Why does my macbook pro heat up so fast?

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Why does my macbook pro heat up so fast?

My mac recently started heating up very fast and I don't know why. Now minecraft is using a lot of CPU and before it did not use much CPU. I use Blender which I expect my mac to heat up and go up to 6200 RPM but when I use applications such as safari it starts heating up and now sounds like a mini torpedo. The applications I usually use are minecraft, camtasia 2, Final cut pro, and Blender. Also I tried reseting the ram and that did not help at all and when I am currently writing this my computer is SO LOUD. I record videos and this noise really does not help my progress.

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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)

2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

MacBook Pro HDD

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB

MacBook Pro

Posted on May 31, 2016 3:10 PM

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Answer 1

OGELTHORPE

Level 9

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May 31, 2016 4:20 PM in response to Vianey Usme

Open the MBP and see if there is dust an debris inside it, especially by the fans. If so, clean it out.

Reset the SMC:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Run an Apple hardware test:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201257

Note than an error free AHT is not conclusive.

Install a temperature/fanspeed application.

Set Activity Monitor to ALL PROCESSES and CPU to display values from high to low.

When the MBP gets hot, post images of both.

Ciao.

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