[SOLVED] CPU temperature rising to 88-90 degrees while Gaming. Intel

[ShadowPunk]

I just got this assembled a week ago, And now when I play any game at Ultra graphics, The average CPU temp is 90 degrees, Is this bad?
I noticed when I started playing Red Dead and Battlefield 5 at Ultra with RTX on.
Normally it stays at 30 degrees max.
Here are My Specs:
CPU:i7–9700KF 3.60GHZ.
Cooler: ANTEC Kulher H2O-K120.
Ram:XPG 16GB 3000MHz, PC4–24000.
GPU: RTX 2070 Super Asus Dual
Motherboard: Aorus Z390 Pro WIfi
PSU: Antec Value Power PLUS, 700W.

EDIT: Only playing Battlefield 5 seems to be increasing the CPU temp.

 

[dorsai]

Your cpu cooler is not very good...it is performing about where most reviews put it while gaming.

 

[ShadowPunk]

Your cpu cooler is not very good...it is performing about where most reviews put it while gaming.

Sorry? What do you mean by where most reviews put it? And My mistake it seems only Battlefield 5 is messing with my CPU temp for now.

 

[dorsai]

Read the reviews for your cpu cooler...PC Mag online reviewed the Kulher H2O-K120 and found it allowed their cpu to hit 90c while gaming.

 

[MadsModsat]

Unlike some other games, Battlefield V runs AVX instructions, which might explain why that particular game makes your CPU run hotter than other games.
But 90'c is way too high no matter what game you are playing

 

[ShadowPunk]

Read the reviews for your cpu cooler...PC Mag online reviewed the Kulher H2O-K120 and found it allowed their cpu to hit 90c while gaming.

Unlike some other games, Battlefield V runs AVX instructions, which might explain why that particular game makes your CPU run hotter than other games.
But 90'c is way too high no matter what game you are playing

Any Solutions? Should I clean and reattach the cooler?

 

[MadsModsat]

You can always try, but if reviewers encountered similar results to yours during testing, it sounds like it is the result of an inefficient cooler more than anything else.

Does all CPU voltage readings appear normal and in accordance with Intel defaults, using HWInfo or similar to monitor the performance?

 

[DSzymborski]

Unfortunately, those temperatures look about right for the equipment when playing very stressful games. A budget 120mm liquid AIO cooler is a very poor choice for this configuration. Until you're around the $100 mark, air cooling is clearly preferable; this is a cooler for lower-powered CPUs and or when space is at an extreme premium.