Just my settings and conditions, don't know how it will affect you or your system. Oh and for the temp settings, when I'm running high IO I'm seeing 165+F and 76+C with the fan running at 6K RPM, the temp is running normally in the 120-F and 60-C range under the 4k RPM settings and in the 135+F range under the 2K RPM range. Over time this may cause one of the fans to prematurely age but to be honest the fans are capable of 9000+ for short durations. I was going to leave the standard AC power fan speed low but because the MBP is notorious for poor heat management at the air ports I boosted to a higher rating. Auto-apply option to set the new fan speeds after restart. Adjust fan speed manually to cool down a warm laptop, allowing for comfort. Features of SMCFanControl include: Simple and clean interface. Normally I'm keeping the temp 60C and lower with my settings. The app continues to work great in Mac OS X, you can get the newest version here from the developer. Oh and on the temperature settings I'm seeing the temp go up during the data moves to 76 C or 167 F. The fan is not loud enough to be a bother with music from my iPod or radio. I have set my default setting for running on battery or charging to be a standard speed of 2000 RPM and then when running on AC to run at 4000 RPM. When I'm in the middle of the movie creation my RPM's will climb up above 6000RMP without a real problem and when its done it usually goes back down to around 2000 RPM (still quiet enough for most situations). I've made 12 movies on 8.5G Double Layer DVD's which required hours of disk time creating and moving files. I downloaded SMCFC 2.2.2 and it didn't work properly so I uninstalled and reinstalled 2.1 and it worked and then upgraded to 2.2.2 and everything works fine settings wise. Thank you for a Macbook saving program, fans are a lot cheaper that replacing a logic board.MBP '08 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2D 4GBrm 300GB internal I hope a windows version is developed for running windows under Bootcamp. SMC Fancontrol is outstanding and is a must for any Macbook Pro owner. My fans will adjust almost instantly when changing profiles. Right click on this display and it will bring up it’s menu. Look up in your menu bar icons (date-time, battery status, wireless) upper right corner of your display. When you double left click on the SMC Fancontrol the program will run. The bottom is just a little bit warmer but not anywhere close to the blistering temperatures before. I can lay my hand on the top surface and over the speaker grills and the heat is only slightly warm. The following are indicated by iStat Pro with my fans running at 3500 RPM: HD 97F, CPU 115F, Airport Card 125F, Enclosure Base 88F, GPU 135, GPU Heatsink 115, Heatsink A 113F, and Heatsink B 103.Īs you can see my Macbook Pro is running considerably cooler than without SMC Fancontrol. When I am not playing games and multimedia I setup a higher rpm profile that keeps my fans turning at 3500 rpm. The GPU diode used to run up to around 165F and now is hovers between 125F and 130F. When I am watching movies or playing games I setup a multimedia profile that runs my fans to 6000 RPM. Additionally, my Macbook Pro is quite a bit cooler to the touch. My Macbook Pro is running a lot cooler and now I have no worries about overheating. SMC Fancontrol is a fantastic program and works as designed.
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