Snow Leopard makes fan go on more often

I just upgraded to Snow Leopard, but now I find whenever I'm streaming video online, the laptop gets very hot and the fan goes up to 5000 rpm. Any idea why? Thanks

Because streaming video uses a lot of processing power and generates a lot of heat. The fan speeds up to prevent your MBP from overheating.

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