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thermals

  1. TheRiddler1982

    Thermals on M2 Max worse compared to M1 Max?

    Hi all, I was using a M1 Max 10-core CPU 32-core GPU 32 GByte RAM 1 TByte model since its release back in 2021. As the RAM and storage have been my most limiting components (not performance!), I decided to upgrade to a refurbished M2 Max 12-core CPU 38-core GPU 96 GByte RAM 8 TByte model. As I...
  2. blakespot

    Benchmark - could some M2 Air users run this?

    Could a few M2 MacBook Air users run this fairly intensive benchmark and report back observations, results? Ideally with some kind of temp monitoring active for CPU/GPU. https://benchmark.unigine.com/valley (it's a free download) I saw GregsGadgets' video showing the 8-GPU M2 Air beating the...
  3. ilovemym1mba

    Sustained 95C+ temps on M1 MBA?

    I have 16GB M1 MBA. Love it to bits. While playing some games on it, I noticed that CPU temps reach 95 degree celsius and stay at that temps the whole session. (used the "Hot" app). The "battery gas gauge" temps were around 45C max. I am not worried about processor getting fried, I know Apple...
  4. H

    M1 Air Thermal Mod vs Pro as a Streaming PC/Mobile Workstation.

    Hello, first time poster, nice to meet y'all and I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right category. So, I'm a developer and also a streamer as a hobby/side gig and I've recently heard such good things about the M1 Macs from coworkers and wanted to buy a Mac for my mobile workstation and I also...
  5. haine84

    MacBook Air 2015 13in. Heatsink/CPU Chipset Question

    I have an 2015 MacBook Air 13 inch (A1466) and I decided to put new thermal paste on my heatsink and CPU. Since I have owned this computer for three years. So I disassembled the computer and I was shocked at the lack of amount of paste and decent coverage of the original paste from Apple. I have...
  6. E

    MacBook Air 2020 - thermal pad, great results

    This is my first time posting here, but I've been a longtime Mac user and hardware enthusiast. I bought the 2020 MacBook Air as I was curious about the ice lake chips and keen to see if a MacBook Air could satisfy me for travelling about. But as I feared, thermal solution meant that trying to...
  7. lumchai

    16" Macbook Pro Thermals

    Howdy, I recently bought the base i9 16" Macbook Pro and use it mainly for MacOS for rendering and Software Dev. I also have bootcamp running mainly for some medium-heavy gaming and have Mac Fan Control installed alongside Throttlestop. I have turbo boost disabled in Throttlestop and custom...