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  1. yellow_lupine

    MP 7,1 2019 Mac Pro noise?

    Hello everyone, thinking on upgrading my i9 2019 iMac with a new Mac Pro for audio production (16-core, 192 GB RAM and 5500X GPU). What can you tell me about the potential fan noise? These are the measurement I took with my current iMac sitting at the desk: • idle (fan at 1200 rpm): 26 dBA •...
  2. D

    Should I be worried about heat?

    I have a 2020 i5 8GB Macbook Air. I noticed that the temperatures reach 90+ degrees celsius when opening intensive applications (FCPX or Photoshop) or opening many tabs and applications . Sometimes the fan also reaches 8000rpm when using the webcam for 30mins or more. However I do not really...
    • desklight
    • Thread
    • fan noise heat macbook air macbook air 2020 temperature
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  3. E

    Resolved noisy MBP 13 '20 10th gen (Photo editing use): do you suggest trade it in for 16"?

    Hi everybody. It's been a week since my new top of the line MBP 13" 2020 10th gen i7 with 32 gigs of ram and 4TB Hd arrived. My experience has been mixed. In the first couple of days I had always the fans on while migrating (I have a lot of data both on HD and dropbox, plus a lot of photos in...
  4. N

    MP 1,1-5,1 PSU & Fan Sounds on 2012 Mac Pro 5,1

    Hi there, I wondered if someone could help to clarify if the sounds in the following video were normal or potentially a sign of something wrong (headphones recommended): https://bit.ly/2FJLMij The PSU is making a fizzing sound up close. The fan is also emitting a low whirring sound that is...
    • Nanco
    • Thread
    • fan noise noise issues power supply psu
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. F

    Macbook air fans go loud when watching a Live Youtube video

    I have never had this problem before. The browser that I use is Google Chrome. When I stream non-live videos (such as Youtube rewind for example) my fans don't go so loud. However, when I watch a live video (such as a live New Years Eve event in Paris), my fans go really loud. Even when I...
  6. P

    Mac Pro 4,1 All Fans Running Full Speed

    Hello everyone, I’ve a Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 that is running constantly all the fans in full speed (very loud). This happens even before the booting sound. So I downloaded TG Pro to see if all sensors and temperatures are OK. I got the PS, EXHAUST AND INTAKE fans in 0 RPM. But they’...
    • pablomanda
    • Thread
    • fan full speed fan noise mac pro (2010) mac pro (early 2009)
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. A

    Advice on the best MacBook for using a virtual machine

    Hey guys! I'm choosing a new MacBook and persist in a quiet a confusion after several days of reading and thinking. :) I choose between 2018 rMBA and 2018 13' tbMBP. And specific configurations. The cornerstone of Mac's resources use is that I'm unfortunately forced to use a single (damn!)...
    • Amorun
    • Thread
    • fan noise mba 2018 mbp 2018 overheat parallels performance ram rmb
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  8. K

    What is the quietest Time Capsule/Nas drive ?

    Need to buy a wireless back up system ( I get to carried away ) as well as manually backing up when I’m not so carried away . Was heading for the new time capsule but just read they’re quite noisy . I write record in the same room (big) but don’t want any added noise . Are any of yu using a NAS...
    • kangaruu
    • Thread
    • easy life fan noise nas hard drive quiet time capsule 2 timecapsule wireless backups
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  9. V

    [MBP 2010 15"] How long is it appropriate to use the Macbook fan without a case?

    Hey, you see, this week I ran into a problem with my MacBook. From a few days to here I noticed that one of the fans was behaving erratically. It made a strange noise, like a buzzing sound or a car at the start, and the revolutions dropped abruptly and then went up, as if trying to return to its...
  10. J

