hello, i wanted to ask a suggestion about what could be a good setting for smcFanControl. i have an 21.5" mid2011 iMac, and i live in an area which is quite hot in summer (at the moment, in my room there are 31°C) what would be a good speed setting for the fans?
these are the temps of my computer, at the moment
thank you!
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
The temperatures are OK, so I wouldn't change anything. Also, the Mac will set up fans automatically if temperature increases.
Anyway, if you want to set up a custom fan speed, I don't recommend you to set up a fan higher than 2000 rpm. If you do that, it may cause problems to your iMac, so any speed between 1000 and 2000 rpm is sufficient
See my posts and screenshots in these two threads. Sorry, you'll have to do some scrolling.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3219643?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3617828?start=0&tstart=0
Running a fan at the back might help a bit too.
smcFanControl Settings
