When I play Counter Strike: Source on my MBP 13in 2010 in Windows 7 64-bit, it gets unbelievably hot on the bottom close to the hinge; if I touch it for a few seconds, it hurts. I know Windows does create more heat than OS X but how do I tell if it's too much? Right now, I worried that gaming might fry something.
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SMC fan Control: http://download.cnet.com/smcFanControl/3000-18487_4-102230.html
HWMonitor: http://download.cnet.com/HWMonitor/3000-2094_4-10793486.html -
I'd also recommend taking a look at these two guides.
Undervolting Guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/235824-undervolting-guide.html
Cooling Guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...rket-upgrades/263039-nbr-cooling-central.html
Undervolting is pretty useful and will decrease the total heat output from your CPU. If you have the 2.4 GHz MBP 13", then you will not loose any performance by using this method. On the other hand, if your MBP 13" carries a 2.66 GHz processor following this method will slightly decrease CPU performance (due to a limitation on the program used, not the concept of undervolting or your P8800). I've done this on a notebook with a T5670 CPU and have noticed the difference in heat.
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I remember my old Core2 MBP reaching 95 to 100c before. -
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Well gaming stresses the CPU and GPU, which creates a lot of heat, so it makes sense that the heat vent would get hot during gaming right?
No the heat won't fry anything, unless your computer is defective. -
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people have been running cpus at those temperatures for years. their threshold is much higher than 105C. -
Here's a link to Core 2 Duo Processors: Intel® Core?2 Duo Mobile Processor Family
Bootcamp gaming
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by budgiemaster, Jun 25, 2010.