Macbook air getting loud

is it normal for my brand new macbook air to get really loud when I'm playing non-intensive games from the app store?

Yes that is normal.
“During processor intensive activities—such as processing HD video or playing a game that makes extensive use of the graphics processor—the fans speed up to provide additional airflow.”
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202179

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    Hello, recently I have noticed that my fan is loud, especially when I am watching youtube videos for example.
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    Active Memory: 2,14 GB
    Free Memory: 951,0 MB
    Wired Memory: 664,5 MB
    Used Memory: 3,07 GB
    Inactive Memory: 286,1 MB
    Total VM: 168,58 GB
    Number of processes: 78
    PID    Process Name              User       CPU      Real Mem        Virtual Mem   
    0      kernel_task               root       26,1     345,4 MB        4,40 GB         
    1      launchd                   root       0,1      1,1 MB          2,36 GB         
    10     kextd                     root       0,0      1,3 MB          2,36 GB         
    11     UserEventAgent            root       0,0      3,8 MB          2,37 GB         
    12     notifyd                   root       0,0      952 KB          2,35 GB         
    13     diskarbitrationd          root       0,0      1,2 MB          2,35 GB         
    14     configd                   root       0,0      3,1 MB          2,38 GB         
    15     syslogd                   root       0,1      640 KB          2,36 GB         
    16     opendirectoryd            root       0,1      8,5 MB          2,38 GB         
    17     distnoted                 root       0,0      1,2 MB          2,35 GB         
    18     fseventsd                 root       0,0      3,5 MB          2,57 GB         
    19     powerd                    root       0,0      1,4 MB          2,37 GB         
    23     securityd                 root       0,0      3,3 MB          2,37 GB         
    29     coreservicesd             root       0,0      7,2 MB          2,40 GB         
    33     ntpd                      root       0,0      624 KB          2,32 GB         
    36     usbmuxd                   _usbmuxd   0,0      1,1 MB          2,36 GB         
    38     SystemStarter             root       0,0      596 KB          2,35 GB         
    40     stackshot                 root       0,0      628 KB          2,35 GB         
    43     revisiond                 root       0,0      1,2 MB          2,36 GB         
    47     netbiosd                  _netbios   0,0      1,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    48     mds                       root       0,1      54,9 MB         2,57 GB         
    49     mDNSResponder             _mdnsrespo 0,0      2,2 MB          2,36 GB         
    51     loginwindow               dennismagn 0,0      22,5 MB         2,51 GB         
    53     KernelEventAgent          root       0,0      880 KB          2,35 GB         
    55     hidd                      root       1,2      1,3 MB          2,36 GB         
    57     dynamic_pager             root       0,0      340 KB          2,32 GB         
    63     autofsd                   root       0,0      1,1 MB          2,35 GB         
    73     360Daemon                 root       0,0      1 012 KB        2,35 GB         
    94     WindowServer              _windowser 4,9      52,5 MB         2,87 GB         
    95     CVMServer                 root       0,0      596 KB          2,33 GB         
    105    logind                    root       0,0      800 KB          2,35 GB         
    126    launchd                   dennismagn 0,0      952 KB          2,36 GB         
    129    UserEventAgent            dennismagn 0,0      6,1 MB          2,38 GB         
    131    distnoted                 dennismagn 0,0      3,1 MB          2,36 GB         
