operate on high speed?
I think a lot of reviews are saying this 2012 model MBA should be able to play mainstream games, not to mention legancy game like Warcraft III. I know there are softwares I can use to reset the fan speed. But, is that necessary? I hope MBA should be able to handle this not-so-hard problem itself.

You could use a programme to put the fans on. Otherwise get a laptop stand. I used the iLap for ages and its really good. Otherwise get one with fans built in. I'm not sure when the fans are set to cut in but i guess it must be really high as mine have never started up, but my laptop doesnt get hot at all.
Hope it helps,
Ryan

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Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201640
While there are third-party utilities that measure the temperature of a notebook computer, it is important to understand that these utilities are not measuring the external case temperature. The actual case temperature is much lower. Never use third-party applications to diagnose possible hardware issues—instead, contact Apple or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
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