Laptop heat

[Propane]

Hey, I recentlly got a mac book pro and, while doing cpu/gpu intensive tasks, my CPU will hit 80, and so will the GPU... is this too hot or is it acceptable for a laptop?

[GrandTheft Llama]

I think the most a laptop can take is 90C b4 shutting down(or melting) but im not sure...

[Hyper Threaded]

I've actually read a bit on the heat issue with the MacBooks, it has to do with the thermal paste being applied very poorly from the factory. XS has a thread with several useful links in it. Read it all: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151069

[neddamttocs]

my macbook does the same thing .. apple says as long is it dosent stay up there that long itll be ok.

[Kash]

I've actually read a bit on the heat issue with the MacBooks, it has to do with the thermal paste being applied very poorly from the factory. XS has a thread with several useful links in it. Read it all: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151069

 

 

That is essentially the problem. There was a guy over at Mac-Forums who disassembled his Macbook Pro, cleaned off the zealously applied factory paste, and properly applied some AS5. Temperatures literally dropped by 15 - 20 degrees. The guy's fan rarely turns on now.

 

If I didn't have my warranty to worry about, you can bet I would have popped open my Macbook as well. I'm rather disappointed in how Apple hasn't gotten its manufacturer to fix this issue, especially since it was found and acknowledged with the first generation of Macbook/Macbook Pro

[hardnrg]

Warranties... pfft... ya big wuss