    136    Dock                      dennismagn 0,1      14,5 MB         2,45 GB         
    137    talagent                  dennismagn 0,0      5,2 MB          2,39 GB         
    138    SystemUIServer            dennismagn 0,1      22,0 MB         2,52 GB         
    139    Finder                    dennismagn 0,0      23,6 MB         2,56 GB         
    140    coreaudiod                _coreaudio 0,2      6,2 MB          2,36 GB         
    142    pboard                    dennismagn 0,0      308 KB          2,32 GB         
    153    fontd                     dennismagn 0,0      4,0 MB          2,40 GB         
    155    com.apple.dock.extra      dennismagn 0,0      6,2 MB          2,40 GB         
    161    imagent                   dennismagn 0,0      2,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    169    SpotifyWebHelper          dennismagn 0,0      1,3 MB          636,6 MB        
    174    iprint-listener           dennismagn 0,0      2,7 MB          2,32 GB         
    175    iprint-listener-gui       dennismagn 0,0      6,0 MB          2,41 GB         
    178    applepushserviced         root       0,0      5,4 MB          2,37 GB         
    181    cupsd                     root       0,0      1,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    221    AppleSpell.service        dennismagn 0,0      7,6 MB          2,38 GB              
    1639   syspolicyd                root       0,0      392 KB          2,35 GB         
    1697   AllMyMusicAgent           dennismagn 0,1      3,9 MB          654,0 MB        
    2062   filecoordinationd         root       0,0      1,6 MB          2,36 GB         
    5167   lsboxd                    dennismagn 0,0      1,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    10036  iTunes Helper             dennismagn 0,0      2,2 MB          2,37 GB         
    41022  mdworker                  dennismagn 0,0      13,0 MB         2,38 GB         
    86369  Google Chrome             dennismagn 2,7      148,1 MB        1,15 GB         
    86373  Image Capture Extension   dennismagn 0,0      5,9 MB          2,40 GB         
    86378  Google Chrome Worker      dennismagn 0,0      30,9 MB         786,1 MB        
    86379  Google Chrome Worker      dennismagn 0,0      100,4 MB        853,1 MB        
    86380  Google Chrome Worker      dennismagn 0,0      32,3 MB         790,0 MB        
    87013  Skype                     dennismagn 2,4      123,1 MB        925,4 MB        
    87020  VDCAssistant              root       0,0      4,0 MB          2,37 GB         
    87168  Google Chrome Helper      dennismagn 0,0      17,9 MB         787,7 MB        
    89021  Shockwave Flash (Chrome P dennismagn 0,0      35,3 MB         963,4 MB        
    93447  Google Chrome Renderer    dennismagn 10,6     93,6 MB         918,1 MB        
    94754  ocspd                     root       0,0      3,0 MB          2,37 GB         
    94941  Quick Look Helper         dennismagn 0,0      6,5 MB          2,87 GB         
    95173  launchd                   _spotlight 0,0      832 KB          2,36 GB         
    95175  mdworker                  _spotlight 0,0      5,8 MB          2,37 GB         
    95176  distnoted                 _spotlight 0,0      1,1 MB          2,35 GB         
    95258  taskgated                 root       0,0      2,8 MB          2,37 GB         
    95298  Google Chrome Renderer    dennismagn 0,1      96,5 MB         879,9 MB        
    95515  Google Chrome Renderer    dennismagn 0,2      62,5 MB         846,0 MB        
    95527  Activity Monitor          dennismagn 5,5      21,9 MB         2,44 GB         
    95529  xpchelper                 dennismagn 0,0      4,7 MB          2,35 GB         
    95530  activitymonitord          root       0,6      1,3 MB          2,33 GB         
    95597  automountd                root       0,0      2,2 MB          2,36 GB    
    Why is my fan so loud?
