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My CPU is throttling anytime the GPU is engaged. I cannot use an external monitor, or start up games... just turning off the graphics switching causes that CPU to go crazy. This started after I caused a spark on the board. I thought I'd disconnected the battery (apple has weird batteries in new models) but hadn't and my tweezers momentarily connected with some componets and caused a spark. I took the laptop in to a guy who found a couple shorted out resistors. He simply removed them from the board, did not re-solder any on, and said the board seemed to be working fine. I picked up today and the...Last edited by lizzie24; 01-19-2024, 02:30 PM.
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MacBook Pro (15' A1990) CPU overload on graphics switching
My CPU is going crazy anytime I try to connect my external monitor or play a game. The CPU also goes crazy (from under 1% to 70%) when I turn off automatic graphic switching. Here's where it all went wrong. I decided I should open up my MacBook Pro (15' A1990) and get the dust out since it had been running hot anytime I was gaming. I blew out the fans and they did look really dusty. Not a lot of dust came out though so I'm wondering if it didn't get all caught up underneath the board. But…. This is the stupid part… I was going to just pop out the fans and clean them until I realized how much...Last edited by SMDFlea; 01-02-2024, 04:30 AM. Reason: Added "MacBook Pro (15' A1990)" to thread title
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