<p>It’s fine when I’m only browsing the web, and gets a little warmer when watching movies or Youtube videos. But once I start playing online games like Starcraft II, the upper left corner of the keyboard on the MBP feels like its gonna blow up cause its so hot.</p>
<p>its gonna get pretty hot since its working so hard to display your game. You could be a laptop cooler to set underneath it. Usually works by usb and provides a bit of extra cooling. Also you could use SMC Fan Control to increase the actual speed of the fans running inside your MBP. This can greatly help with internal cooling since its using the fans already inside the case.</p>
<p>Oh, the new macbook pros.</p>
<p>To be honest, there is hardly anything you can do aside from what Big Cat said. The 2011 MBPs are building up a pretty notorious reputation for having the CPUs running way to hot.</p>
<p>In addition try using one of those laptop stands so you can get better air circulation.</p>
<p>Also do some research into airflow of your macbook, so you can determine what to look for in a cooling pad. I know macbooks have a vent located between the screen hinge, I dont know where else though.</p>
<p>I’ve read a lot about macbook pros having way too much thermal paste on cpu + gpu which can actually be worse for cooling. People get much better temps when they reapply it. There is are a variety of videos and articles showing how to do it but the majority of people probably aren’t comfortable doing this. And this may or may not void warranty? If the heat is a big issue i’m sure a local computer store or maybe even an apple store would be willing to it.</p>
<p>Definitely voids warranty. To get access to the CPU/GPU of any laptop pretty much requires breaking some warranty seals they may have inside and/or it’ll just be obvious. So if you really want to repaste it (which while voiding your warranty lowering temps will actually be a good thing to making your warranty less necessary)</p>
<p>so:</p>
<p>1) Check with apple store to see if it can be fixed. Get a CPU stress program and a temperature monitor program installed and use that to reaffirm your proof.
2) If that fails, go to local computer shops offering repair and see what their experience with laptops (and specifically MBPs) are.
3) Or if not comfortable with 2, and are willing to half an enlightening nerdy experience, take apart your MBP and re-apply the thermal paste yourself. Cheapest solution (aside from going to the apple store but who really expects them to admit this huge temperature flaw?) and allows you to not only put the right amount of thermal paste on but better thermal paste.</p>