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MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)

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Re: MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)

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Post by dharma1 »

The thermal design of Macbook pros just isn't adequate for >4 core high clock speed CPUs, especially with a discrete GPU thrown in the mix too.

I had one of those i9 2018 MBPros and it was always super hot. Much happier now with a 13" 4 core MBpro, it runs quite cool and without any fan noise most of the time.

Built a separate AMD 3900x PC with an Nvidia GPU for heavy lifting, and can use that remotely with the MBpro if needed.

Re: MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)

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Post by eralps »

Just about a week ago, there was another thread about Macbook 16-inch Fan [1]

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22207018

There are tools that can measure some sensor temp and control the fan speed according to that on Mac. I was using it on my older MacBook Pro and the fan usage was relatively better than when it was set to auto.

Re: MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)

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Post by blakesterz »

wodenokoto wrote: post #6
jonplackett wrote: post #3

I really hope they haven't finally replaced the 'revolutionary' keyboard only to throw in a 'revolutionary' new fan system...

Would it be a pun to call a fan revolutionary?

More and more on the Mac hardware it feels like "revolutionary" now means it "just works" again.

The one comment in that thread:

"Bottom line, the combination of using the GPU and CPU is pushing the MBP into heat conditions causing the FAN issues and in our case, possibly damage to the GPU."

Re: MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)

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Post by jonplackett »

wodenokoto wrote: post #6
jonplackett wrote: post #3

I really hope they haven't finally replaced the 'revolutionary' keyboard only to throw in a 'revolutionary' new fan system...

Would it be a pun to call a fan revolutionary?

Haha. I guess all fans are revolutionary then.

But this one is is comes with extra revolution for every USB-C port you use.

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