Macbook Pro CPU +95C

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Macbook Pro CPU +95C

Dear Sir/ Madam, I have a problem with my MACBOOK Pro Late 2011 (El Capitan 10.11.5). When I am running software like Ableton or Logic the temperature rises to almost 90 degrees Celcius. Obviously I have tried to cool it down by using the cooler on the highest speed (Macs Fan Control). I am afraid that this extreme rise of temperature is going to damage my computer. Can you please advise me what to do or which elements need to be replaced in order to have my computer running smoothly without any extreme variations in heath? I have already restarted the SMC and tried to change the thermal path on the CPU.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on Jul 24, 2016 12:42 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 24, 2016 12:52 PM in response to Ruslan Cross

Hi,

If you can, limit the number of other apps running at the same time as the Ableton or Logic.

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lllaass

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Jul 24, 2016 12:51 PM in response to Ruslan Cross

What specific temperature is 90C?

What specific lat 2011 MBP do you have? What graphics unit?

When running hot what is CPU load?

Is what is using CPU expected?

Open Activity Monitor and go to the CPU tab. Make sure that under View All Processes is checked.

The Mac will protect itself from high temperatures

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Ruslan Cross Author

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Jul 24, 2016 6:09 PM in response to lllaass

- This is only when i use logic or ableton, temperature +90C / +95C

- Macbook Pro Late 2011 / Quad Core i7 2.4 / ATI Radeon 6770M / 4GB DDR 1333 / 750 HDD

- Its application what i use, Logic, Ableton, sometimes i use Native Instruments Traktor Pro

- One time i use Traktor and have any problem.

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Ruslan Cross Author

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Jul 24, 2016 6:12 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

everytime when i start working in ableton or logic i close other apps but any result its stay hot.

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lllaass

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Jul 25, 2016 1:03 AM in response to Ruslan Cross

My guess is that ableton or logic is fully or almost fully utilizing the CPU and maybe the GPU and that is raising the temperature and that is expected. It that what Activity monitor shows?

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VikingOSX

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Jul 25, 2016 2:16 AM in response to Ruslan Cross

As an example, a late-2011 MacBook Pro 15 inch operating temperature range in the hardware specifications is:

These are the same temperature ranges as specified for the current MacBook Pro 15 inch.

If you misreported 95 °F as 95 °C, then you are still at the upper limit of a safe operating range. On the other hand, 95 °C is 203 °F, and that is a potential laptop killer.

You may be attempting to run applications beyond the ability of your MacBook Pro capabilities, and will eventually heat kill it.

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