My "big Mac" desktop iMac's fan occasionally runs rather loudy and the computer gets kind of hot. This may last for several hours. Is that normal and OK?

My "big Mac" desktop's fan occasionally runs rather loudly and the top of the computer gets pretty warm. This may last for several hours. Is that normal and OK?

Please check the article below for details on finding activities that are using a high percentage of the CPU. You may need to check when the computer is actually running hot to catch the culprit.
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Hi Rudegar
I found this to be an interesting post... so...
I just ran a 13 min Youtube video from my Macbook Air (mid 2012) i5 on Air Play Mirroring to Apple TV3 and I didn't experience any appreciable heat nor any fan noise.
My MBA is encased in a clear Speck case, and my house temperature is about 21C (72F).
I just wonder if Hejmattias has something else going on or are we just seeing manufacturing variation?
cheers

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cassidy3 wrote:
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