[SOLVED] 3700x idle temp 55-60

[Soortt]

Heyy

I have a ryzen 7 3700x and i'm using wraith prism as the cooler. Bc my noctua nh-d15s doesn't fit my case anymore (bc i need to use am4 socket thingy so i can use it).
Is my idle temperature normal? If not, what can i do to fix it. My CPU is new so the thermal paste is okay and new too. In game its getting near 70c.

 

[ssal]

I believe the 3000 series run hotter because of the 7nm technology. I have a 7 3800x and the idle is around 45-50's. When I export video, it goes as high as 84. I think it is OK because AMD spec said 95 is the top limit.

 

[Phaaze88]

This is a very common concern among Ryzen 3000 owners.
As long as your cpu isn't observed running 85C or more under load, it is fine. Those cpus are very bursty in nature to the point that user-applied fan curves can't keep up.
This only really happens on light loads. It's constantly 'rushing to sleep state'.
In short, it's a power saving feature.

 

[Soortt]

This is a very common concern among Ryzen 3000 owners.
As long as your cpu isn't observed running 85C or more under load, it is fine. Those cpus are very bursty in nature to the point that user-applied fan curves can't keep up.
This only really happens on light loads. It's constantly 'rushing to sleep state'.
In short, it's a power saving feature.

Is it worth to buy a better CPU cooling or should i leave it like that.

 

[ssal]

Is it worth to buy a better CPU cooling or should i leave it like that.

I use my machine for video editing. No game. The high temperature of 84 occurs only when I render the video. Generally, my rendering takes about 6 to 14 minutes. I think it is OK that the machine run this hot for that period of time once every 4 or 5 days. I am going to leave the stock cooler on because I don't look forwards to installing a water cooler.

I monitor the temperature during my usage. At no time that the machine throttle because of the heat.

 

[MeanMachine41]

Is it worth to buy a better CPU cooling or should i leave it like that.

The Prism cooler is only just able to cope at stock Frequency depending on your Core Voltage.

If you wish to Overclock then a H110i AIO dual rad or equiv (If one will fit your case) would get you to 4.1-4.2 GHz depending on the CPU sample.
You should be able to get a decent Overclock at 1.375V and no higher than 1.450V for longevity.

Try to bring down your Core Voltage in Bios in .01V steps till the system refuses to boot, then bring it back up in .02V steps till the system boots and stable under load.

 

[Soortt]

The Prism cooler is only just able to cope at stock Frequency depending on your Core Voltage.

If you wish to Overclock then a H110i AIO dual rad or equiv (If one will fit your case) would get you to 4.1-4.2 GHz depending on the CPU sample.
You should be able to get a decent Overclock at 1.375V and no higher than 1.450V for longevity.

Try to bring down your Core Voltage in Bios in .01V steps till the system refuses to boot, then bring it back up in .02V steps till the system boots and stable under load.

The fun part is that my CPU is allways working on 4.1-4.2 Ghz even not gaming.. I checked BIOS and CPU BOOST is not turned on.

 

[Phaaze88]

Is it worth to buy a better CPU cooling or should i leave it like that.

It's fine as it is - still safe.
You can throw the red flag when you start seeing 85C.

If you really want to bring idle temps down that badly, even though the numbers you've reported are safe, you're going to have to go overkill on the coolers:
-an air cooler with a large heatsink, or a dual tower one
-240mm or larger hybrid

 

[Soortt]

It's fine as it is - still safe.
You can throw the red flag when you start seeing 85C.

If you really want to bring idle temps down that badly, even though the numbers you've reported are safe, you're going to have to go overkill on the coolers:
-an air cooler with a large heatsink, or a dual tower one
-240mm or larger hybrid

Sure i'll leave it as it is. Thank you!

 

[MeanMachine41]

The fun part is that my CPU is allways working on 4.1-4.2 Ghz even not gaming.. I checked BIOS and CPU BOOST is not turned on.

Max core boost is up to 4.4GHz depending on Bios settings. Depends also on which MB you have as to it's capability.
I think your OK to run as is and MAX thermal is 95C
You would have better thermals using the Noctua with the correct AM4 brackets