What is CPU safe temperature

I just got my macbook air 13 inch with 1.8GHz cpu and 8gb of ram
I want to know what is the safe cpu temperature that macbook air can handle
Cause when I run StarCraft 2, cpu temp goes up to 95-105C, and fan speed is 6500rpm.
Will this kind of temperature harms my macbook?

Eventually, yes it will. However, you haven't reached thermal shutdown. If you do the computer will shut itself off. Understand that the MBA is not designed for CPU/GPU demanding games like StarCraft.

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My new MBP's CPU is running at around 55-65 degrees idle, and upper 70's to low/mid 80's when doing anything intensive. (According to iStat widget)
I was wondering if this is normal or safe, as according to
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/366/2
The max temperature should be 60.1 degrees Celsius
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My pleasure. Thanks for the star!
By the way, the temps you report are normal. Above ~65 C the fans speed to to provide more cooling (they idle at ~1000 rpm or ~2000 rpm depending on model, and have a max speed of 6000 rpm.

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My laptop (Macbook Pro) has a temperature of about 55 degrees celcius. Is this a problem? Also, what is the temperature in which I should begin to worry about the laptop and it overheating.
Please answer.

No, it's probably not anything to worry about. If the computer becomes dangerously hot it shuts down automatically. Depending upon a specific model, CPU, what is loaded at the time the temperatures can range between 30º and 90º C. Playing certain games or performing processor intensive activities can drive up the operating temperatures. Keep the computer well ventilated, don't use it in a room where the air temp is about 85º F without very good external cooling, don't use it for long periods at very hight temperatures.

Safe temperature for G5 2.7 dual

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I'm looking at a G5 2.7 dual tomorrow and need to know what is a safe temperature range, I will check it with istat pro, if there is there a better way of checking can someone let me know?

Look deep underneath for dust and liquid coolant leaking.
Under heavy load is where the concern generally is, hard to test that.
Apple Hardware Test would be a good step.
Like most any processor, the safe thermal range tends to be cooler the better, but to stay below 70*C. Idle is probably in the 35*C area though.
Ambient room temp, location, good air circulation (not confined or blocked).
Look up the reports on G5 Coolant Leaks - and the make of the LCS matters.

Safe Temperatures?

Hello,
I just picked up my new Macbook Air yesterday and I've been playing around with it a bit. One thing I wanted to try was to see if WoW was able to run on it at all.....turns out, it runs extremely well.
My question however is, what is a safe temperature that the MacBook can run at without worry of damage to the hardware? I downloaded a temp monitor and after about 30 minutes in WoW the NorthBridge and CPU1 readers showed between 78-88.
Is this too hot? The fan seems to run at full speed the entire time and the top left both under and on top get decently hot.
Basically what I'm asking is, even though WoW runs...do I run the risk of causing hardware issues due to heat? Assuming of course I'm not blocking the fan/using it with it on something that hold the heat in.....
Thanks!

Your MacBook Air will shut itself down before it lets permanent damage happen.

What are the maximum temperatures for my MacBook Pro?

I have this MacBook Pro (3,1). I know there are maximum temperatures at which the system will shut itself down in order to prevent damage. I know this because I have seen it happen a couple of times
When I run Windows, apparently the OS doesn't care to throttle power in order to reduce dangerous heat like Mac OS X does. I now have a program that monitors CPU and GPU heat when I run Windows 7, and it will sound an alarm if they reach a pre-set ceiling.
My question is, how do I know what the emergency shutdown temperature is so I can set the alarm limit appropriately (low enough to trigger before catastrophe, but high enough that it doesn't trigger when things are still okay)?
This page from Intel seems to be telling me that the CPU should not go above 100°C ...does that seem like the number I'm looking for?
Nvidia doesn't seem to say anything about temperatures on the product page. User forums seem only to speculate on what is or isn't safe with no real specifications to back them up.
How can I find these numbers, either from Intel & Nvidia, or from Apple? Or, is there a general ceiling that I can go by to make sure my alarm warns me before an emergency shutdown?

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I have reason to believe my powerbook is overheating (and no, not from the battery), do you know any "safe temperature" range for my cpu?

