Q: MacBook Pro 15" (2015) overheating
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Jul 19, 2016 11:16 PMby Esquared,HelpfulWhat part is 60 °C? If it were the outside of the casing, that would be bad. But for computer components it is peanuts: they can easily handle 100 °C. Mine are almost always in the 50-70 °C range (in closed-lid mode!), which is absolutely normal. That is simply the price to pay when you stuff as much electronics in a very thin case, as Apple does.
BTW: if your MacBook really overheats, it switches off automatically.
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Jul 19, 2016 4:16 AMby OGELTHORPE,LDHanh wrote:
sometimes when I'm only using Photoshop for some easy photo editing – it can sometimes go up to 60°C, which is crazy.
On the contrary, quite normal for what you are describing. For some resource intensive applications, temperatures in the 90°+c range would be considered normal. Thermal shutdown will occur at about 105°c.
You do NOT have a temperature problem.
Ciao.
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Jul 19, 2016 11:20 PMby LDHanh,
Under the keyboard and the upper part. I'm annoyed that the macbook's fans will kick in for no reason. I have 16 gigs of ram, that should handle something, but everytime I'm working a bit longer in illustrator or photoshop, the computer is hot and the fans kick in as ****.
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Jul 19, 2016 11:28 PMby Rysz,Unless you see actual "overheating" warnings displayed on your screen, I would not over-react.
There are literall dozens of different heat sensors on your MacBook. If you don't see any warnings to slow-down your computing, the MacOS X operating system is dealing with it, without your interjections. Let it be.
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Jul 19, 2016 11:32 PMby Esquared,Under the keyboard and the upper part. I'm annoyed that the macbook's fans will kick in for no reason.
They don't kick in for no reason. They kick in to get rid of excess heat. Just be sure you don't put your MacBook on your lap while doing long ours on Illustrator.
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Jul 20, 2016 3:31 AMby OGELTHORPE,To offer you any meaningful advice, specifics are required. The word 'hot' tells very little.
Install a temperature/fan speed monitoring application.
Open Activity Monitor to ALL PROCESSES and set CPU to display values from high to low.
When the MBP gets 'hot', take images of both and post them for review.
Ciao.
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Jul 20, 2016 9:42 AMby FatMac>MacPro,One of the considerations in keeping your MBP cool is what it's resting on when you use it. I believe your MBP has very fine slits in both sides of the curved section near the flat bottom. Unless the MBP is sitting on a hard surface or resting on a stand, it's entirely possible that some or all of those slits are blocked and that's where the fans are struggling to pull cooling air in.
