In those cases, bumping the speed manually between 3500-3800rpms is the sweet spot between keeping the temperatures down, and the noise under control. I've noticed that below 2500rpms the fans are almost impossible to hear, but obviously at that speed their not able to keep temperatures down if you're running heavy tasks at the same time. Macs Fan Control is a free program that allows you to set the speed of the fans in your mac manually. I think its amazing, it looks super pro, its how you can see that its not the cheap air version as soon as you see the lovely touch bar. This encoder should be better optimized for Macs as I've noticed a slight reduction in fan noise, although I might say that the generated files are twice as large (around 120MB per 5 minutes instead of 40MB using the default h264 software encoder). FYI, streaming video is relatively processor-intensive not a ‘light load’. In OBS, go to Preferences > Output > Select Output Mode Advanced and in the recording tab, choose the Apple VT H264 Hardware Encoder.
I do however enable it whenever I need to export a video for example. On a MacBook or MacBook Pro, the heat vents are. Not to mention that it will also increase your battery life. On a desktop model, the vents are on the back, near the top of the case.
Disabling Turbo Boost will have an impact on performance, but for everyday use and some tasks, like recoding with OBS, I think it's worth it.
#How to turn on macbook pro fan install
Just install it, and disable turbo boost using the icon in the top bar. But there is a tool that allows you to disable the Turbo Boost in the processor, and that's Turbo Boost Switcher. With Pro version you get extra features (custom fan presets. Under 'Control' click 'Custom' and you can then use a slider to change the fan control on your Mac'. Launch the app and you will then have access to the fans and be able to see the temperatures of the components inside your Mac. Now, you may hear that your Mac’s fans are running faster or slower (depending on whether you increased the speed or decreased it) than before. Download and install Macs Fan Control from MacUpdate. Optionally, you can select Sensor-based value for both your fans and click OK. Adjust the speed of the fans and press OK. My Macbook Pro 16 has an Intel i9 with 8 cores, and an AMD 5500M graphics card and when both are operating at its peak they generate a lot of heat. Launch the Macs Fan Control and click the Custom button on the left side fan. So I decided to search a little bit and found a few tricks and configurations that, when combined, gave me very good results.
#How to turn on macbook pro fan full
I've been using Zoom + OBS to record my meeting in full HD and the combination of both resulted in the fans going crazy, to the point that you can actually hear them during the video.