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    Mac temp monitor ?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by firstwave, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. firstwave

    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, I am wondering which software is good + accurate for monitoring CPU, HD etc temperatures in Leopard (OSX)

    THanks
     
    firstwave, Nov 9, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    iStat Pro is a good temperature monitor for various areas throughout the Mac. I think it should work fine in Leopard, as its just a widget.
     
    Sam, Nov 10, 2007
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    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    you can also get the istat menu things. i use those aswell as the widget for quick glances at stuff
     
    stealthsniper96, Nov 10, 2007
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    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks guys, I am using CoreDuoTemp, it's not a widget, but I think it's more comprehensive.

    Anyway, It seems like it's not very hot yet (35C - 42C). I have the T7500 also.
     
    firstwave, Nov 10, 2007
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    iStat pro/menus/nano >>>>> CoreDuoTemp.

    And Temperature Monitor >> CoreDuoTemp.

    iStat is definitely the best and most comprehensive. CoreDuoTemp is outdated. Also use Activity Monitor (Applications --> Utilities).
     
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  6. Sam

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    Yeah, iStat Pro is easy to use and up-to-date. If you don't really understand how to read iStat Pro, usually people base their notebook's temperature by the CPU temperature, so look at that.
     
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  7. firstwave

    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    What would be the acceptable temperature (when idle? full load?)

    For me, when it's under full load, it goes up to 85, but usually stays below 55 when I am not doing heavy CPU intensive things. How about you guys?
     
    firstwave, Nov 10, 2007
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    The Core2Duo is designed to operate at temperatures up to and over 100 without risk of damage.
     
    saturnotaku, Nov 10, 2007
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  9. Sam

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    That's about the average for Mac notebooks. Nothing to worry about.

    Don't worry about it damaging the components either, as the Core 2 Duos can withstand over 100 C temperature, so you don't have to worry about that.
     
    Sam, Nov 10, 2007
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