I can say I have played WoW and a couple of other graphic intensive games, 4-6 hours straight on numerous occasions. Now, this is my first laptop, so I can't speak to what other laptops may or may not do related to heat issues. If it is crashing, something is not right. There are a lot of stands available which help cooling by allowing more airflow around the system too. If gaming is important to you, you may want to consider a separate system for gaming, or try opening the LCD when you play. (except for a new power unit, I still have that system and it still runs great) I remember I bought one of the first Alienware Area-51 systems, which were pretty much targeting gamers, and I was lucky to find out that getting the optional upgrade in the fan system was basically required to avoid overheating on it. The system is not meant for gaming, which is probably the most demanding and heat-producing function you can do, but it should be a consideration in the design process. There's probably some truth in your opinion about the form-factor and cooling ability. It played fine, but when I opened the lid it was pretty hot to the touch, but it never shut down. I downloaded a demo of Halo the other day and played the multiplayer demo for some time with the lid closed. I play Counter Strike Source via Bootcamp and usually play with the LCD open so it will stay cool, however the fans still run pretty constantly. Opening the LCD would go a long way keeping it cool. I'm guessing you're playing this with an external monitor/keyboard setup with the LCD closed on your MBP. So do all u MBP C2D users just get used to an always on fan when playing things like WOW, AG3 etc or or are my fans not doing a good job to cool my system. The original MBP CD had well documentated fan and heating issues - and this problem just happens with games, not movies, or the apps i use. Its obvious the system overheats quickly and the fans arent able to cool it down enough quickly, otherwise the fans would stop whirring ominously in the background. I could just ignore the sound but is it really normal to have fans whirring away without letup accompanied by overheating? I know my Dell laptop\s fans come on and off but not to the level experienced with my new MBP C2D- Specs 2.33 Ghz, 2 GB RAM. Yeah, i dont see anything wrong with fans turning on occasionally,theyre job is to cool down the system, but if the fans come and and keep going without stopping then not a good job is being done to cool the system. OK, when i play AE3, fans come on within minutes, and stay on.Īfter 10 minutes with the fan speed getting louder and more insistent, the game quits without any error messages and back to the desktop = so i relaunch it again to play and again it fans on continuously. Looks like Macs just overheat like mad when playing graphic-intensive games- i thought Macs were good at that = IWell, Supertux plays fine without the fan turning on. This isnt right - is this a MacBook Pro issue, a Mac issue, or a fan problem. Whats the use of downloading and playing these games if the fans go craZY and dont stop after just a minute. It happened when playing Age of Empires 3, as well as Tribal Trouble. This happened when playing even the Chess game pre-installed. It happens again and again and either automatically quits the game or I have to quit or my Mac will start cooking. I don't know whether the problem is general or my MacBook Pro has specific issues.įor most graphic intensive games, within just a few minutes the fans start on furiously and starts overheating. I also have to mention I'm a first time Mac user, and am happy with it overall- there is one area however where my MacBook Pro sucks - and thats gaming. I got a MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, and its great for common usage, email, browsing, word processing, voip, etc productivity tasks.
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