I would set all fans to full and constant RPM mode in Macs Fan Control. You might need some earplugs but see if cooling it better results in more stable operation.
It might be that your fan’s broken, or the air-inlets clogged with dust. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 5 Jul 2016, at 13:55, David Beveridge <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Smuggers, > > I have a 2009 iMac9,1 with 24” display, with 8MB memory and a NVIDIA GeForce > GT 120 graphics card that seems to be running very hot – occasionally > freezing the display and requiring a reboot. After reading this thread I > have installed Macs Fan Control 1.2.1, and with the CPU fan set to control > GPU to 70-81F it shows the GPU running at 74C with the CPU fan running at > about 2750 rpm. > > Have I done the right thing installing this software?! And is there a > setting/some settings I should use to keep the iMac reasonably cool? For > example can I set the desired GPU temperature a little lower without blowing > up my fan? > > Thanks > > David > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
