MacBook Pro overheating issues

Hi,

I have a MacBook Pro 2012 (non-retina) display which has an SSD installed instead of a hard drive.

Sometimes I receive alot of heat from it.

I have on it installed iStat Menus 4, with which I monitor my system from.

At best my system's palm rest will be at ~30 degress celsius, but at worst it can shoot up to ~40.

My CPU takes alot of heat too.

It is a 2.5 Ghz Dual Core "Ivy Bridge" Core i5 CPU, which can generate up to 70+ degress celsius of heat.

I only ever run basic tasks such as web browsing, email, video calls and word processing, and the periodical iMovie making.

I have also ensure that all my software and everything on my Mac has been updated to the latest version.

Granted, most of my web browsing uses the infamous Flash Player, but if it is not required, I turn it off and use HTML5 to play videos.

Here is some information on my system:

• Mac OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion
• 256GB SSD (OCZ Vector SSD with latest firmware)
• 16GB RAM (DDR3 at 1600Mhz)
• 2.5 Ghz dual core "Ivy Bridge" Core i5
• Usually set to maximum brightness
• Occasional DVD playing or ripping
• Adobe Flash Player installed (latest version)
• Java 7 and Java 6 runtime (for Minecraft) installed
• Software always updated to latest version
• Unobstructed vents (most of the time)
• No case installed on it
• Always shut down when not in use