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fan noise

  1. C

    2012 Mac Mini - Fan Noise considered normal at idle?

    Yesterday I found a great Mac Mini deal on Craigslist. It's the upgraded 2012 2.6 Quad Core. - 2012 Mac Mini - i7 Quad Core @ 2.6 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - 1 TB HDD I'm excited to have a real desktop Mac with a considerable amount of internal storage, both of which are firsts for me...
    • cksubs
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    • fan fan noise mac mini noise quad core silence silent
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Mac mini
  2. dafish

    over heating mbp using Sierra

    Using Safari causes mbp to overheat and fan run at high speed. Activity monitor under CPU reads Safari 200 plus current web site 200. Yet using Firefox reads FF 200 current site only 20. Can somebody tell me how I might cool things down.
  3. Wolf.Raised

    Ancient (2008) Macbook Pro 17" Making Funny Noise

    My Macbook Pro is making unusual noise that is either associated with a fan or the hard drive. Is there a way to pinpoint which is the problem without taking it apart? Since I am a starving artist and am going to try to do repairs myself, I would like to have parts purchased prior to cracking...
  4. sailingjason

    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...
  5. arthurecho

    imac 27 i3

    hello mac community ! i want your advice on the following issue I have with my Imac I3 3,2ghz I3 2tb hitachi hd I notice my computer is making a noisy noise constantly, the hd is grinding but that's not really a problem, it's a noise like something is running and i hear it. the thing is that...
    • arthurecho
    • Thread
    • fan noise hard drive imac 27
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  6. D

    i5 vs i7 and fan noise

    Hi all, I'm going to buy a 27" iMac, with the M395 graphics option, but I can't decide if I want the i5 or the i7 processor. I was set on the i5 but it appears that the real world performance difference between i5 and i7 is a little bit bigger than I thought, so now I'm leaning towards the i7...
    • d94ka
    • Thread
    • fan noise imac
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iMac
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