![]() You will be presented with your options when you double-click a fan. MacBooks are built for creation and creativity. The SMC will automatically turn up the fans as need be - smcFanControl just allows users to specify a higher minimum speed if they find heat to be an issue. The minimum fan settings for current MBSs appears to be rpm and the maximum appears to be rpm. So how do we cool our Macs I hear you ask? Well I have seen some great YouTube videos where people disassemble their Macs and Cut big holes in them for extra cooling! ![]() This is fine but if like me you want to get the best kit available at the time so as to future proof it and you want it working optimally without failures for as long as possible a little more background noise is acceptable, in fact I find it provides some grounding background noise that cancels out the other noises going on around me when i am trying to work. Apple in their wisdom have chosen fan speeds that strike a balance between noise and cooling, using the default settings the fans are barely audible unless the temperatures for the GPU and CPU reach the 90 degree C mark, and the Hard Drive the 60 degree C mark. Over extended periods of time in the case of this iMac 6 years those higher temperatures can start to weaken the solder of the components amongst other things. In time those temperatures will creep up further especially the Hard Drive.
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