I didn’t notice it until sometime last year with OS upgrade. I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012). I have to say mine has been doing it too. If a restart doesn’t work, try resetting the SMC and PRAM. ![]() If the fan is continually running at a high speed, try a Restart. It’s one of the biggest causes of CPU/GPU stress, and will no doubt increase your Macbook Pro fan speed because Flash is so intensive on hardware. In Chrome, you can use Flashcontrol to disable instances of Flash (it still allows you to view Flash on a per-site basis as needed). Flash is now disabled by default in Firefox. Apps like Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and VMware Fusion/Parallels tend to cause the fans to speed up, as the temperature of your CPU/GPU will increase when using those apps.ĭisable Flash in your browser. ![]() You can also see which apps are using the most energy as well. ![]() ![]() Open Activity Monitor to see which apps are using the most CPU. If it is running at maximum RPM (usually about 6000 on a Macbook Pro), this indicates there is software running on your Mac that is stressing the CPU or GPU. However it should not be excessively noisy or running at a high speed all the time.
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