Intel iMac temperature

[samanthas]

I downloaded Temperature Monitor and it's telling me the temerature is 118.4 F/48.0 C and 120.2 F/49.0 C. That seems high to me, but is it normal? Just want to put my worries to rest here because I was thinking that it felt hotter than it used to -- only on the left side though.

 

[Eidorian]

My iMac G5 is at 152 F right now and I've seen it go up to 170 F under 100% load. You're safe on your Intel.

 

[samanthas]

Okay. Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[Eidorian]

Okay. Thanks for the fast reply.

Speed is the key.

 

[calebjohnston]

Psh those temps are nothing. My iBook gets up to past those temperatures and then my hand starts to feel like it's approaching first degree burn. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

 

[eva01]

my laptop is at 320 right now, oh yeah.... ><! grrr 320 Kelvin

 

[calebjohnston]

Hell yes! I'm at 320c.

 

[t1rider321]

how come hween i try to use them it always sais 0

 

[CMUviolin]

temp.

My 17" intel iMac tells me my temp. is at 0 degrees for any app I use, this never happened on my G5 iMac or G4 iBook? is something wrong or am I just not doing something right?

 

[BlizzardBomb]

What worries me is that my Hard Drive regularly hits 55C - 60C, which I know isn't good for it

 

[sjshaw]

Is the fan quiet on these suckers?

 

[EricNau]

For those who are getting a reading of 0, your hardware probably isn't supported by that temp monitor.

You could try miniStat2, I've found it to be fairly reliable.

 

[plinden]

My Intel iMac hardly ever gets above 41C. It reached 48C briefly yesterday when I was doing something that involved a lot of CDROM and HDD access, but it came down quickly after I stopped. Generally it stays pretty cool.

Is the fan quiet on these suckers?

Yes.

 

[sjshaw]

My Intel iMac hardly ever gets above 41C. It reached 48C briefly yesterday when I was doing something that involved a lot of CDROM and HDD access, but it game down quickly after I stopped. Generally it stays pretty cool.

Yes.

Thanks... fan noise is such a distraction.

 

[plinden]

Thanks... fan noise is such a distraction.

I had a Dell space heater/jet engine under my desk for four years - seriously, the fan was on 100% of the time. I was a PC user since the IBM XT days, and I didn't know any better. I didn't know computers could be this quiet.

Now, when I have my Dell Pentium-M 2.26GHz laptop (I originally thought it was quiet) sitting beside the iMac, it's a huge distraction when it's fan kicks in, about 1/3 of the time it's on.

 

[miniConvert]

For those who are getting a reading of 0, your hardware probably isn't supported by that temp monitor.

You could try miniStat2, I've found it to be fairly reliable.

Doesn't give a readout on my Mac mini Core Duo

My entire Mac mini is pretty warm...

 

[plinden]

Doesn't give a readout on my Mac mini Core Duo

My entire Mac mini is pretty warm...

Does Temperature Monitor show anything?

 

[samanthas]

I use Temperature Monitor with my Intel (like I said in my first post) but I've noticed it only reads my hard drive temp, and the temp never goes past 120.2F/49C it seems -- that's good right? I should have said it was my HD temp in my first post because I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

 

[miniConvert]

Does Temperature Monitor show anything?

Thanks, but no, sorry Just the HDD temperature, which is running at a warming 47C.