[Macbook Pro (Mid-2012) - Overheating on lowest graphics setting]

Hi all

 

I'm playing PoE off a Macbook Pro (Mid 2012) with a 2.9GHz dual-core i7 processor:

https://support.apple.com/kb/sp649?locale=en_US

 

Less than a few minutes after I start playing, my Mac starts to get extremely hot.  I have even turned the graphics to the lowest quality and reduced the resolution.

 

I have cleaned out the fans (there was a massive dust bunny inside).

 

I have also downloaded smcFan Control for Mac.

 

I'm worried about overheating.  Has anyone else experienced this problem?  Are there any fixes?

 

Thanks guys

 

hello

 

I have an early 2013 MacBook pro and mine does the same.

 

Checked via Mac Games that my device meets the min spec which is does and then start up the game and then the fans kick in

 

guess even with 2 years of patches there is still a problem

 

help

[MacBook Pro CPU Overheats on launch ( 1.0.7 )]

Description:

 

From the moment I Launch this game to the time I close it down, my MacBook Pro CPU temperature starts to increase dramatically.

 

I can even be just on the main menu screen and the temperature starts rising.

 

I have even tried reducing the resolution, which didn’t resolve the issues,  but now I find after that I have done so I am unable to change the resolution back from 1200x800.

 

Another post also mentions this behaviour http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/80571-no-longer-able-to-change-screen-resolution/

 

I noticed this behaviour in 1.0.6 and had hoped that the 1.0.7 patch would fix this

 

Steps to Reproduce the Issue:

Launch the game

Temperature increases dramatically

Close the game

Temperature deceases slowly

 

this is the same with other applications open or closed

 

Important Files:

Savegames

 

System Specs

Model Name: MacBook Pro

  Model Identifier: MacBookPro10,2

  Processor Name: Intel Core i5

  Processor Speed: 2.6 GHz

  Number of Processors: 1

  Total Number of Cores: 2

  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

  L3 Cache: 3 MB

  Memory: 8 GB

  Boot ROM Version: MBP102.0106.B08

  SMC Version (system): 2.6f59

 

Intel HD Graphics 4000:

 

  Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 4000

  Type: GPU

  Bus: Built-In

  VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1024 MB

  Vendor: Intel (0x8086)

  Device ID: 0x0166

  Revision ID: 0x0009

  Displays:

Color LCD:

  Display Type: Retina LCD

  Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Retina

  Retina: Yes

  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

  Main Display: Yes

  Mirror: Off

  Online: Yes

  Built-In: Yes

 

System Software Overview:

 

  System Version: OS X 10.10.4 (14E46)

  Kernel Version: Darwin 14.4.0

 

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