Question CPU overheating

Nov 22, 2024
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Hello, I have had a problem with my CPU for a few years: whenever the temperatures reach over 10°C (50°F) it overheats in certain cases:

1. Some non-demanding games.

2. Unzipping some zip or rar files.

3. Connecting to the internet and downloading Windows 10 updates.

4. Sometimes, staying idle for a few minutes, if I move the mouse the temperature stops rising and stabilizes again, reaching around 14°C (57°F).

5. When starting Windows.

6. When hibernating, in the last seconds before shutting down.

7. There are games in which it only overheats when a menu opens or there is a cinematic.

I've tried everything: keeping it clean, obviously, changing the thermal paste, adding fans to improve airflow, killing unneeded apps in background, I've never overclocked it, but nothing has worked, I have to wait until next fall to be able to play "heavy" games, which aren't that heavy either since my PC isn't very modern either, mid-2016.

Games like Wolfenstein The New Colossus, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Assassin's Creed Unity, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Watch Dogs I and II, The Outer Worlds and Fallout 4 ran perfectly fine (in fall and winter seasons). I really don't get it, I'm really tired and bothered.

Specs:

CPU: AMD FX-8730 (Eight-Core) with Wraith Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte 970-Gaming

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750Ti

RAM: 12GB.

Thanks in advance, I would appreciate any help.
 
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PSU: Make, model, wattage, age, condition (original to build, new, refurbished, used)?

Disk drive(s): make, model, capacity, how full?

Other attached devices.
Disk drives: HDD: Western Digital WDC WD5000AZLX-00ZR6A0 500GB, two partitions, Drive E: 27GB used; Drive F: 61,5 GB used.
SSD: Kingston SUV400S37120G 111GB, 50GB used.
I can't see PSU make or model, but it was original to build, it's a Thermaltake.
The monitor is Samsung S20C300L.