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    Apple releases SMC update for Retina MacBook Pro to address fan issues/GPU throttling

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by saturnotaku, Mar 14, 2013.

  1. saturnotaku

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    saturnotaku, Mar 14, 2013
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    may help with games, but does NOT help with applications like CS5/CS6, MAYA and AVID. the GPU still throttles and sticks there until you turn it off and reset SMC
     
    KCETech1, Mar 15, 2013
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    Anyone try this firmware yet? anyone can test with Diablo 3?
     
    coolrunninja, Mar 15, 2013
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    Since you have some high end computers, I'll ask. Do they also throttle down? Isn't part of the problem here the Intel i7 and the built-in throttling from the DTS information ?
     
    Thors.Hammer, Mar 16, 2013
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    I have not had a single workstation ( first second or third gen i7 ) throttle since a W700 with a bad fan. All my current ones have ran at 100% CPU and 100% GPU load for 30-100 hours continuous with no throttle and no temp over 84c. so I am not buying the DTS information atleast in these configurations
     
    KCETech1, Mar 16, 2013
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    Guess Apple needs to get off their booty and address it then. :)
     
    Thors.Hammer, Mar 16, 2013
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