[SOLVED] Is low to mid 80 degrees ok while gaming ?

[Joe28798]

Hello, I have a Ryzen 9 5950X which is getting to around 80-85 degrees with only 65% utilization whilst playing warzone. Is this something I should be worried about or could it be a fault with my cooler ?
Full specs as followed,

Ryzen 9 5950x
CORSAIR H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
asus rog crosshair viii hero (wi-fi)
Gigabyte 3090 vision
2x16gb corsair rgb pro 3600mhz

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

I'd expect your CPU with a decent air cooler to hit about 70-75c during a gaming session. So for me, your temps are on the high side. Have you recently installed the CPU. It could be down to application of thermal paste, reseating cooler etc Try that first and see how you get on.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Hello, I have a Ryzen 9 5950X which is getting to around 80-85 degrees with only 65% utilization whilst playing warzone. Is this something I should be worried about or could it be a fault with my cooler ?
Full specs as followed,

Ryzen 9 5950x
CORSAIR H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
asus rog crosshair viii hero (wi-fi)
Gigabyte 3090 vision
2x16gb corsair rgb pro 3600mhz

Low 80's isn't bad as the CPU is expected to hit 90C, AMD's told us this. But that sort of temp would be expected in heavy all-core workloads, not gaming. Temps the mid 70's would be best for gaming if case and cooling system allows.

It would seem a 360mm AIO would allow it but how is the radiator installed? If in front of the case, with fans drawing in cool air, it will give best cooling for the CPU. If in top of your case then it will use the hot air from the GPU which won't work so well. Whichever way you need other fans to provide complete airflow through the case.

Also be aware of temperature spikes as CPU cores boost. The spikes aren't all that significant so you need to look at an average temperature. HWInfo64 reports the correct CPU Die (average) readings for that.

 

[Joe28798]

I have switched the fans around so they are now pulling are through the top and re applied thermal paste. The CPU is now around the mid 70s during gaming. thanks for the advice.