Welcome to the Apple discussion forums.
First, do you have a view of what the temperatures are? If you download and run temperature monitor (available at http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19994), what's it show? Depending on what is running on the system, temps into the 130 degree F are not unusual. I believe the fan starts around 140 degrees F.
Is something running that is driving CPU utilization, which would create heat. When you notice it's heating up, go to applications, utilities, and run the activity monitor. Do you find anything running that's chewing up the CPU?

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So, I've been googling and (obviously) searching through this forum to find some sort of answer to my question regarding the safe temperatures of the CPU and GPU of the MSI GE70 0NC. This is due to the fact that my Intel Core i7-3610m is running (Turbo Boost disabled) at around 101 degrees Celsius (with a laptop cooler pad) when under heavy loads and also because my GPU reaches temperatures around 95 degrees Celsius while playing any game using the nVidia 650m. Would any kind fellow out there answer this question: What are the supposed safe temperatures of this laptop? (because I am getting worried here)
((Idle Temperatures at around 50 degrees Celsius, within two minutes of heavy load the temperature is up at around 101 degrees Celsius - For the CPU))

The reality is that idling the CPU should be around 40C when the laptop is in a room that is at around 25C (room temperature). The GPU should be similar.
Under full load, the CPU should really be in the 60 to 75C range, and the GPU should again be very similar, if not lower.
Most likely either the fans are clogged like badboy2k suggests, or the heatsink compound/grease is not working effectively.
You can either RMA the laptop, or just fix it yourself. Personally, fixing it yourself is the best option as it's not difficult to dismantle and then replace the compound. I would suggest some silver based thermal compound, generic or name brand doesn't really matter much, you won't really notice a difference yourself if done properly.

Mac Mini (mid 2011) - safe temperature range

Hi,
I've been using a mid-2011 Mac Mini for a few months now and I'm a little concerned about the temperatures mine sometimes reaches. It's generally fine for everyday use, typically running around 40-60 degrees C, however with some programs (for example, just about anything that uses Adobe AIR) the fan goes haywire and the temperature rockets to just over 90 degrees C. At this point I usually close whatever I was running and temperatures return to normal.
What is the safe range to be running one of these at?
It's a 2.5GHz model, with 8GB of Crucial memory & I'm using smcFanControl to monitor the temperature, and in case it matters, it's sitting on top of a hardback book (but fairly decent airflow otherwise)
I did search, but couldn't find anything specific to the mid 2011 models.
Thanks in advance!
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Hello, seems too hot for my likes, but some info here...
http://www.intelmactemp.com/list?v_model=mac-mini&v_cpufreq=&v_memory=&v_hddsize =&v_hddrpm=&v_serial=&v_macosxver=&v_ambient_1=&v_ambient_2=&v_idleoem_1=&v_idle oem_2=&v_loadoem_1=&v_loadoem_2=&v_hddtemp_1=&v_hddtemp_2=&v_whine=&v_moo=&v_pos tedby=

Re: CPU core temperatures

I just received my laptop back from being serviced due to GPU overheating. It seems fine now in that department, but it would appear that the company which Toshiba employs to service computers in Sweden messed up elsewhere. Now my CPU core temperatures are even higher than before, fluctuating from 50 C (centigrade) when the computer is idle, to quickly rising to 80-90 during processor load. When I play, for example, Batman: Arkham Asylum, CPU 1 is 99C and CPU 2 104 C.
It would help me a lot if some of you guys would tell me what temperatures your computers run, CPU-wise, during heavy loads and also how quickly temperatures fluctuate between high and low temperatures. I just need to open a minor application and my CPU temps spike from 50 to 90, as mentioned above. I can't see how that is acceptable. I just might have to send the computer back, and it took them over 3 weeks to fix my first problem.
Best regards,
Johan

Thanks guys. I am using Toshiba drivers and the notebook is placed on a clean, flat surface. What concerns me is how quickly the CPU heats up slightly over 100 degrees centigrade. We're talking about less than a minute, and sometimes only a few seconds to reach 90. The GPU is fine after the service I mentioned in the original post.
However, I really appreciate your feedback and I will get that device to clean out dust. :) Oh, and I spoke to Toshiba's support and they said they can't discuss results yielded by 3-rd party software, such as Nvidia's System Monitor. Instead I am to stress test the computer, battry fully charged, and see if it turns itself off after having suffered high temperatures long enough.

