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When I run smcFanControl and set a new minimum speed, will my fan speed still increase if the CPU load gets higher?

April 26, 2017CPU fan increase load minimum run smcfancontrol speed

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When I run smcFanControl and set a new minimum speed, will my fan speed still increase if the CPU load gets higher?

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Yes, fan speed will increase as defined by Apple. smcFanControl lets the fans stay in automatic mode and just sets the minimum fan speed. However, the higher you set the minimum fan speed, the longer it will take for the fan speed to increase.