Major Heat while playing WoW

Do you have a hard shell cover on your MBP? Where do you play the game at? On a table or what kind of surface? I notice since I put a Speck hard shell cover on my MBP 15 the temps are up....It isn't a coincidence either. I don't think the Speck case has enough ventilation holes cut in it...kinda let down.

If it shuts down on you, then you may have a defective machine. Mine reaches temperatures in that area at times. Is there ventilation between the computer and cooling pad?

I would say if it doesn't shut down on you, then it is most likely fine. The unibodys tend to be little heaters, especially when running extensive programs. If it is still problematic to you, take it in to get looked at. I was told by a Genius a few months ago that if it does not shut down on its own due to heat, it is fine.

Hi DrumminFoo92,

100 C is 212 F which is not normal for WoW. I've playing WoW since mid-2005 and on every Apple portable I've owned (even a 12" PowerBook G4). On my current machine, the fans will usually race to 6000rpm within 5 minutes of playing and stay there until about 2-3 minutes after I'm done playing. What temperature widget are you running? My machine will usually hover around 140-160 F while playing Warcraft.

First of all those temps are completely normal for a MacBook Pro playing WoW. As for cooling options you can open the lid if it is in clam shell mode connected to a external monitor. A chill mat may help but I have yet to find one that works as well as I would like. Make sure you do not have the back vents blocked.

So I just got done with 4 hour session (25 man Ulduar) and never once did my temp gauge climb above 82 C. This was on a 15" MacBook Pro connected to a 23" Cinema Display. Two other guildies who run on 17" MacBook Pros also reported near identical numbers (low 80s).

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Hi DrumminFoo92,

I can't comment on the 2.93GHz situation, I know the two people in our guild that play on 17" MacBook Pro have older models (not the latest and greatest). It'd seem odd that the new machines run a full 10-15 degrees warmer, Celsius. It might be worth asking this question in the Mac support forums via Blizzard's forum and see what other users are reporting for the newest 17" MacBook Pro.

I've got the 2.16 GHz Core Duo Mac Pro - and have been hitting 100C during WOW time also. I'll be taking it in again soon.
This happened about 6 months ago and Apple (thanks to extended warranty) fixed it for free. Immediately after the repair temps dropped to 60-70 C and stayed there for a few months. Only recently have I had the heating issues again.

I normally run on a cooling pad with no 'shells' on the computer, plus my house tends to the cold. The other day it was 55 F in my house and my laptop hit 95 C 😟

My recommendation - if your laptop is over 90 take it in.