Macbook Pro running extremely hot while browsing

[alpenwasser]

I see. That actually makes sense. I didn't think about it that way. Which stress testing tool are you using? I might as well just use the same.

Since I presume you're running OSX I'm not sure if you'll have access to the same tools

as me. What I did is compress/decompress files which are several gigabytes in size with

a compressor which can do parallel compression on multiple threads. But you might want

to google around a bit to see if there's something suitable for OSX.

[Snorlax]

Since I presume you're running OSX I'm not sure if you'll have access to the same tools

as me. What I did is compress/decompress files which are several gigabytes in size with

a compressor which can do parallel compression on multiple threads. But you might want

to google around a bit to see if there's something suitable for OSX.

 

Or I could just find a stress testing tool. Yeah, I might do that instead

[TDP_Equinox]

This is not a fanboy thread. If you have something bad to say about Apple's products, don't say it in this thread, please.

 

When I sit around the house browsing the web, my Macbook Pro mid 2014 runs extremely hot. I've installed smcFanControl to check the temperature, and just writing this thread, I am running at 68 to 72 degrees.

I only have Chrome open, but I have a few tabs open (not more than 6). None of the tabs have anything running such as YouTube (which makes my Macbook run at over 80 degrees sometimes).

 

What could cause this? The fans spin up to 5000 RPM sometimes, which is loud as hell. I can barely touch the gap between the keys, as the metal is really hot.

 

Maybe I got a bad sample? What do you think? 

My 2011 runs at 80C+ Often, but not until I open an intense program (or 40+ Chrome tabs).

You might want to dust it out, or if you got apple care, take it to an apple store and they will take care of it. 

https://locate.apple.com/dk/da/

[Guest]

Or I could just find a stress testing tool. Yeah, I might do that instead 

 

 

You talk about temps and fan speeds, but what is the CPU load like at the time?

 

There are some bizarre background processes and deacons in OS X that could cause this, as I have experienced Kernel Task maxing my CPU when I do certain, seemingly unrelated tasks.

[TDP_Equinox]

Or I could just find a stress testing tool. Yeah, I might do that instead

To stress it, open up the task viewer, and terminal.

Put, "yes > /dev/null &" in the terminal, and repeat the command for every CPU core you have.

For example if I wanted to stress my 8 core, i would put "yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & yes > /dev/null & ".

 

EDIT: it's worth noting this will run forever if you let it. 

To stop it, restart.