    Macbook pro 2015 Fan Condition

    Hi guys, i'm looking for a new macbook pro to buy and doing some research since i'm considering the model 2016-2017 with touchbar 13 inch and 2015 15 inch. Well i do like the macbook pro 2015 inch more because i really hate the keyboard on the new macbook pro, its design is really sexy though...
    • josh_123
    • Thread
    • fan fan noise macbook pro 2015 15" macbook pro 2016 macbook pro 2017
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. ThatSandWyrm

    iMac Pro 10.13.4 Update Changed The iMac Pro's Fan Behavior

    Updated to MacOS 10.13.4 last night, and I'm noticing quite a difference in the way the internal fan is working. Before, you'd never hear it at all until it kicked in under a HEAVY load, then it would run at maximum until it reached some preset temp, and would suddenly fade out. Now, the fan...
    • ThatSandWyrm
    • Thread
    • fan noise high sierra 10.13.4 imac pro
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: iMac
  12. F

    iMac 27 i5 2017 - Fan noise in idle - Tool to reduce fan to 1000rpm

    Hi there. Got my 27" 2017 3.5GHz i5 (500SSD) Mac delivered to replace my ageing Late 2009. Love the machine in general, but I am uneasy about the IDLE sound of the fan. I checked and it's currently at 1200rpm but I can easily hear it from a good 1.5m in front of the screen. Now, I read the...
    • fb3
    • Thread
    • fan control fan noise imac (mid 2017)
    • Replies: 57
    • Forum: iMac
  13. mariolyon

    With TurboBoost switched off, how does the mid-2017 13 inch macbook pro i7 models (Tb, nTb) compare?

    With TurboBoost disabled (using TurboBoost Switcher utility), how do the mid-2017 13 inch macbook pro i7, touchbar (14,2) and function keys (14,1) models, compare in terms of fan noise, temperature, and battery life? Background: I am developer and I want to get the best performant, most...
    • mariolyon
    • Thread
    • battery life compare fan noise heat i7 processor mbp 13" mid 2017 performance turbo boost
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. Yousharesfc

    System Temp Issues / Fans - (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

    Hi there, Does anyone happen to know how many fans are in a 2015 MacBook Pro 13" ?
    • Yousharesfc
    • Thread
    • fan cleaning fan control fan noise fan speed fan zero rpm fans maximum speed macbook pro (13" early 2015)
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. R

    i5 3.8 vs i7 4.2

    Hello all, Glad to be a part of this forum. I currently have a 2014 MBP13 and am very likely to upgrade to an iMac (not the pro) within the next month or so. I am not a gamer, so the big demand I will throw at the iMac will be Lightroom and Photoshop editing 24mb+ RAW image files. I am...
    • RGlideKid
    • Thread
    • fan noise heat issue imac processor speed
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  16. B

    Macbook Pro fan suddenly turned off?

    I have a 2012 13-inch MBP w/ OSX 10.12.6, 2.5 i5 and 4GB ram I was running some cpu intensive applications, so the fan was spinning very fast and loudly. Suddenly, my mac made a loud clicking noise (I could feel it in the laptop as my hands were on the keyboard, it felt/sounded like something...
  17. S

    2017 5K iMac Fan Noise dB level ?

    Hey, how are you guys doing? I bought a 2017 5k iMac Mid Tier model a few weeks ago. 3,5 i5 CPU 8GB RAM The fan is pretty loud. Way above normal. I used thhe imac for a total of 7 hours maybe and theres already an electric buzz sound coming along with the fan noise. Unable to return it...
    • Samurai Shampoo
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    • 2017 imac decibel fan noise imac level loud fan loudness measure
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: iMac
  18. T

    Fan Noise and 2017 MBP's

    Has anyone with a 2017 MBP (nTB 13") put in enough mileage to determine how loud/annoying the fan noise is? There's a lot of chatter on the interwebs on the subject, and I'm still torn between a nTB 13" and a 12" rMB mostly because of the fanless, quiet design despite performance/port...
    • taxi_driver
    • Thread
    • fan noise heat heat issue hot temperature loud loud fan loud fans mbp mbp 13" or 15" 2017
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. M

    RX480 fan noise after update

    Is anybody else here having fan problems with their RX480 after updating to 10.12.6? Mine are stuck at full speed. Usually you just run the old OpenGL extension viewer trick and things calm down but that's not working anymore. smcFanControl also does nothing. I'd have said that there was some...
  20. Z

    rMBP 2013: switched SSD, fans blasting full noise. Fix?

    I've recently lost my SSD chip on my 11,3 MacBook Pro Retina 13". I bought a used, compatible SSD chip on eBay, and installed it. Immediately the fans went up full speed. This new chip was a MacBook Air stock chip. I borrowed a rMBP SSD chip from a friend for testing. Fans worked normally. I...
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