Ice Cold iMac

[zw-gator]

So I was given a 20" 2.4/2/500 iMac (7,1).

I turned it on and installed iStat to check out the temps.

The CPU hovers around 25-30*C...I also have a MBP and the CPU temps in that range for that laptop are unheard-of.

Fans are set to 1,200 RPM btw.

I also threw some heavy flash videos and games at it...nothing. 35*C CPU

In my MBP, it would be 80*C+ easy.

 

[prodigee]

That is because, there is a lot less room in notebooks for the heat to leave, it is because of this that you see notebook temps are so much higher.

 

[nOw2]

I have a 20" iMac 7,1 and it has always amazed me is how cool and quiet it is. I have never seen the fans running faster than idle.

 

[sammich]

I just felt like reposting this image I uploaded about 27 months ago (whoa! exactly 27 months and 30 minutes)

 

[AAPLaday]

The iMac is great for staying cool. Thats why if im using handbrake or doing anything processor intensive i do it on my iMac instead of my MacBook. I have the same model iMac as you.

 

[MisterMagoo]

Whatre you guys talking about? The imac in infamous for running at HOT temperatures even when idle, and even overheating.
You guys simply got lucky, somehow. But this isn't the case with all imacs, or nearly all of them. They are very hot machines.