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    MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) fan go full speed and becomes loud when connected to a 4k external monitor

    Hi. I bought a new 32" 4K LG Monitor and I really like it, except that my MacBook Pro fans go crazy when the monitor is connected and it gets really loud as if I am running a high-demanding app or something, even when I just have 3 tabs open in chrome, or playing a youtube video in 1080p. I was...
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    Witcher 2 - fans get very loud

    I have a macbook pro Mid 2015 i7 2.5 Ghz 16GB RAM Radeon R9 2GB 512 SSD etc. (high end model from 2015) Basically the game runs really smooth and I can run Witcher 2 on high settings. What bothers me is that after a couple of minutes after launching the game (around 3 minutes), the fans are...
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    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...
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    Loud fan noise and severe lag after wake from sleep on Mac Pro 2,1

    Hello all, I've got a Mac Pro 2,1 which I've upgraded both the firmware and SMC from 1,1. It seems to run perfectly fine on OS X Mavericks and wakes from sleep with no issue. The fans may run a bit high (around 1800rpm) but it isn't as bothersome as the Windows 7 side. After I wake up the...