Does hot weather affect pc performance?

[Chaicho]

Well I live in California and it's pretty damn hot right now and I started to wonder if the heat can affect my pc's performance or force it more than it normally would.

Does it?

 

 

[Frosty]

The only time it would is if your parts got too hot and started thermal throttling.

[Chaicho]

6 minutes ago, Frosty said:

The only time it would is if your parts got too hot and started thermal throttling.

How would I know that?

 

 

[jale]

It depends on your cooling and the temperature in your room. Thermal throttling can happen, but if you keep your PC in a well conditioned area in room temperature it should be fine.

[jale]

Just now, Chaicho said:

How would I know that?

 

 

You can check your temps through programs such as GPU-Z and Core-Temp

[Kirosha]

A short and easy answer is yes, regardless of all but the most extreme cooling methods. You should download something to monitor your CPU temp or if you feel comfortable, check the temperatures in your BIOS. Let us know what the temp is because there can be other causes than summertime for it to run hot.

[LogicalDrm]

Depends on how many degrees your room temp will changed compared to "normal". As reference my normal room temp is 23C. On hot days it will go up 10C. In theory max temps should go up as much, but in practice coolers will just work bit harder and on higher speeds. So unless you are running close to max safe temp, you don't notice much difference in general performance.