cooling MacBook air

[noobofepicness66]

i have expanded my search for a way to cool my mac:

My macbook air 2014 keeps on getting up to around 100c when doing some light gaming (or using imovie and other stuff like that)

is there any (yes any) way that i can keep it cool?

 

[GardeningWithSilicon]

You could try something like this: https://svalt.com/

 

To use it, you will need an external monitor and a keyboard/mouse. 

 

I looked at the ifixit teardown and don't really see a better way of cooling the 2014 MBA. It has a tiny heatpipe that goes to a single blower fan on the rear. You could try to blow the fan out, but that won't prevent 100C temps. 

[Billy Pilgrim]

You can download an app the change the fan curve

[DumbAsshole32]

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[noobofepicness66]

On 4/13/2019 at 10:45 PM, Billy Pilgrim said:

You can download an app the change the fan curve

fan curve?

i already have mac fan control, is that what your talking about?

[noobofepicness66]

On 4/13/2019 at 10:43 PM, GardeningWithSilicon said:

You could try something like this: https://svalt.com/

 

To use it, you will need an external monitor and a keyboard/mouse. 

 

I looked at the ifixit teardown and don't really see a better way of cooling the 2014 MBA. It has a tiny heatpipe that goes to a single blower fan on the rear. You could try to blow the fan out, but that won't prevent 100C temps. 

I could work with that, thanks!

but is it worth it?

Edited April 15, 2019 by noobofepicness66
didn't want to post toooooooooooo many stuffs, so I just edited this one

[noobofepicness66]

on second thoughts no

i just looked at da price tag, $140 (the base model) for a fan!

[Billy Pilgrim]

2 hours ago, noobofepicness66 said:

fan curve?

i already have mac fan control, is that what your talking about?

yes

[teenage_club]

I own a macbook air, and I had a few problems with cooling. I used Mac Fan Control to manually turn it up whenever I knew I was ding something intensive, and I blew out as much dust as possible. other than that, there isnt a lot you can do. openig up newer macbook airs is a pain