apple Apple Mac mini mid 2011 Thermal problem

[FreqEvans]

Hello everyone, I'm Ivan.

 

Straight to the point: I have an Apple Mac mini mid 2011, dual-core i5, 16 GB RAM, HD graphics 3000, SSD.

 

Room temp from 18 to 25, depending on season and weather. 

 

My Mac on boot stays at 45-50, when I open Chrome or Safari jumps at 60-70, when I open Logic Pro it goes at 80-85, sometimes at 90.

 

What should I do?

(Don't say change Mac please )

[jaslion]

Have you ever cleaned it out or changed the thermal paste? If not you should consider doing both as well it will be caked full of dust AND the thermal paste will be dried up.

 

For cleaning some compressed air + a brush does wonders. For thermal paste replacement you need to remove the heatsink and apply new thermal paste. Both are easy to do as the older mac minis are easy to do maintenance on.

 

 

[Kilrah]

Was it lower before? Cause it doesn't seem out of place for a mac...

[FreqEvans]

On 6/9/2021 at 11:39 AM, jaslion said:

Have you ever cleaned it out or changed the thermal paste? If not you should consider doing both as well it will be caked full of dust AND the thermal paste will be dried up.

 

For cleaning some compressed air + a brush does wonders. For thermal paste replacement you need to remove the heatsink and apply new thermal paste. Both are easy to do as the older mac minis are easy to do maintenance on.

 

 

Yes I did it I think 3-4 months ago

[FreqEvans]

On 6/9/2021 at 2:44 PM, Kilrah said:

Was it lower before? Cause it doesn't seem out of place for a mac...

Yes it was lower when I bought it 3 years ago on eBay

[Kilrah]

Likely just the apps you're running having become more demanding over time with updates.