    And here is the file when im watching a video:
    Active Memory: 2,14 GB
    Free Memory: 951,0 MB
    Wired Memory: 664,5 MB
    Used Memory: 3,07 GB
    Inactive Memory: 286,1 MB
    Total VM: 168,58 GB
    Number of processes: 78
    PID    Process Name              User       CPU      Real Mem        Virtual Mem   
    0      kernel_task               root       26,1     345,4 MB        4,40 GB         
    1      launchd                   root       0,1      1,1 MB          2,36 GB         
    10     kextd                     root       0,0      1,3 MB          2,36 GB         
    11     UserEventAgent            root       0,0      3,8 MB          2,37 GB         
    12     notifyd                   root       0,0      952 KB          2,35 GB         
    13     diskarbitrationd          root       0,0      1,2 MB          2,35 GB         
    14     configd                   root       0,0      3,1 MB          2,38 GB         
    15     syslogd                   root       0,1      640 KB          2,36 GB         
    16     opendirectoryd            root       0,1      8,5 MB          2,38 GB         
    17     distnoted                 root       0,0      1,2 MB          2,35 GB         
    18     fseventsd                 root       0,0      3,5 MB          2,57 GB         
    19     powerd                    root       0,0      1,4 MB          2,37 GB         
    23     securityd                 root       0,0      3,3 MB          2,37 GB         
    29     coreservicesd             root       0,0      7,2 MB          2,40 GB         
    33     ntpd                      root       0,0      624 KB          2,32 GB         
    36     usbmuxd                   _usbmuxd   0,0      1,1 MB          2,36 GB         
    38     SystemStarter             root       0,0      596 KB          2,35 GB         
    40     stackshot                 root       0,0      628 KB          2,35 GB         
    43     revisiond                 root       0,0      1,2 MB          2,36 GB         
    47     netbiosd                  _netbios   0,0      1,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    48     mds                       root       0,1      54,9 MB         2,57 GB         
    49     mDNSResponder             _mdnsrespo 0,0      2,2 MB          2,36 GB         
    51     loginwindow               dennismagn 0,0      22,5 MB         2,51 GB         
    53     KernelEventAgent          root       0,0      880 KB          2,35 GB         
    55     hidd                      root       1,2      1,3 MB          2,36 GB         
    57     dynamic_pager             root       0,0      340 KB          2,32 GB         
    63     autofsd                   root       0,0      1,1 MB          2,35 GB         
    73     360Daemon                 root       0,0      1 012 KB        2,35 GB         
    94     WindowServer              _windowser 4,9      52,5 MB         2,87 GB         
    95     CVMServer                 root       0,0      596 KB          2,33 GB         
    105    logind                    root       0,0      800 KB          2,35 GB         
    126    launchd                   dennismagn 0,0      952 KB          2,36 GB         
    129    UserEventAgent            dennismagn 0,0      6,1 MB          2,38 GB         
    131    distnoted                 dennismagn 0,0      3,1 MB          2,36 GB         
    136    Dock                      dennismagn 0,1      14,5 MB         2,45 GB         
    137    talagent                  dennismagn 0,0      5,2 MB          2,39 GB         
    138    SystemUIServer            dennismagn 0,1      22,0 MB         2,52 GB         
    139    Finder                    dennismagn 0,0      23,6 MB         2,56 GB         
    140    coreaudiod                _coreaudio 0,2      6,2 MB          2,36 GB         
    142    pboard                    dennismagn 0,0      308 KB          2,32 GB         
    153    fontd                     dennismagn 0,0      4,0 MB          2,40 GB         
    155    com.apple.dock.extra      dennismagn 0,0      6,2 MB          2,40 GB         
    161    imagent                   dennismagn 0,0      2,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    169    SpotifyWebHelper          dennismagn 0,0      1,3 MB          636,6 MB        
    174    iprint-listener           dennismagn 0,0      2,7 MB          2,32 GB         
    175    iprint-listener-gui       dennismagn 0,0      6,0 MB          2,41 GB         
    178    applepushserviced         root       0,0      5,4 MB          2,37 GB         
    181    cupsd                     root       0,0      1,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    221    AppleSpell.service        dennismagn 0,0      7,6 MB          2,38 GB              
    1639   syspolicyd                root       0,0      392 KB          2,35 GB         
    1697   AllMyMusicAgent           dennismagn 0,1      3,9 MB          654,0 MB        
    2062   filecoordinationd         root       0,0      1,6 MB          2,36 GB         
    5167   lsboxd                    dennismagn 0,0      1,6 MB          2,37 GB         
    10036  iTunes Helper             dennismagn 0,0      2,2 MB          2,37 GB         
    41022  mdworker                  dennismagn 0,0      13,0 MB         2,38 GB         
    86369  Google Chrome             dennismagn 2,7      148,1 MB        1,15 GB         
    86373  Image Capture Extension   dennismagn 0,0      5,9 MB          2,40 GB         
    86378  Google Chrome Worker      dennismagn 0,0      30,9 MB         786,1 MB        
    86379  Google Chrome Worker      dennismagn 0,0      100,4 MB        853,1 MB        
