Anyone else running their fans at 2550rpm at all times?

I really like the fact that by upping the default RPM to 2550 (from 2000), my CPU temps dropped 5-7C. Sure, when I'm playing games etc they go faster anyway, but for default usage, 2550rpm makes way more sense, especially since there's no real noticeable noise difference. Actually, I PREFER the fan noise at 2550rpm than at 2000rpm. A win-win situation!

Anyone with me on this?

 

I have mine set to 3300 rpm when I'm plugged in and 2000 when I'm not. The fans only really start making noise at around 3500rpm for me.

 

I keep mine at min of 3k.

 

my computer controls my fan speed because it is a computer, and it does things for me, and it has done a good job of it so far.

 

LOL. Fair point.

 

i keep mines at 6k rpm. i like my mac to be as "cool" as possible.

 

have a nice time when your fan explodes from metal/plastic fatigue. I personally let my computer do its thing. 2k rpm default works just fine for me.

 

Well, yeah, 6k is really pushing it
I'm running at 3.6k, seems fine to me

 

I tested the 3k and was no different to leave it , so i made it defualt and worked fine.

i also use X-Base from http://www.balmuda.net/products/c/x-base/index.html

which really make different when i play crysis, i do have Zalman NC1000, and it didn't cool mine as the X-base did.

Before i used to feel the heat under my left hand , but when it's on the base, it don't at all.

 

Yeesh! Not cheap!

 

It is not cheap, but worked, i really like the design and it really have very good quality and build fully of pure aluminum.

 

do you guarantee that will happen? if so, all the more reason to leave it on since i have apple care.

 

No, not me anyways.

 

haha, I can't really say you are hurting anything, quite honestly you may have found a way to keep idle temps down and more consistant that is perfectly harmless. unfortunately, the only way to really be sure is test it over time.

 

I run mine constant 3000rpm minimum. When im running Fusion and other apps i dial it up to 5500.

 

what program are you guys using?

 

http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/page5/page5.html

We use SMC fan controller.

 

Yeah, SMCFanControl is great .

 

could you post the link for fan control app please?

 

oh thats it up there...never mind

 

I used to manually manipulate fan speeds, but I stopped when I realized it really didn't need to be done.

When I bring up Crysis or Dawn of War or Portal or SupCom or whatever the fans slowly jet up to max, that is all I need to know. Otherwise, the computer is virtually silent unlelss I am running a fairly intensive program like AutoGK or BOINC.

Plus, I am running in Vista, so that means I am getting +6 degrees Celsius anyway!

It really helps that I have an external keyboard, the left palm rest used to get fairly warm.

 

So what temp's (on average) are your machines running at?

 

38 C at 6k rpm
50 C at 35 rpm
Open Applications: Safari, Frostwire, Adobe Acrobat, Keynote

 

44C CPU right now, sitting here all day with Mail, Finder, PathFinder, Calendar, Firefox, iTunes, Safari and Photoshop CS3 open. At 2550rpm.

 

I'm in the 37c - 50c range on my MBP, depending on usage, so I guess thats about "normal"? The fans are running at 2000rpm at all times.

 

Aww SMC Fan Control doesn't work on the new MBP that just came out... guess have to wait for next revision for support to be added.