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Is it worth it to replace Heat Sink and Fan on 2012 MacBook?

So my temperatures and fans are still going crazy after cleaning everything and replacing the thermo paste. Temperatures reach 100°C and fans run at 5700 RPM.

This usually happens when either watching videos online (I’ve been using Safari for a while now) and sometimes when I use adobe programs (which I think can be normal when having more than one open). It also reaches max while using twitter/facebook and other social media websites.

After googling a bit it seems like either my heat sink or/and fans are broken.

Now I’m wondering if it’s worth it to invest and replace these on my 2012 Macbook Pro?

Everything else seems to be working fine and technically I can keep using it while it’s overheating, it’s just annoying and probably not good overall.

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What is the size of your SSD and how much free space does it have?

Also how much RAM?

Can you alter the window size so all of the sensors are visible. The lower ones are hidden. Take a fresh capture at the high point like you have here and post it.

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@danj 384GB out of 500GB are free, 16GB RAM

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With the limited data we have here, I would say I would replace the heat sink. As I can’t see the sinks fins air temp I’m not sure if you might have something software wise that needs addressing.

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@danj I just ordered a new one, hope this will fix my problem! I will update once it arrived and I have it replaced. thank you!

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