    86380  Google Chrome Worker      dennismagn 0,0      32,3 MB         790,0 MB        
    87013  Skype                     dennismagn 2,4      123,1 MB        925,4 MB        
    87020  VDCAssistant              root       0,0      4,0 MB          2,37 GB         
    87168  Google Chrome Helper      dennismagn 0,0      17,9 MB         787,7 MB        
    89021  Shockwave Flash (Chrome P dennismagn 0,0      35,3 MB         963,4 MB        
    93447  Google Chrome Renderer    dennismagn 10,6     93,6 MB         918,1 MB        
    94754  ocspd                     root       0,0      3,0 MB          2,37 GB         
    94941  Quick Look Helper         dennismagn 0,0      6,5 MB          2,87 GB         
    95173  launchd                   _spotlight 0,0      832 KB          2,36 GB         
    95175  mdworker                  _spotlight 0,0      5,8 MB          2,37 GB         
    95176  distnoted                 _spotlight 0,0      1,1 MB          2,35 GB         
    95258  taskgated                 root       0,0      2,8 MB          2,37 GB         
    95298  Google Chrome Renderer    dennismagn 0,1      96,5 MB         879,9 MB        
    95515  Google Chrome Renderer    dennismagn 0,2      62,5 MB         846,0 MB        
    95527  Activity Monitor          dennismagn 5,5      21,9 MB         2,44 GB         
    95529  xpchelper                 dennismagn 0,0      4,7 MB          2,35 GB         
    95530  activitymonitord          root       0,6      1,3 MB          2,33 GB         
    95597  automountd                root       0,0      2,2 MB          2,36 GB         

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              AirPlay: Version: 1.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
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                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.42 GB (317.08 GB free)
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                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
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    Problem System Launch Agents:
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              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist
              [not loaded] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [not loaded] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist
              [loaded] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist
              [loaded] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
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              Flux
              iTunesHelper
              PopClip
              Moom
              Fantastical
              XtraFinder
              Jitouch
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
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              Flash Player
              Jitouch
              TeXDistPrefPane
              WacomTablet
    Internet Plug-ins:
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              AdobePDFViewer.plugin
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
              Default Browser.plugin
              Flash Player.plugin
              FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
              googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
              npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
              o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
              QuickTime Plugin.plugin
              SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
              Silverlight.plugin
              WacomNetscape.plugin
              WacomTabletPlugin.plugin
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    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Mobile backups: ON
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
              Destinations:
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                        Total size: 2 TB
                        Total number of backups: 16
                        Oldest backup: 2013-10-14 09:52:54 +0000
                        Last backup: 2013-10-27 15:27:27 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Excellent
                                  Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size Zero KB X 3)
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                   3%          WindowServer
                   3%          Google Chrome
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   1%          fontd
                   1%          PopClip
                   0%          Moom
                   0%          Jitouch
                   0%          hidd
                   0%          Last.fm Scrobbler
                   0%          locationd
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              164 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              147 MB             Google Chrome
              98 MB              WindowServer
              90 MB              Finder
              57 MB              Last.fm Scrobbler
              57 MB              mds_stores
              52 MB              Google Chrome Helper
              49 MB              Dock
              41 MB              mds
              41 MB              Fantastical
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              2.66 GB            Active RAM
              1.77 GB            Inactive RAM
              918 MB             Wired RAM
              1.05 GB            Page-ins
              0 B                Page-outs

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