Mac mini temperature issue

Michiel's correct in that if the computer gets too hot, it'll shut down automatically. However, if you want to be on the safe side, you can check out smcFanControl and Fan Control.

smcFanControl:

smcFanControl lets the user set the minimum speed of the build in fans. So you can increase your minimum fan speed to make your Intel Mac run cooler. However in order not to damage your machines smcFanControl doesn't let you set a minimum speed to a value below Apple's defaults (MacUpdate).

Fan Control

Some MacBooks and MacBook Pros are just to hot for daylong use. Fan Control adjusts the minimum fan speed depending on the current CPU temperature. For safety, it leaves the original automatic fan speed control intact (lobotomo).

And remember, if your computer ever gets to 660.4°C, don't leave it on your lap, unless you want liquid aluminum all over you.

UPDATE:

I found another tool called CoolBook that

lets you monitor the frequency, voltage and temperature of the CoreDuo / Core2Duo CPU. Registered users can also change the frequency and voltage of the processor.

Here's a list of features that are listed on the site:

• Reduce heat (presumably by optimizing fan speed)
• Reduce fan speed (presumably by lowering fan speed)
• Extend battery life
• Improve performance
• Fine tune your CPU

This seems like a useful tool, but it does not support Lion and Mountain Lion, and does not work on Intel i3, i5, and i7 processors.

Flash has many problems, including making your computer run hot. I have an older dual quad core i7 iMac, and Flash does that to my computer too. It's also a large security hole.

I'd recommend removing flash completely, and when you need to run it, do so using Google Chrome. Chrome has a sandboxed, often updated version of Flash. It won't solve the issue with it taxing your system, but it is a bit more secure.

To answer your questions at the end: 1 - Chrome works fine - Flash is the problem.
2 - For Flash, I'd say use Chrome only, and leave Safari out of this. 3 - Chrome provided Flash is probably your best bet 4 - I avoid Flash as much as possible, but I do love me some Google Street View. Gotta use Flash for it.

Good luck.