Macbook Pro With Retina temperature while under load.

Mine also gets hot easily just doing normal stuff, but my friend told me that he had never felt the heat since he bought the 13'' without retina display, so unfair😟

@zomby:

Yeah I was refering to GPU, what i have seen that it always runs at higer temp.

GPU gets to 50-60 C easily with normal usage.

@qwsxcd:

I have never heard any heating issue atleast with this keypad warming problem with normal usage

on non retina macbook pro.

After paying this much for these premium laptops, it is disappointing that we need to go through

these details and constantly see how this things is behaving. Specially when they say they have

redesigned the cooling system which is getting more hotter then the non retina macbook.

I am thinking for trying with one more replacement. I love this display, over all look and

performance of this macbook but it looks very weird to work on warm keypad (feeling warm

air coming out of it).

suprisingly I have never felt warming keypad issue with my sony laptop which is still running

with out any single problem after 4-5 years!!!

90C maybe under full load. 100-110 is NOT: http://ark.intel.com/products/64900

Hi brsm,

Your reply is addressed to me, but I'm not sure what you're saying. And what are you pointing out in the link? It would be helpful if you'd clarify. Thanks.

I am saying that 90C at full load is maybe OK for these, 100C-110C definitely is not. I linked to intel's specifications which indicate the absolute max temp is 105C, after that it should shut down.

brsm1990 wrote:

I am saying that 90C at full load is maybe OK for these, 100C-110C definitely is not.

See my earlier post. We agree. 😉

I linked to intel's specifications which indicate the absolute max temp is 105C, after that it should shut down.

Thanks for the link. As stated, I knew it was between 100 and 110, but not the exact temp. Now we all know the specific temp.

Well might point goes beyond that - under normal operation it should be getting nowhere near 105 or even 100. The "exact temp" is when it should shutdown, long before that it will "throttle" which means decreased performance so then there is an issue.

Mine is now on the THIRD logic board specifically because 100C+ temps.

Apple's strategy was: 1.) Deny problem, 2.) Replace logic board, 3.) Deny problem, 4.) Replace logic board again, 5.) Stone wall.

It's still not fixed.

brsm1990 wrote:

Mine is now on the THIRD logic board specifically because 100C+ temps.

Apple's strategy was: 1.) Deny problem, 2.) Replace logic board, 3.) Deny problem, 4.) Replace logic board again, 5.) Stone wall.

It's still not fixed.

Can you replicate the problem (temps) at the Apple Store? If so, I don't know how they can deny it, and I would politely but firmly point out all the prior issues and ask for a new machine.

Let me pile on. I souped up version with 16g etc in December and have been noticing the heat issue and I am glad I ran into this thread. I even ordered this week an SF-19 cooling pad with twin fans and AC power to cool down this microwave.

I did run into something that looks very promising since last night. Ran the Activity Monitor and noticed multiple threads of Chrome Helper taking 10 to 20% of the cpu. I killed these processes and I am now un the low 30's C for heat when I was in the 90's. I am going to give Chrome a rest for a while and see if this maybe a contributor.

Just my own experience so take it for what is worth

Paco.

when Chrome was running.

All day today. This is just a sample but all data points were consistently low.