

The one that Trikein linked to is for the late 2011 version, not the mid 2012 version. If the original poster does want to open up the Macbook Pro, then this is the correct iFixit guide.
#Best fan control for mac 2016 pro
And then there should be no need to open up the Macbook Pro and clean.unless the original poster really want to do so. So, I would suspect that there are no temperature issues at all and the fans will get more "normal" if what I advise in the previous paragraph is done. And the fans speeds should go back down to a reasonable 2000 rpm or so. If the original poster goes into the iStat Menus settings, then to the Sensors section and edits the Fan Rules to run "default" mode.then the "Active Set" will show as "Off" (as is does for me as I don't override the default fan control of my Macbook Pro). This means that iStat Menus' Fan Rules option is set to the "High" program which will run the fans at about 6000 rpm (at least that is how the default High program is set on my installation if iStat Menus). The first item listed in the picture contains the pictures is "Active Set" and it is set to "High". So, if the temperature is 50 deg C (aka 121 deg F) and the fans are at around 6000 rpm, then something odd seems to be going on.Īnd that odd thing might be that the original poster is using iStat to control the fans. My Retina Macbook Pro is just above idle and the fans are at about 2000 rpm with a temperature in the mid 50s deg C. While Macs do run their fans, they generally don't run them at 6000+/- rpm at idle. Here is the link to the Mac temp database with JUST the entries for the same model Macbook Pro:įrom that list, 50 deg C is right around the average for the 5 listing for idle. Those temperatures are not anywhere near a problem.Īnd the fan running at about 6000 rpm is doing what the fan is supposed to do.run to cool the processor. If so, then the highest temperature that the original poster listed was 121 deg F, which is about 50 deg C. The list of temperatures provided by the original poster is supposedly in degrees Fahrenheit, not Celsius. That or you're running programs that macs weren't designed to handle You clearly have some blocked airflow, and you should try to clear it out. This is part of why I have issues with macs because apple doesn't make self-disassembly easy. Optimal temperatures for today's average CPU's are 65 and below, 70+ gets undesirable, 80+ is not good, 90+ is very bad, and 100+ is incredible.
