Yosemite default fan speed

I'm using Macbook Pro 13" mid-2012 MD101, Yosemite. My default fan speed in smcFanControl now is 4000 rpm. It's just 2000 rpm in Maverick and older version of OS X. Is it OK? Surfing web with fan speed at 4000 rpm is not comfortable at all. It's too much noise

Why are you using a hack to override the designed performance?
Uninstall the hack and maybe it will perform better.

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    rnitch wrote:
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    Is there any way to reduce fan speed below the default values of 2000 rpm? I want to do this on a trial basis only to isolate some sources of noise.

    This does not override the SMC controlling the fan.
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    Dear Community,
    I've got a problem with my MacBook Pro (late 2011) [2.4 Ghz/ 16GB RAM (upgraded)/ 256 GB SSD (upgraded)/ 500GB HDD (internal, upgraded (instead of DualDrive, iFixit-slot)).
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    Here's a copy of an (Etre)Check that I just recently ran. Hopefully it helps:
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    Thank you very much for your answer, OGELTHORPE.
    I actually did reset the SMC several times the last few days and also observed unusual behaviour by the use of the Activity Monitor – with no result.
    The CPU temperature as well as the fan speed can be at a top level without many processes at all. Happened right before I posted my question just after the last start of the system. Of course it also happens when I run a whole bunch of applications, but even in that case it differs. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes it's totally normal. That's why I called it "unusual".
    Any further ideas besides the SMC reset?

  • NX7600GT Diamond Plus and fan speed with Dual Core Center

    I just got a NX 7600GT Diamond Plus for my HTPC. I noted that Riva Tuner and other utilities are not able to control the fan speed of the video card. The only way one can control the fan speed is via Dual Core Center and 3D Core Cell. The problem is that the default setting for fan speed on Dual Core Center is too high and clearly audible. How can I get Dual Core Center to start with user defined presets during windows start-up/boot-up ?
    What I want to do is to put the fan into 'SILENT' mode automatically during Dual Core Center start-up. Any ideas / suggestions ?

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