Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: IbelithLP on June 28, 2008, 05:38:18 PM
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Can a computer (laptop) that is running at a high temperature get slow?
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I can't tell you the specifics but I know by experience (and by other members who come to the forums with problems with cooling) that it does slow the computer down in some ways.
I remember once I was playing Halo online with my friends and the game started to run in 'slow motion' and I realized because it was so hot.
That happened last month and since I got a cooling pad, it never happened again.
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Do you know specifically how hot the laptop is getting? Does it always run slow or only after it's been on for a while and has had a chance to heat up?
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It's getting as hot as:
Core 0: between 74C and 77C
Core 1: between 1.74C and 1.77C
Usually gets hot (that hot) as soon as :20 to :30 minutes and stay that hot for as long as it's on.
When it gets slow is because I have a few programs open at the same time. Usually when I have a game I'm playing lately called "Wonderland Online", where I have 4 characters (4 windows of the game's program) and I play them all at the same time.
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if your CPU is reaching 74 - 77 C then you do have heat problems.
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77C is a bit high. What is the make and model of this laptop? Can you tell if the internal fan is still running? It might have died and 77C is really pushing it. If the fan is working, it shouldn't be getting that hot. Then again, the fan might just need to be cleaned. You might also consider getting a nice cooling pad for it.
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About the fan:
It's clean and I even bought a Cooling Pad for my computer.
About the laptop itself:
Maker: Acer
Model: Aspire 5610
Note: When I just turn the computer on, and no program is been use it goes to Core 0: 54C and Core 1: 1.54C. As soon as I start open programs, it's temperature starts to go up.
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I am interested to know why:
Core 0 temperature is expressed as whole degrees only (e.g. 77)
-- whereas --
Core 1 temp is expressed with 2 places of decimals (e.g. 1.74) which are always the same figures as the Core 0 temp in degrees.
Suggest that the core 1 temp is being misread either by software or the user. One core temp (77 C) that would melt plastic (nearly) and one that would feel freezing (that's what 1.77 degrees C is - COLD) do not make sense.
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Note: I was suggested by "Carbon Dudeoxide" to use the program SpeedFan and that's the information that program give me about my computer's temperature.
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A moment's thought would surely tell you that 2 cores in the same chip with a temperature difference of 75 degrees C is impossible?
I have been using Speedfan for over 3 years on my little Shuttle XPC and it needed a little bit of setting up before its readings were displayed properly. It is written and maintained by one person and sometimes it shows. You could get a second opinion with CPUID Hwmonitor
http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php
I use Hwmonitor and Speedfan together.
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74C is way too high.
However, what different before and after using cooling pad? Maybe the pad you're using didn't blow the right spot?
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The Cooling Pad I'm using is "Belkin Laptop Cooling Pad" (http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21510367&searchString=cooling+pad&displayBreadCrumb=null&_requestid=1728759 (http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21510367&searchString=cooling+pad&displayBreadCrumb=null&_requestid=1728759)) and blow air below, but the fan on my laptop (http://www.microcenter.com/image.phtml?id=0261505&sku=724476 (http://www.microcenter.com/image.phtml?id=0261505&sku=724476)) is on the left back of the laptop. I also have a regular standing fan (http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/Cross_Base_Standing_Fan_849.jpg (http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/Cross_Base_Standing_Fan_849.jpg)), blowing air directly to the laptop's fan. Nothing seem to help it cool down.
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but the fan on my laptop (http://www.microcenter.com/image.phtml?id=0261505&sku=724476) is on the left back of the laptop.
Do Speedfan or HWinfo give rpm figures?
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Question:
How do I know if my computer is 32-bit or 64-bit?
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Question:
How do I know if my computer is 32-bit or 64-bit?
Look it up on Google. ::)
Acer Inspire 5610: CPU Intel 2250: data width 32 bit
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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)
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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.
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What is RPM?
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What is RPM?
Rotational speed is measured in Revolutions Per Minute.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/fan-rpm.jpg)
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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).
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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.
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Can you see the "Fans" section on the screen capture I posted? Is it absent when you run HWinfo?
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Yes, it is absent.
No Fan section at all.
[recovering disk space -- attachment deleted by admin]
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Off topic, I know, but Ibelith is a pretty name.
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Thanks for the compliment. ;D
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So to summarize:
Question:
Can high temperatures make a computer slow?
Answer:
Yes!
Question:
Is my computer running too hot?
Answer:
Yes!
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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.
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Why you think the Fan Section is not appearing on the HWinfo?
Note: I sure will work on getting it fix on this week.
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Maybe your chipset / motherboard is not supported by hwinfo yet.
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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?
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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.
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Ok, thank you, thank you, thank you for the big help and patience.
I'll be gone for now, but see you all later.