Is this safe temperature for XServe

Sorry if this has been answered before, I looked at the XServe Manual and their temperature information was not much of a help.
Basically, I have XServe 2,1 (Early 2008 Model) running in my room without A/C.
After running it for 6 hours, this is the current temperature:
SMB NORTHBRIDGE CHIP DIE: 62 C
SMC AMBIENT AIR: 41 C
SMC AMBIENT AIR POSITION 2: 42 C
SMC CPU A DIODE: 52 C
SMC CPU A HEAT SINK: 48 C
SMC CPU B DIODE: 55 C
SMC CPU B HEAT SINK: 46 C
SMC CPU C DIODE: 47 C
SMC CPU D DIODE: 47 C
SMC DRIVE BAY 1: 48 C
SMC DRIVE BAY 2: 43 C
SMC DRIVE BAY 3: 45 C
SMC EXPANSION SLOTS: 50 C
SMC MEMORY BANK A POS 0: 46 C
SMC MEMORY MODULE A1: 61 C
SMC MEMORY MODULE A2: 62 C
SMC MEMORY MODULE A3: 61 C
SMC MEMORY MODULE A4: 59 C
SMC NORTHBRIDGE CORE: 63 C
SMC NORTHBRIDGE HEAT SINK: 53 C
SMC PCI SLOT 1 POS 1: 50 C
SMC PCI SLOT 1 POS 2: 51 C
SMC PCI SLOT 2 POS 1: 45 C
SMC PCI SLOT 2 POS 2: 48 C
SMC POWER SUPPLY POSITION 1: 45 C
SMC POWER SUPPLY POSITION 2: 47 C
SMC POWER SUPPLY POSITION 3: 47 C
SMC POWER SUPPLY POSITION 4: 43 C
SMC POWER SUPPLY POSITION 5: 59 C
SMC POWER SUPPLY POSITION 6: 50 C
I've used "Temperature Monitor" to get this value.
I was wondering if this was a Safe Temperature for running XServe 24/7 365.
Also, I keep reading a lot on "Server Monitor", however I am on OS X Lion and dont seem to be able to find it anymore.
I've checked out the "Server" from apple store, however, I was not able to find "Monitor" in there.
I wanted to monitor my fan speed.
Thank you everyone for the help.

Hi
The temperatures you've posted look fine to me. A simple search over on the XServe forum offers some threads discussing differing temperatures you could use as a rough yardstick?
https://discussions.apple.com/message/9371734#9371734
https://discussions.apple.com/message/3600832#3600832
https://discussions.apple.com/message/5620293#5620293
https://discussions.apple.com/message/9739789#9739789
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20621698#20621698
"I keep reading a lot on "Server Monitor", however I am on OS X Lion and dont seem to be able to find it anymore?"
Are you sure? Lion's Server Admin tools are available for download here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1596
If you're using Server Admin you must have done this already? If it was deleted accidently simply download and re-install again. The installer creates a folder in /Applications named Server. If it already exists it simply overwrites it and installs afresh. After the re-install you should find Server Monitor in there.
You may not be aware but you can install the Server Admin tools on a non-server OS-compatible client. You can run the server administration applications (including Server Monitor) remotely.
If the hardware is in a large-ish room with good air circulation I would not worry too much about no air conditioning. If it's in a small-ish cupboard with very little air flow I would re-think where you're siting it. Ideally and if you can afford it use A/C.
My 2p.
HTH?
Tony

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CPU operating temperature

This should be easy:
Where can I find CPU-Documentation, that specifies optimum and maximum CPU operating temperatures?
Thanks!

You may also read the technical documentations found on constructor's website.
For Intel CPU I found information in section Home � Products � Processors � Intel� Xeon� Processor 5000 Sequence � Technical Documents � Thermal/Mechanical Design Guidelines document.
I think something similar may be found for AMD CPU on AMD website.

CPU operating Temperature range

Looking for the CPU operating temperature range. Not the ambient operating temperature range, but the range the CPU is allowed to run at.
My CPU has been nearing 175° F.
Macbook still runs great.
This is an early 2006 model with the intel core duo 2GHz
Thanks

I believe the lower limit is 32F and the upper limit 212F. At 212F it will trigger thermal shutdown.
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