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Imac is hot
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Hi guys I have a 24" imac,my first Mac so please excuse me if this is a stupid question but the top
of my imac is hot almost to hot to touch is this normal for Imacs? The top left side of the puter(on top)
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Seems to be normal for the new Imac's. I have both a white 24 " and a new Alum. 24". The New Imac gets hot on the top left only if I play games or otherwise stress the graphics card.
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ok cool so I wont worry about it then,is that where the graphics chip is loacted at?
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Originally Posted by casey 
ok cool so I wont worry about it then,is that where the graphics chip is loacted at?
Not exactly, but the heat sinks for cpu & gpu are there.
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Damn! I had noticed the top right corner of my mac was hot, but I hadn't tried the left side.. Like Paris Hilton would say.. "That's HOT!" 
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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My 2.8 GHz iMac has been running all day now, it's nowhere near the point where it's almost too hot to bare when touching it.
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hi, everybody. How are we today? Is it normal for my iMac to be that hot?
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Originally Posted by trev17ian
hi, everybody. How are we today? Is it normal for my iMac to be that hot?
If you read the thread you posted in you'd know the answer. 
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I use this : smcFanControl2 , when I use mine alot. Works like a charm.
Randy
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Home built 12 core 2.93 Westmere PC (almost half the cost of MP) Win7 64.
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That's interesting.
I have a new 24inch iMac I got last month - 2.8GHz/2Gig Ram. It is lukewarm on the top/right side, and moderately warm on the top left -- so I think it's a common issue.  No worries!!
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Are any of you experiencing the videocard overheating and locking up the screen as has been reported elsewhere?
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I look forward to a future where the present will be in the past.
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People seem to be asking this questions alot. Remember the imac is a compact design, and the shell is made out of aluminium so it would be normal for it to get hot.
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