2013 MacBook Pro 13 getting hot.

[calliex]

My boss's bought a new 2018 MacBookpro nTB for work. He is a medical researcher does a lot presentations, runs Stata and Excel. He running two monitors off of it along with plugging various thumb drives and the occasional ext hard drive. It gets really hot, to the point he unplugs one of the monitors.
Is he pushing this mac to hard? I use iStat Menus, what temp is too hot?

Thanks

 

[currahee2100]

There is no non touch 2018, it would have to be the 2017. I would say he’s stressing it to the limit. Probably should have gotten a 15” MBP or the 2018 13”.

MBPs run a little hot. Use macs fan control and set your own variable fan speed. I have mine set to start ramping up at 45C and full blast at 65C.

Just concentrate on core temps.
My gaming desktop runs from 27C to 58C
My Alienware runs from 48C to 98C (yeah)

 

[MrGunnyPT]

There is no non touch 2018, it would have to be the 2017. I would say he’s stressing it to the limit. Probably should have gotten a 15” MBP or the 2018 13”.

MBPs run a little hot. Use macs fan control and set your own variable fan speed. I have mine set to start ramping up at 45C and full blast at 65C.

Just concentrate on core temps.
My gaming desktop runs from 27C to 58C
My Alienware runs from 48C to 98C (yeah)

Pretty much.

I went from a 13" nTB to a TB because of this.. When I upgraded to dual 4k display I found out I should have gone for the 15" lol.

Your idea is pretty good creating your own fan curve is a way around the issue it's what I do.