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1 hour ago, Sukhbir_Singh said:

Hello guys,

New to this community.

I have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012(non-retina display) edition. It has an Intel i5 3210M.I recently got bored and installed Windows 10 via bootcamp .Everything seems to run good so far but after half an hour of usage the laptop gets hot as a pan and gets too unconfortable to keep on lap and the temps show 79-85 C (174-185 F).Also it starts to thermal throttle and the video playback and even the system starts to lag.

This is not an issue when I boot into OS X (El Captain) and it runs at good temps and even the fan does not turn on.

Any kind of help would be appreciated.

Thank You 

I have the exact same issue with my early 2013 macbook pro (nearly the same as mid-2012 macbook pro), the reason is because the intel iGPU doesn't work in windows (only uses dGPU which uses ALOT of power) and probably crappy bootcamp drivers (they stopped supporting anything below mid-2013 macbook, so we only get old drivers that don't even support windows 10 properly). Well at least it's ok for games, but microsoft word is really laggy ;(. 
Sucks that you got a mac :P
EDIT: Try MPC-HC as a video player, I find that works just fine on my macbook.

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Hello guys,

New to this community.

I have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012(non-retina display) edition. It has an Intel i5 3210M.I recently got bored and installed Windows 10 via bootcamp .Everything seems to run good so far but after half an hour of usage the laptop gets hot as a pan and gets too unconfortable to keep on lap and the temps show 79-85 C (174-185 F).Also it starts to thermal throttle and the video playback and even the system starts to lag.

This is not an issue when I boot into OS X (El Captain) and it runs at good temps and even the fan does not turn on.

Any kind of help would be appreciated.

Thank You 

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I assume that bootcamp is using a very high % of your CPU, therefor overheating. Get a windows PC/laptop or bear with the overheating issues you run into. 

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1 hour ago, Sukhbir_Singh said:

Hello guys,

New to this community.

I have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012(non-retina display) edition. It has an Intel i5 3210M.I recently got bored and installed Windows 10 via bootcamp .Everything seems to run good so far but after half an hour of usage the laptop gets hot as a pan and gets too unconfortable to keep on lap and the temps show 79-85 C (174-185 F).Also it starts to thermal throttle and the video playback and even the system starts to lag.

This is not an issue when I boot into OS X (El Captain) and it runs at good temps and even the fan does not turn on.

Any kind of help would be appreciated.

Thank You 

I have the exact same issue with my early 2013 macbook pro (nearly the same as mid-2012 macbook pro), the reason is because the intel iGPU doesn't work in windows (only uses dGPU which uses ALOT of power) and probably crappy bootcamp drivers (they stopped supporting anything below mid-2013 macbook, so we only get old drivers that don't even support windows 10 properly). Well at least it's ok for games, but microsoft word is really laggy ;(. 
Sucks that you got a mac :P
EDIT: Try MPC-HC as a video player, I find that works just fine on my macbook.

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CPU: i7 5820k

Mobo: X99 Deluxe

Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 3

RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080

Storage: 1TB 850 Evo, 1TB HDD, bunch of external hard drives
PSU: EVGA G2 750w

Peripherals: Logitech G502, Ducky One 711

Audio: Xonar U7, O2 amplifier (RIP), HD6XX

Monitors: 4k 24" Dell monitor, 1080p 24" Asus monitor

 

Laptop:

-Overkill Dell XPS

Fully maxed out early 2017 Dell XPS 15, GTX 1050 4GB, 7700HQ, 1TB nvme SSD, 32GB RAM, 4k display. 97Whr battery :x 
Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it :P

 

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Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Andrew657nz said:

I assume that bootcamp is using a very high % of your CPU, therefor overheating. Get a windows PC/laptop or bear with the overheating issues you run into. 

I agree, the apple macbook pro has the worst cooling system I have ever seen in any laptop so far (except for my friend's 6 year old budget laptop) which is ridiculous for such an expensive product. I recommend the razer blade if you want a similar experience to a macbook but want to use windows.

hello!

is it me you're looking for?

ᴾC SᴾeCS ᴰoWᴺ ᴮEᴸoW

Spoiler

Desktop: X99-PC

CPU: i7 5820k

Mobo: X99 Deluxe

Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 3

RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080

Storage: 1TB 850 Evo, 1TB HDD, bunch of external hard drives
PSU: EVGA G2 750w

Peripherals: Logitech G502, Ducky One 711

Audio: Xonar U7, O2 amplifier (RIP), HD6XX

Monitors: 4k 24" Dell monitor, 1080p 24" Asus monitor

 

Laptop:

-Overkill Dell XPS

Fully maxed out early 2017 Dell XPS 15, GTX 1050 4GB, 7700HQ, 1TB nvme SSD, 32GB RAM, 4k display. 97Whr battery :x 
Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it :P

 

-Crapbook

Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.

 

 

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1 hour ago, rattacko123 said:

I have the exact same issue with my early 2013 macbook pro (nearly the same as mid-2012 macbook pro), the reason is because the intel iGPU doesn't work in windows (only uses dGPU which uses ALOT of power) and probably crappy bootcamp drivers (they stopped supporting anything below mid-2013 macbook, so we only get old drivers that don't even support windows 10 properly). Well at least it's ok for games, but microsoft word is really laggy ;(. 
Sucks that you got a mac :P
EDIT: Try MPC-HC as a video player, I find that works just fine on my macbook.

Lol thanx ..yes games run fine suprisingly.. :P

I forgot to mention that I was talking about youtube videos...XD

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53 minutes ago, rattacko123 said:

I agree, the apple macbook pro has the worst cooling system I have ever seen in any laptop so far (except for my friend's 6 year old budget laptop) which is ridiculous for such an expensive product. I recommend the razer blade if you want a similar experience to a macbook but want to use windows.

I have a gaming pc tho..but you know sometimes laptop is more suitable :P

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1 minute ago, Sukhbir_Singh said:

Yes it idles at above 50%

 

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hello!

is it me you're looking for?

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Spoiler

Desktop: X99-PC

CPU: i7 5820k

Mobo: X99 Deluxe

Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 3

RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080

Storage: 1TB 850 Evo, 1TB HDD, bunch of external hard drives
PSU: EVGA G2 750w

Peripherals: Logitech G502, Ducky One 711

Audio: Xonar U7, O2 amplifier (RIP), HD6XX

Monitors: 4k 24" Dell monitor, 1080p 24" Asus monitor

 

Laptop:

-Overkill Dell XPS

Fully maxed out early 2017 Dell XPS 15, GTX 1050 4GB, 7700HQ, 1TB nvme SSD, 32GB RAM, 4k display. 97Whr battery :x 
Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it :P

 

-Crapbook

Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.

 

 

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