Computer: MacBook Pro Retina Display 15" (2013)
When I play game under BootCamp Window 7, my fan becomes very loud.
Is there any way that I could reduce the fan's sound?
Will it help if I have an external fan (regular home standing fan or usb fan) that cooling the computer?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
leonhart1981,
if your fan is becoming very loud, it’s because it’s doing its job — your Windows 7 game is creating heat inside of your MacBook Pro, and your fan is doing what it’s supposed to do to prevent your MacBook Pro’s components from baking. An external fan is not likely to significantly reduce the noise of your internal fan, unless you’re saying that you prefer the sound of your external fan to the sound of your MacBook Pro’s fan — the need is to get the heat outside of your MacBook Pro’s case, and your MacBook Pro’s fan is a far more efficient tool for that job than an external fan would be.
You may be able to reduce the speed of your fan slightly, which will reduce the sound slightly. The way to do this would be to install a fan controller, such as Lubbos Fan Control. Increase the speed of your fans before you start gaming, in the end this will help reduce the temp during your gaming sessions because the fan will have increased earlier then without the fan controller. This will most likely reduce the top speed of the fans since the system will run slightly cooler than before.
Issue: bootcamp gaming fan really loud
