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MacBook Pro Cooling Pad for Gaming

Ok, I'm having problems with MacBook Pro overheating when I'm playing a game and the FPS drops very low, so does anybody know the best solution for this situation?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Sep 21, 2011 9:06 AM

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Skyskull Author

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Sep 22, 2011 10:37 AM in response to Skyskull

I got everything on high, but the shaders the lighting and the post-procesing wich are on medium(shaders), low(lighting) and medium(post-procesing), also the reflections are off, it was working perfectly 1 month ago then I got this problem, my other post explains what I did actually here:https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3304894

Skyskull Author

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Sep 22, 2011 10:39 AM in response to nramos03

Also about my MBP specs, 2.66 ghz intel core i7, 4gb ram, nvidia gt 330m, mid 2010 MBP, OSX 10.7.1 Lion, StarCraft 2 version: 1.4.0

nramos03

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Sep 22, 2011 10:43 AM in response to Skyskull

i have the 2011 15" and i play sc2 as well... i have all my settings on medium so I don't worry about droping frame rate, on mutli it goes to about the lowest 50fps. Highest is 62fps. Also I've downloaded "Fan Control" for the macbook pro.

I'm attaching a screenshot of the temperature/fan settings. This is a good app to test to see if your fan is still functioning correctly during game play:

(this program is free)

Also, if you can download iStat Menu's, it can give you a better break down of your performance and usage.

here's the website: http://www.bjango.com/

Skyskull Author

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Sep 22, 2011 10:51 AM in response to nramos03

Thanks, with my settings I can run at over 50 fps for like 3 minutes, so I decided to cap my framerate at 30, combined with the smcfancontrol wich forces my fan to run at maximum I can make it, also thank you for iStat app

AlexCox4

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Oct 26, 2014 6:15 AM in response to Skyskull

I use a Foldable Stand with mine so air can circulate better. It can't hurt and it makes it easier to type too!

MacBook Pro Cooling Pad for Gaming