Any 3rd party cooling mechanisms for I-mac?

[24usedtorock]

Seeing a ton of references to how hot everything runs for some games which are maxed out, etc. That can't be good for long-term performance, I have a Windows PC that freezes due to the components getting extremely hot.

I just assumed from knowing how loud an old G5 I had sounded from time to time that fan support would be adequate for all Macs but then again the I-Mac is crammed into that all in one slim design.

Any ways to cool those suckers off?

 

[flopticalcube]

Fan Control, smcFanControl, Coolbook Controller.

 

[24usedtorock]

Fan Control, smcFanControl, Coolbook Controller.

Ok so from what I gather the only options are just software devices which control the rate the fans move, but I guess there's no way to "chill" the components manually.

 

[flopticalcube]

Ok so from what I gather the only options are just software devices which control the rate the fans move, but I guess there's no way to "chill" the components manually.

CoolBook Controller lowers the operating voltage of the CPU. Aside from that, no, there are no devices that I am aware of to physically lower the temperature of the CPU.

 

[itommyboy]

 

[24usedtorock]

Yeah reminds me of the time I bought a window fan and opened a case up to try to cool off the inside. It didn't work really and the computer is still hot as heck when I push it, so I stick to my laptop mainly.