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MacBook Pro overheating
MacBookPro 2009 model 8GB Ram fans have been cleaned and activity monitor looks alright (sometimes a peak, but not for long)- but still heat is by times (very) high what could be the problem?- Achiel
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- activity monitor cpu fan cleaning heath
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPhone 7 Geekbench results low
Just curious why my iPhone 7 scores 2556 single score and 3437 multicore. Geekbench 4.0.1 Are you guys getting similar scores? Seems like with this geekbech build its nowhere near the results that were published the first time. -
Upgrading 5,1 2010 CPU for Logic X. Need advice
Hey friends. I am thinking of upgrading my Mac Pro (5,1 Mid 2010, upgraded a bit: Processor 2 x 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon, Memory: 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Samsung EVO 850 500gb SSD) to give me more speed/power. I use Logic X extensively (a digital audio workstation), as I am a composer, and I have...- MitchMunro
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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How Stable is it?
I'm am debating on installing the Mac OS Sierra public beta. All the new features look great. I held off on installing it because I didn't want to deal with bugs. This is the 7th update. How stable is it? I have a early 2015 iMac. I am a photographer, so I need my all of my Adobe software to...- Aeparker
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- cpu cpu load hfs plus icloud drive icloud drive deskop and documents folders imac kernel_task mount performance photographer safe mode stable usb 2.0
- Replies: 42
- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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High CPU temperature when idle (with screensaver)
Hello! For a while now, whenever I turned on the screensaver and left my desk for half an hour, I'd come back to see my CPU temperature rise to 80ºC and my fans spinning at a substantial speed. When I wake it up again and unlock the computer, it quickly cools down and is nice and quiet again. I...- roksraka
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- cpu hot idle macbook pro
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Does 259 wallpaper images negatively effect CPU and/or RAM?
I have 259 wallpaper images that change every 5 minutes on the screen of my 2008 (or 09?) Macbook Pro 17 and 24" external monitor. My Mac has only 6 GB's of RAM. Do those changing wallpaper images negatively effect CPU and/or RAM? The reason I'm asking is because according to Memory Monitor I...- magentawave
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- cpu macbook pro 17 inch memory memory monitor ram wallpaper images
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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macOS Full Working Applescript to Suspend/Reanimate Applications
Hi. This is the full working code to suspend and reanimate applications. Code is posted below, as is a zip file with README.txt, Suspend or Reanimate Application script and app files. Description: Some applications do not have a pause button. They take CPU processing power and will not let it...- MartinDeering
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- applescript cpu cpu load cpu throttle
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- Forum: Apple Programming
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G4 MDD and FW800 CPU compatibility
Hi there! I have the powermac G4 MDD 1.25DP FW800 with broken logicboard and I want to buy another mac to repair my computer, but I didnt find exacty my model of it. But I have found an MDD 1.25 model (not FW800) which works pretty fine. So I have a question – can I place my dual CPU board to a...- lcdswat
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- cpu fw800 mdd powermacg4
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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MacBook Pro 15" Mid-'14 Performance/Battery Status Today
I was wondering what kind of battery performance other owners of the top-end MBP 15" Mid-2014 (w/ NVIDIA 750M) are experiencing and would love to hear your thoughts. My system stats via coconutBattery: Age: 22 Months Load Cycles: 980 macOS Battery Status: Good Design Capacity: 8440 mAh (same...- mac_4eva
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- battery battery capacity cpu gpu heat macbook pro 15 performance psu throttle
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Signs of corroded Logic Board?
Hi everyone, I just took out the logic board in my 2008 iMac 20" EMC 2210. I thought i had a problem with the GPU so I removed it and cleaned and put thermal paste back on. Everything went well putting back together. Start it up and hear the chime... then black screen with 2 LED's showing on the... -
rpcsvhost Maxes CPU
Just did a fresh install of El Capitan on a early 2008 Air. I installed istats menus and it shows rpcsvhost maxing the cpu at 90%-100%. I tried to open activity monitor and kill the process and rpcsvhost wont even show up (see screenshot). typicly this only happens after startup and after about...- PapaGino
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- 2008 air cpu early el capian macbook maxes rpcsvhost
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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x5690 running 55c under normal usage
Hey everyone, I have a 2009 Mac Pro with dual de-lidded x5690's. I installed them using a single line of arctic silver 5. Everything runs fine, however, my temps during normal usage (i.e. browsing the web) stay around 55c on CPU A and about 45c on CPU B. Anyone else have this setup running at... -
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rMBP lowering the resolution to help battery life/less CPU usage?
Hi! I'm running on a late 2014 Retina MacBook Pro 13" which is a 2560x1600 display (I think). When you go into System Preferences on the display options the "Default for Display" is said to "look like 1280x800". I have QuickRes which is a piece of software that lets you change your resolution...- kaicrawf
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- battery life cpu reaction resolution rmbp scaled
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Goodbye Mac Pro... Hello Alienware
So, i went through a long and interesting process of upgrading my 2009 machine to suit my needs, i upgraded the processors, ram, cpu and even installed an additional psu to cope with additional power requirements. However, there was certain restraints with the processors and the motherboard i...- lexR
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- alienware cmp cpu ddr4 gpu macpro osx ram upgrade windows
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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Calendar CPU/Fan issue
I can't seem to find a solution to this on google so I'm turning here for assistance, any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated! I use the Calendar.app that comes with my 2012 11" MacBook Air (running El Capitan 10.11.4) as a comprehensive time tracking tool, recording everything I do...- sailingjason
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- calendar cpu fan fan noise hot
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How Long Will It Last..?
Hi, I'm going to be moving soon, and I'm looking to buy a new (old) Mac. To save some money I was thinking that I'd buy either a Mac Pro 4,1 or 5,1 and do a CPU upgrade, likely to dual X5690's (2x 6 core 3.46GHz) and either 64gb or 128gb of RAM (both the CPUs and the RAM will be bought on ebay... -
Lots of issues with rMBP Late 2013
My MacBook Pro (Retina Late 2013 13"), is making wierd noises. If it's sleeping, and I wake it up, there is a tick sound as the screen turns on. When GPU activity is high, it makes ticking sounds when it heats up and when it cools down. It's not the fan, it is working just fine. Any ideas? Could...- dubstepcats
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- battery cpu gpu help help please logicboard macbook osx retina
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Imac CPU drainage using Garageband.
I have just bought a brand new iMac 27 inch retina 5k, 3.2 Ghz Intel core i5, 8gb memory and 250gb flash storage..lovely machine, however when I run garageband on it the CPU in the activity monitor goes well over 100% sometimes hitting 200 and causes the screen to freeze and I get the spinning...- paulrfrancis
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- cpu freeze garageband imac
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- Forum: iMac
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Check Processor age/used ?
HI! I have brought two supposed to by new processor for my mac pro on a amazon seller. They didn't cam from a intel box or anything that look official. They have tiny scratches on the sides. My question Is there a way to verified if they have been used and how old are they ? Is there a soft wear... -
CPU Core Temperature DROPS when under load?
This is odd. I've just upgraded to 8 cores on my 2006 Mac Pro to X5365s. I'm using TGPro to measure Core CPU temperatures and when idle the Cores are low 60s, but stress them (eg rendering previews in Lightroom) and they drop below the 30s! Heatsink temp increases though. Anyone any ideas...