What is too hot?

what is too HOT for my MB. I have SMC fanc control and I use this to tell what temp my MB is at. My MB reached 155 F. today w/o any programs running except SMC. I have searched these forums and I haven't found a clear awnser to this. thanx for the help.

There is really no clear answer, only normal ranges that people experience without problems.
Just judging by my own experience, I would say that 135-140 F would be a normal operating temperature- It is at that range that the MacBook normally hovers without reving up the fans.
Under load, the computer may get up to 170-185, but at that point the fans are going full throttle to bring the temp back down around the 130s.
I wouldn't worry too much about 155, but if you are constantly at that temp, you may want to check to see if there isn't some other process running in the background that is causing the CPU to heat up.

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Yes, encoding video will push you processing ability to it's limit and when encoding to DVD this can take some time which means the thermal characteristics of your MBP will be stretched to its limits.
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1. First thing Get rid of the Task Killer that can for sure cause the Heating as the ( Task Killer ) is constantly fight the Apps,
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4. with a follow up of a Factory Reset
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and your last question:
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Yes (at home). In the vehicle, I am using a charger I purchased from Verizon when I got this phone. At work, I use an AC Charger that was also purchased from Verizon.
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184
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Make a Genius Bar Reservation
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 Cheers, Tom

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174 degrees F too hot?

So...I'm assuming that this is what's causing my computer to shut down. i'm using temperture monitor and it says my CPU board is 174F which is well above the upper limit of 148F. Any ideas on what I can do? My computer has been shutting down randomly and sometimes wouldn't start. At first I thought PMU so I reset that but that didn't work. then I saw that it was too hot. What can be done? Thanks!

Hi,
Actually, according to Apple the max limit of 95 degrees Fahrenheit! Look at the set up manual and it says it right there.. but, it seems that we have all determined Apple's notice might not be correct. My MDD right now is at 98.6 and its taxing right along and staying low. Dunno, for some reason I have been SPARED the problems of over heating. Also, is your MDD a FW800 MDD? I have heard that MDD's with the FW800 are more prone to over heating than the standard ones which boot into OS 9.2.2
Also, make sure you are running nap mode, also get two 120MM fans like I have and a PCI slot fan.
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