Will lowered temperatures improve pc performance?

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Stryker041

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So ive been using my pc for about a year now, but ive only checked the temperature recently because my pc's performance is degrading. The temperature turns out to be 60 C all this time. If i get a better cooling system, will it improve my pc's performance, or not because the damage has been done for being in 60 C for about a year?
 
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My laptop has been running at close to 100C for around 4 years now (i7 2630QM - heavy rendering, not 24/7), almost throttling, but not throttling. And even if it was throttling, that's all it would do, no harm to anything whatsoever, I have a cooling pad, but I don't really use it, as long as it's not throttling, it's ok in my book, can't care less. It did shutdown once, at 107C if I remember correctly.

However, Intel don't agree with that, as the TJMax is supposed to be 100C, but not all chips are created equal. Software doesn't really tell us the whole truth, anyways enough of my story, I'll end with my PC is still running strong. If your components are throttling, then yes, it does affect performance, because the component(s) are...
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My laptop has been running at close to 100C for around 4 years now (i7 2630QM - heavy rendering, not 24/7), almost throttling, but not throttling. And even if it was throttling, that's all it would do, no harm to anything whatsoever, I have a cooling pad, but I don't really use it, as long as it's not throttling, it's ok in my book, can't care less. It did shutdown once, at 107C if I remember correctly.

However, Intel don't agree with that, as the TJMax is supposed to be 100C, but not all chips are created equal. Software doesn't really tell us the whole truth, anyways enough of my story, I'll end with my PC is still running strong. If your components are throttling, then yes, it does affect performance, because the component(s) are basically slowing down, in order to maintain heat, and if that doesn't work, it will know it, and you will be left with a PC that shuts itself off, with no warning. This isn't going to harm your PC in any way, it's just a way for components to protect themselves from damage.


Hopefully that answers your question! :)
 
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Hey,
I highly doubt the "degrading" performance is temperature related.

It's most likely due to software issues, possibly a hard drive failing. It's hard to give specific advice without knowing more information.

Reinstalling part or all of your Operating System is probably the best solution but again we'd need more information.
 
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4Ryan6

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Is that your idle temperature?

If that's your stress load temperature that's fantastic, if that's just your idle temperature with no load that's bad!

 
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And to add to this most of the time it is constant heating and cooling causing the internal components to expand and shrink is the cause of hardware death and not heat itself, that is why it is mostly safe to buy GPU mining hardware- as long as you have an extra fan to replace the dying one.
 
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