![]() Once the lapping and reseating of the heatsinks is done, enjoy another 15C off the hottest temperature. Once smcFanControl is in place, enjoy crash free gaming. Apple seem to think it needs slapping on like makup on a hooker. Just enough to fill any slight imprefections in the surface of the chips and heatsinks. ![]() Along with adding the proper amount of heat transfer compound (HTC) - e.g. (OPTIONAL) Find an independent Mac repair place and have them lap the processor, graphics chip, and the cooling pipe system pads. Enable that setting to run as a default.Ģ. Don't download it from anywhere else as I have seen plenty of downloads containing dodgy adware - including MacUpdate and Softronic! Install it, create a setting with all fans set to maximum. (MUST) Download and install smcFanControl directly from Eidac - the author. Other interesting Mac alternatives to smcFanControl are iStat Menus, Macs Fan Control, TG Pro and eul. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to smcFanControl and 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. The first MUST be done and the second is optional.ġ. The best Mac alternative is Stats, which is both free and Open Source. The processor will hit and stay at 105C when playing, discrete graphics (if you bought the option) will also run close to its "death-temp." ![]() Using Apple's own dubious cooling calculations means HW:DoK will lock up or outright crash very often. So you can increase your minimum fan speed to make your Intel Mac run cooler. smcFanControl lets the user set the minimum speed of the build in fans. TDC is a limit, not a target! To rely on the chip throttling failsafes as protection is ridiculous - this chip feature is meant to help with when cooling fails, not as an alternative to proper cooling. Publisher's Description: smcFanControl controls the fans of every Intel Mac to make it run cooler. Doing so causes early failure of those components. Any PC gamer would be embarrassed to have a machine built to run the processor and graphics cards at or near TDC by design. Say it with me, Apple cooling design is bloody awful.
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