As a nice touch, the app also lets you monitor the temperature sensors in your system. The sensor-based value option mimics the automatic behavior but lets you select how hot you want your system to be. Keep in mind that this will make your system run a lot hotter, and could lead to system instability if you let it go too far.

On the other hand, if you hate fan noise, you can manually turn them down. This makes a lot of noise, which is why the auto-control tries to slow it down. Usually, this kicks in before the temperature gets too high, but you can manually push your CPU farther by turning the fan speed up farther than Apple usually allows. Your Mac throttles your CPU when it gets too hot, slowing it down significantly until the temperature gets under control. Joinsubscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles.