does CPU slows down when it's old ?

Question

i had a old AMD XP 2400 CPU, do they slow down as they get old? i mean it's been like 2 years old, it has nothing to do with the programs coz i formatted that old PC and it's still running slower than before, mostly the menus shows up too slow and freezes, slow when opening programs.

Answer 1

Unless your CPU has realized some damage from overheating I doubt very much that it will slow down from just age.
I would look at other things on your pc. Here's some suggestions.

Defrag your hard drive.

Run msconfig and turn off programs that don't need to be running in the background that are eating up your system resources.

Add RAM to your pc.
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A major cause of slow PC's is fragmentation of the hard drive.
You need to defragment the HD at least once a week if not more depending on how much you use your computer, and what you do with it.

One way is to use the defragment utility built into Windows XP. It is slow but does the job rather well. Go to:
Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and then click on System Defrag to run the tool. It will take several hours so let it run overnight or simply walk away from your PC for a few hours.

A great program for defragging automatically is Diskeeper 10. It costs $30 but is well worth it. Go to www.download.com and search for Diskeeper. Read the Publishers Description and the tech and user reviews. It can be scheduled to run automatically as the program deems necessary, and if you are using your PC and the program launches itself, it will take a backseat to whatever you are doing and give you the priority for CPU usage. I think you'll agree it's a good program to have. It precludes your needing to remember to defrag at regular intervals.

Also, another major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool. Go to Start > Run > type in msconfig in the box and click OK.
This will bring up a window with several tabs at the top. Click on the “Startup” tab. It will list the programs that are running on your PC and eating up resources. Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running. Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name. Clicking on it will remove the check mark. Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK. Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect.

Another good thing to have is a little program called FreeRAM Pro. It is free and is available from www.download.com This program puts a little RAM meter on the System Tray and shows how much RAM you have remaining that you are not using at any given time. I think you may be surprised at how little RAM you have to run other programs. Also, once it is installed you can right click on the little meter, then click on RESTORE and it will open the RAM display window. You can tweak the settings so it will display your CPU usage also. Then just click “Minimize” and then “To System Tray” to return to the Task Bar.

What happens when you run out of or run real low on RAM is that the OS recognizes the low or no RAM situation and starts using a section of your hard drive as memory. This is called virtual memory, or a swap file. The PC is constantly writing and reading from your HD. Comparitively, it is a very slow process. Check your motherboard manual and determine how much RAM each slot can hold. It will also tell you what type of RAM you need. You can also go to http://www.crucial.com and run their analysis utility to determine what kind and how much RAM is installed in your PC. Depend on your MoBo manual to determine the RAM limits of each slot though. If you are going to keep your PC for a substantial amount of time I recommend you see if you can easily go to at least 768M for general computing. More is you are into games.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Only an uneducated buffoon would ask such questions. The CPU you speak of is but a very small interconnected part that belongs to the much larger parent CPU which is in the FLP. The amount of power that is inside the CPU on the FLP, is equal to the amount of light particles collected in the universe, per second. As with light, light is never old, nor does it diminish or die. Every 3.3 zeptoseconds light is recycled by the FLP, then discharged into the 99 pico units (10 the 12 power). And as we know a CPU is nothing more then a small faction of this recycling of light. So to say a CPU is dieing, is mind-blowing, and stupefying. I suggest you reread your CPU manual that was provide by the Querinerrs, read the Chronon article section 654

Answer 3

Obviously most of these geniuses in here don't bother to read the question. Motherboards do get old. On some of the cheaper ones the leads on the CPU socket and all the other surface mount chips are only half soldered down. The other half are just sitting on the pads, and as the years go by make poorer and poorer contact. The slowdown is caused by the CPU constantly retrying failed actions.
The CPU can get cranky internally from heat problems too. When it drops a command, it doesn't just shut down. It retries. That makes it slower.
It's normally not worth it replacing the CPU. Everything else will still be old and tired. When you can get a decent Dell desktop for $300, fixing an old computer is usually a waste.

Answer 4

The CPU does not slow down with age.
The CPU however is one component of a complex system called a computer. What often happens with age and results in slow downs is
Increase in the number of files
Increase in what gets loaded at start up
Disk fragmentation or locality of reference
New software updates are often bigger
Many types of Mal-ware

From your description I would look for evidence of excessive I/O or CPU use. CPU is the easiest Right click on program bar, select task manager, select Process, double click on the CPU column ... the CPU eaters if any will be at the top.

Check on IO using the same screen. Click the View Tab, Select Columns and add the following I/O reads and PF Delta Sort on these columns one at a time. High values in PF Delta usually means memory shortage (too much stuff loaded, that is the total number of tasks on the process screen ... higher than 40 is problematic) High values in I/O is usually your virus / spyware checker.

One last thing to look for, Many software products are designed to phone home to look for updates etc. (Music players are famous for this) Often machine hang ups are a result of waits for the network ... do you have a high speed or low speed connection. Is it usually on? Having lots of programs that phone home and no active network connection will bring things to a crawl.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

difficult subject do a search using yahoo or google this can help

Answer 7

i don't think the cpu is the problem. these things are based on semi-conductors. they don't usually get old, as in used up...
most likely you need to ensure that it is properly cooled (clean cooler, change the gel between the cooler and processor etc.) also check other components (hard disks tend to lose their performance with use, since they're mechanically actuated etc.)

Answer 8

of course , it does. I read somewhere , every time you turn it off and on, you reduce 5 hours of CPU life!

Answer 9

more likely getting hot, might be another problem , like hard drive space