Can high temperatures make a computer slow?

[IbelithLP]

Thanks for looking that (the 32-bit/64-bit thing) Dias de verano.

The information I get from the Hwmonitor is:

- Ibelith
  - ACPI
    - Temperatures
      - TZ00                          77C (170F)   75C (166F)   80C (175F)
      - TZ01                          77C (170F)   75C (166F)   80C (175F)
  - Intel Core Duo T2500
    - Temperatures
      - Core#0                      74C (165F)   73C (163F)   77C (170F)
      - Core#1                      74C (165F)   73C (163F)   79C (174F)
  - Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00
    - Temperatures
      - HDD                           46C (114F)   46C (114F)   48C (118F)

[Dias de verano]

HWinfo is showing the temperatures from 2 different sensors., ACPI and CPU internal diode. In each case, they are, from left to right,

current temperature -- lowest temperature seen this session -- highest temperature seen this session

Even the lower set of readings shows you are hitting 80 C. This is not good! Thermal throttling (the cpu slowing down to protect itself from damage) starts at 71 C for your model cpu. So you are running in throttled mode a lot of the time. Your cooling needs attention. Badly. Listen to this advice. You don't ever want it to go over 80!!!!!

I believe you should take the laptop to a repair shop and get the fan checked out.

I have asked once before for a fan speed (rpm) figure. I now do so again.

[IbelithLP]

What is RPM?

[Dias de verano]

What is RPM?

Rotational speed is measured in Revolutions Per Minute.

[quaxo]

Your cooling needs attention. Badly. Listen to this advice. You don't ever want it to go over 80!!!!!

I believe you should take the laptop to a repair shop and get the fan checked out.

I second this advice. You've got serious cooling problems with that. Even your idle temp is beyond what your temp should be when running games. If you run too hot for too long, you risk damaging the computer (particularly the CPU).

[IbelithLP]

There was no RPM on the information that the program gave me.... All that I gave you was all that the program gave me. Letter by letter.

[Dias de verano]

Can you see the "Fans" section on the screen capture I posted? Is it absent when you run HWinfo?

[IbelithLP]

Yes, it is absent.
No Fan section at all.



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[Dias de verano]

Off topic, I know, but Ibelith is a pretty name.

[IbelithLP]

Thanks for the compliment. 

[Dias de verano]

So to summarize:

Question:

Can high temperatures make a computer slow?

Answer:

Yes!

Question:

Is my computer running too hot?

Answer:

Yes!

Question:

Is that why it is running slow?

Answer:

Very likely.

Question:

Should I do something about it?

Answer:

Yes!

Question:

What?

Answer:

Get it fixed either under warranty if that has not expired, or else by taking it to a repair place.

[IbelithLP]

Why you think the Fan Section is not appearing on the HWinfo?

Note: I sure will work on getting it fix on this week.

[Dias de verano]

Maybe your chipset / motherboard is not supported by hwinfo yet.

[IbelithLP]

Note:
Just to give the status now that I'm almost turning my computer off.

I closed all, except:
1. SpeedFan
2. HWinfo
3. The browser

The new information I get from the Hwmonitor is:

- Ibelith
  - ACPI
    - Temperatures
      - TZ00                          57C (134F)   57C (134F)   60C (139F)
      - TZ01                          57C (134F)   57C (134F)   60C (139F)
  - Intel Core Duo T2500
    - Temperatures
      - Core#0                      52C (125F)   50C (121F)   56C (132F)
      - Core#1                      50C (121F)   50C (121F)   56C (132F)
  - Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00
    - Temperatures
      - HDD                           49C (120F)   48C (118F)   49C (120F)

Note part II:
Before, if I put my hand in front of the fan, it would come out fire.
Now, comes a cool breeze.

I think maybe I've too much information on this computer and need to get it less crowd.

Memory:
Total - 69.7 GB
Free  - 10.8 GB

Having too much files and programs (that I downloaded, not all are install or been use) can also overheat the computer?

[Dias de verano]

Overheating is not caused by having too many programs or files installed. It is caused by making the processor do too much work like running that game you mentioned.

There may be cooling settings that you can alter to make the fan run faster when the CPU temperature climbs. You should consult your Acer user's guide book.