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Hard drive recently replaced, CPU now runs VERY high
This is my first time posting but I always go here for help. I recently installed a new 500GB HGST hard drive because my factory drive failed. For the first few days everything was working fine but now after about 25 minutes of use any program that I run as a user will take make my laptop run VERY slow, to the point where I have to shut it down and wait ten minute before use. I cannot determine if this could be a problem related to the hard drive I placed in the laptop or if it is a software issue. The programs that usually slow my laptop are video watching (happens very fast) and long term use. Additionally when my laptop slows it is very warm to the touch, so could this be an overheating issue?
I am running windows 7 home premium 64bit, an intel i3 processor @ 3.13 Gz, 4GB of ram, and the new hard drive, an: HGST Travelstar Z7K500 HTS725050A7E630 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Driv. My antivirus is Microsoft security essentials.
Thank you for any help you can give!!!