imac is heating up! is this normal??

Hi running my MacBook right now - CPU is 51 degrees Celsius, SMART Disk 30 degrees Celsius, air temperature is about 22 degrees Celsius.

Nothing to be really concerned about from what I can gather.

Hi Binkles -

Yes, the iMacs do run quite hot so 59 isn't abnormal. If you want to cool down your iMac you can install smcfancontrol [here|http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/smcfancontrol2/index.html ]. I have it installed and if I'm running graphics intensive applications such as Adobe's Creative Suite, then I up the fan speeds to cool the computer down.

Don't forget the iMacs are designed to run fairly hot so your temperatures are not uncommon. If you're unsure, try a quick search of these forums to see how hot other iMacs run if that will put your mind at rest. Try [this|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7776651&#7776651] one or [this|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7905863&#7905863] one.

Hope this helps, post back and let me know how you get on.

Excellent advice!

Binkles wrote:
I've been on the computer for about an hour and a half and i have the temperature Widget thing.. and it says that the SMART disk temperature is 42 degrees celsius! and the ambient air is about 27... 42 seems like an awful high temp for a computer...
is this bad??

Nothing wrong with those temps. That's normal and very close to what mine always operates at. Nothing to worry about. If needed the fans will speed up automatically to cool things down.

trust me, 59 degrees is nothing to worry about. About a week back, I was importing some CDs and working in iMovie, when the fans started to kick up.

Looked at smcfancontrol in the menu bar, and the current core temp was 74 degrees.

No problem Binkles. You could click on "Helpful" or "Solved" if you want to thank me properly... : )

hey
49 degrees C. and 121 degrees F.
good luck dude

ps
but i have window open blowing on imac

Message was edited by: bmoraski

I have just posted a very similar thread seeking the same info,
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1773774&tstart=0

Mine seems to run hot as well and, I cant seem to find the ideal temp stats.