temperature w/Boot Camp vs. OS X

[xpipe]

I've been using my iMac long enough now at this point to notice that it runs significantly cooler with Vista in Boot Camp than with OS X. I don't have a temperature monitor thingy installed on the Windows side, but it's obvious from touching it...it gets warmish at most with Windows, and hot with OS X. I just thought that was weird. Have any of you noticed any temperature differences in Windows vs. OS X?

 

[powz]

Yes, my temps in Vista were consistently 10 degrees C hotter than in OS X. Since I switched to Windows XP my temperatures have remained pretty close to OS X. This is on an MBP.

 

[Beat w/ Stick]

i use a macbook and contrary to your post, it runs hotter bot when charging and on battery when on vista, tested in power saving, balanced and performance on both os's.

 

[Macloven]

subjectively, my mbp runs much hotter in bootcamp than in os x. is there a way to check the temp in xp / bootcamp to verify what my lap is feeling?

mg

 

[Muncher]

subjectively, my mbp runs much hotter in bootcamp than in os x. is there a way to check the temp in xp / bootcamp to verify what my lap is feeling?

mg

I don't know about that, but I do know if you run SMCFanControl and increase your fan speeds a bit (about 1000 rpm per fan on an imac should do it) and then restart your computer into windows, it will stay cooler.

Hope that helps.

 

[Infrared]

So maybe hotter on laptops, cooler on desktops under Vista?

Or maybe not?