Lately I've been feeling my 24" Alu-iMac (Prev. Gen 3.06) and it's feeling really hot. I got iStats and here are my temperatures:
CPU A: 108 F
Airport: 140 F
Ambient: 75 F
GPU: 122 F
GPU Diode: 131 F
GPU Heatsink: 122 F
HD Bay 1: 136 F
Memory Controller: 117 F
Optical Drive: 120 F
Power Supply: 165 F
Macintosh HD: 135 F
Fans:
CPU: 1200 rpm
HD: 1198 rpm
Optical Drive: 698 rpm
I just bought a iMac 27" i5 version with the 2-TB Hitachi HDD.
Under browsing:
Fan-speeds:
ODD: 998 rpm
HDD: Always 1100 or above
CPU: 939
Temperatures:
ODD: 46C
HDD: 57C
CPU: 43C
The only thing what bothering me is the loud HDD fan. Really annoying.
So, what for iMac have you and what are the fan-speeds and temperatures of your iMac? And of-course how did you solve these high fan-speeds? (If you did)
My iMac 27" quad-core i5 seems hot. I'm using Temperature Monitor
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What temperature range(s) are normal for this computer?
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8), 12 GB RAM
this is my first iMac, so Ive this questions;
In these days it's very hot here, 32� (90F) and over, and my room is exposed at sunlight all the afternoon, and its not very big.
I hold the window closed, but its always hot in the house, 26� (79F) or more.
If I hold the iMac turn on (with minimum brightness) for 10 or more minutes he starts to be heated, and now for example, that is night and I've 24�(75F) in my room, I've these temperatures:
It's normal?
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Those fans run faster than my 2007 24" 2.4ghz iMac.
Somehow I figured with the cooler running ddr3, 9400M igpu and better cpu architecture that this new 2009 20" iMac would be dead silent because the fans would barely have to run. Or at least be less noisey.
But that's not the case.
Anyone have any fan speeds to report on new iMacs? Particularly the 20" model?
Download the iStat Pro widget and report your fan speeds today!
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It kinda makes this very little brightness pumping that old crt tv's and monitors did. Same kind of effect but in a lot smaller effect, but you can sorta notice it's there. I have had none of those display image disappearance/flicker problems at all, display is working very well but I'm wondering if this kind of effect is normal with LED displays and does the glossy display enhance it/let more through? I'm thinking this might add to eye strain in long use but not sure(just like crt's did).
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My new iMac 27" (i3, 3.2GHz) is not so quiet as my previous iMacs -
I can hear a low humming noise! Not very loud, but I don't like it.
It grabs my attention...
It sounds like a fan motor or a transformer.
I can also feel a corresponding vibration.
Is this normal now? Does anyone else have this problem too?
Would you recommend to return/exchange this iMac?
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Fan Speeds:
CPU fan (desired) 1300 RPM / (current) 1530 RPM
HD fan (desired) 2100 RPM / (current) 2099 RPM
DVD fan (desired) 1300 / 1298 RPM
Temperatures:
CPU Heatsink: 92F
Internal HD: 108F
Internal DVD: 95F
GPU Heatsink: 107F
Are these, under the circumstances, normal readings?
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Apple is happy to replace it, but am I too picky? Anyone else with the same?
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My Macbook Pro, Macbook, or other apple hardware I got with a HDD does not make this kind of noise.
How silent is your iMac compared to your macbook/macbook pro?
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1. CPU load = 20%, temp = 76 C, browsing the web
2. CPU load = 33%, temp = 77 C, watching an online video
3. CPU load = 35%, temp = 82 C, watching a movie on lovefilm
3. The lid of the laptop is closed, and I am carrying it in a bag
4. I am charging it with the lid closed.
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Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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WDC WD5000AAKS-40V6A0:
Capacity:500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 bytes)
Model:WDC WD5000AAKS-40V6A0
Revision:05.01D06
Serial Number: WD-WCAWF5070764
Native Command Queuing:Yes
Queue Depth:32
Removable Media:No
Detachable Drive:No
BSD Name:disk0
Rotational Rate:7200
Medium Type:Rotational
Partition Map Type:GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status:Verified
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CPU Core 2: 59
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011)
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