does overheating cause laptop to slow down

[M_2___]

I have laptop intel core i3 with 4gb ram intel hd graphics 3000 and 2.40ghz I play games very well earlier but now my laptop is overheating and games slow down should I buy a cooling pad because my laptop own fan is damage please give me a advise

 

[utroz]

Yes overheating can cause a device to slow down. Keeping it cooler will allow it to run at a faster speed more of the time. A cooling pad can help laptops with not the best cooling. I have one myself I use on some laptops and I have seen 500Mhz or more of sustained speed difference per core when using it.

 

[ffg7]

how was your cpu fan damaged?

 

[1shado1]

Get the fan replaced. A cooling pad is a temporary (at best) fix for a broken internal fan.

 

[utroz]

OH and get that fan fixed ASAP. I somehow missed that what I read your post the first time.. The fan is really really important. Running a broken fan is like running a car with the radiator not working.. BAD.

 

[M_2___]

Thanks

 

[utroz]

Thanks

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