Retina MacBook Pro fan control app?

SMC Fan Control has been updated to support the MBP Retina and Mountain Lion

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol

I'm running it now with 5498 RPM and it just took my MBP temperature down 30 degrees F in about 3 minutes. It did give me a warning when I started it that it hadn't been tested in my configuration, but it seems to be working fine.

Sorry mate, it's still working fine for me.

smcFanControl 2.4 - http://www.eidac.de/

Try under preferences to move each slider individually to the far right (5940 RPM)

Try checking the sync sliders box, moving the sliders and then unchecking it. I notice the behavior of the sliders is a little buggy.

Try the dropdown menu on top and choosing "Higher RPM" or making a new setting.

I'm on OSX v 10.8.1

MacBook Pro Retina

Did you install other Fan Control apps before? You might not have uninstalled them completely.

I started using mine mine today (bought it last friday) and it is working well for me with no override from the the OS. Altough it just lets me move the left side slider but after checking the box to syncronize it does changes the speed on th right side but still doeesn't move the slider. I have set up my speed at 5554 rpm and so far the temp is showing at 97F not running anything else besides safari tho.

You're playing with fire by ramping your fans up so high - why in the world would you want your CPU to stay that 'cool'?

Clinton

I was playing a game and surfing and had the computer in my lap and got super hot got concerned and I wanted to know if it was normal, then I found out bout this program and tried it out. The way you sound is like I can damage my computer by cranking the fan that much so thanks for letting me know.

Before i turn it up it was already at 125, 130 degrees so I read the previous comment from dpinkus and he said he has his at 5498 so I just put it closer to that. I will be using it a lot to watch movies and series using the mirror Apple TV feature so what speed do you think I can use without the risk of damagin it?

Thanks.

CAB

Clinton -> Curious where you find the risk/reward. I generally only switch to Higher RPMs (~5500 vs ~3900) when my MBP is conspicuously hot (and therefore uncomfortable on my lap). My temperature now is 49 - 52C at 3960rpm. The noise is a distraction at the higher RPMs but otherwise why not keep the CPU as "cool" as reasonable? Don't cooler CPUs last longer? Isn't that why there is so much invested in heatsinks and fan and airflow designs?

The only Fan control app that I have been able to get to work on my Retina MacBook Pro is FanControl

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23137/fan-control

All the others that I have tried (smcFanControl, iStat Menues) have briefly (for arount 3 seconds tops) sped up the fans to the desired RPM and then leveled out again at defalt (~2000rpm). The only downside to FanControl is that it doesn't actually control the speed of the fan directly it just changes the temp:rpm ratio and sets a new minnimum rpm (with the highest minnimum being 3500).

just my 2 cents on the matter

al'Thor

try this SW, best for RMBP

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1507063

I really doubt if default fan control 1.2 can work for retina MBP, the temperature always show 0 for RMBP. please see my modification here:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1507063

Running the fan at high speeds for long periods of time reduces the life of the fan. Yes, you are right, the cooler the CPU the better. But essentially what you're doing is trading the fan's life for the cpu's life. And also, the OS knows what its doing so you don't have to worry about increasing the fan speed to increases the cpu life - the OS will take care of that.

Macs Fan Control 1.0.6 works perfectly on retina macbook pro:

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/47386/macs-fan-control

It also works in Boot Camp (Windows 7/8)

MBP Retina is a little toaster oven, I wouldn't worry about the life of an insignificant item like that of a cheap cooling fan, you need to protect your processor above all else! Cheers