I'm coming from a late 2012 iMac that bit the dust the day before the 2016 was announced. I was so excited I picked one of these up last week, but I didn't get to really test it until today. Hey I just came here to see if anyone else was having the same issue!
#How to tell if mac pro desktop fan is working plus
I'm hoping that I've now achieved the best of both worlds: manageable noise management when at home, plus the option of quickly unplugging and bringing with me on the road. What I've found after having the new computer for a few days is that the fan noise and the extent to which it runs on high has definitely subsided anyway, significantly, from when I was first using it on my desk and it was blasting 100% a lot of the time with Logic open (hence the anxiety I expressed in my original post). At the same time, I DID do what people recommended and installed the "Fanny" app into Notification Center so I could get a better sense of fan activity. I've now found that even when the fan is running 100% it's manageable.
I have the MacBook Pro hooked up to my existing 4K monitor, plus I also have a 2nd HD monitor I plan to use to the right. Just an "OP" update: I finally threw in the towel and put my new 16" Macbook Pro in a compartment under my desk, for which the rear is exposed to the "outside", and the front of the compartment is lined with some extra Auralex foam I spray-glued to the walls/door of it, to reduce noise. That's why the fans are in there, and they made them bigger. Its not gonna passively cool very quickly. Lots of heat generated in a very small case, it's got to get out somehow. Either let Apple turn the fans up, or do it yourself. So that has to happen one way or the other. The tiny radiators inside the MBP only really work if air is flowing over them. And that's my rationalization for keeping the 2019. Yes, it's sucking in dust, and making some noise ( I don't really notice that ), but it keeps the case from getting hot on top. So I installed a fan controller app, IStatMenus, and when running Logic I put the fans on medium ( half way up ).
While that might not cause the thing to fry soon, it's hotter than I'm comfortable with. The rear left side of the top ( keyboard ) gets real hot. That might pull the fans up to about half speed. I use Fahrenheit, see 170, 180 degrees numbers show up all the time. Give it a few days, then if it's still running the fans hard, think about it.īack to my 2019 i9 MBP, it gets hot running Logic. That said, I'd agree, your new system is likely indexing things and will settle down some when that's complete. My old 2011 MPB was on its last and I didn't want to risk total failure. I kinda wish I had waited, but that just wasn't reasonable for me. Not much help, but, I have a brand new battery in mine, back from Apple, with some Logic projects the fans are too noisy still, I have it set up to the right, like you, as a 2nd monitor, its on a Hi Rise stand too, doubt the noise will die down tbh, sadly I am not sure a laptop is the best choice, I have talked with a few people with the same problem.įirst off, congratulations on the new MacBook Pro. Obviously this may seem picky for so powerful and excellent a computer, but I want to make sure it's the right choice since I just got it and it can still be exchanged.(plus perhaps the fan noise will continue to die down once it "settles in"? - I guess I'll give in a few days). Maybe I'll resign to "hiding" this 16" Macbook Pro where my old Mac Pro used to be situated (under my desk) so the noise isn't as much at "ear level". But the iMacPro's may have similar problems fan-wise (?) and also haven't been updated in a while. Sadly, the new MacPro (as quiet and powerful as I presume it is, especially since it would be under my desk should I consider it), seemed exaggeratedly pricey once I added in what I'd need RAM-rise, etc. It's quite the investment so I'll need to decide if it's too overly distracting, and - if so - perhaps consider an alternative. But you are correct that there is still a constant, noticeable (albeit quieter) fan noise and because I have the laptop right in front of me (to my right) as I work (plugged into my main external monitor screen, but functioning as a 2nd monitor to my right), it is surprisingly distracting vs.
The excessively high fan noise has died down so it might have had something to do with the computer settling in (since it was brand new).
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