iMac 27 - Temperatures Hardware
I'm a bit concerned about the temperatures inside my new iMac 27" i5. Especially my hard drive (WD Caviar Black 1TB). After about 2 hours of normal computing it is 52 degrees celsius. Last night I imported 30-40 minutes of video to my iMac and the temperatures after that are
HD Macintosh 56
CPU 53
Ambient 22
GPU Diode 68
GPU Heatsink 67
Mem Controller 55
Optical drive 50
Power Supply 2 67
56 degrees Celisus on a HD is very much. According to WD the maximum working temperature for the harddrive is 60 degrees. I am uncomfortble close to that limit without even pushing the computer.
WDs own info:
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=488
And according to http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000748.html
"Hard drive temperature is arguably the most important temperature to monitor in your computer. If you regularly see temperatures of 45C or higher on your drive, consider improving airflow in your case. If you don't, you've substantially increased your risk of hard drive failure or data loss."
Should I be concerned?
iMac 27" i5, Mac OS X (10.6.2)