Question Is my CPU done for?

[frostie102]

Specs
Lian Li Evo Mid tower case
MSI 450b Tomohawk Max II motherboard
AMD 5700g CPU
32GB Corsair ram
1tb Samsung 980 SSD
Pallit 4090 GPU
7 Lian Li UNI Fan

Hello,

I posted a few days ago with a similar issue and it turned out my NZXT Kraken Z73 AIO is faulty and I am awaiting them sending packing to return it under warranty.

I have replaced this with the standard AMD fan on the CPU that comes with the chip.

Problem is I am still getting high CPU temperatures. At resting the CPU is about 50c. When I boot up manor lords it goes over 80c and even 90c. I have never experienced an issue like this with high CPU temperatures before. I have cleaned out all the fans and airways to ensure good ventilation. I have updated the drivers on the CPU. I have re-applied thermal paste twice.

My build has been operating fine for almost 2 years without any issues.

Is my CPU dying? I bought it in Jan 21 so its now 4 years old.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Ralston18]

PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition (original to build, new, refurbished, used)?

 

[BFG-9000]

It's below throttling temperature of 95°C. Normally people see 85°C with heavy real workloads and 90°C with artificial ones like Prime95 on the stock cooler, which is kind of small for the 88w that 5700g tops out at.

And you have a 4090 filling the glass case with hot air.

 

[frostie102]

PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition (original to build, new, refurbished, used)?

Be Quiet Pure Power 1000w bought new sept 23.

 

[frostie102]

It's below throttling temperature of 95°C. Normally people see 85°C with heavy real workloads and 90°C with artificial ones like Prime95 on the stock cooler, which is kind of small for the 88w that 5700g tops out at.

And you have a 4090 filling the glass case with hot air.

My understanding is that running your cpu over 80c reduces the life span of your cpu. Also it has never got anywhere near these tempteratures before. I just want to make clear these temperatures are at resting from boot up, without any real use of the GPU. Its fans arent even running.

The 4090 has been in there for almost 2 years. my cpu has never overheated like this. Also, in an earlier post from a couple of days ago a Mod on here advised that the stock fan that comes with the CPU should be more than sufficient.

I am thinking that the CPU is on the way out and this is an early sign. But I havent experienced the death of a CPU.

 

[BFG-9000]

My understanding is that running your cpu over 80c reduces the life span of your cpu.

Also, in an earlier post from a couple of days ago a Mod on here advised that the stock fan that comes with the CPU should be more than sufficient.

The stock Wraith Stealth cooler is perfectly sufficient, but it's not for people who want to keep their CPU at such a ridiculously low temperature. If you want air cooling to perform like a water cooler then not even the larger stock Ryzen coolers like Wraith Spire, Wraith Max or Wraith Prism would do and you'd have to go really big, like the Noctua NH-D15 G2

Does it really matter if your CPU only lasts 10 years instead of 20? By then a used 5800X3D would be really cheap on eBay so you could upgrade.

Things are much worse over on the Intel side where the stock cooler is typically so undersized that thermal throttling at 100°C and not being able to boost to maximum boost speed is perfectly normal. But then they have 125w TDP processors over there that can actually use 253w. That makes your 65w TDP chip that uses up to 88w look pretty reasonable, and why it came with the smallest ever stock Ryzen cooler despite being a Ryzen 7

 

[frostie102]

The stock Wraith Stealth cooler is perfectly sufficient, but it's not for people who want to keep their CPU at such a ridiculously low temperature. If you want air cooling to perform like a water cooler then not even the larger stock Ryzen coolers like Wraith Spire, Wraith Max or Wraith Prism would do and you'd have to go really big, like the Noctua NH-D15 G2

Does it really matter if your CPU only lasts 10 years instead of 20? By then a used 5800X3D would be really cheap on eBay so you could upgrade.

Things are much worse over on the Intel side where the stock cooler is typically so undersized that thermal throttling at 100°C and not being able to boost to maximum boost speed is perfectly normal. But then they have 125w TDP processors over there that can actually use 253w. That makes your 65w TDP chip that uses up to 88w look pretty reasonable, and why it came with the smallest ever stock Ryzen cooler despite being a Ryzen 7

Ive just done some research online and you are correct. It appears the stock fan is insufficient and others have experienced similar cpu temps to myself. Another fan is in order. Thanks

 

[PiersPlowman]

No modern Ryzen CPU will cook itself provided it is mounted to a heatsink. You, personally, may take issues with the temperatures but Ryzen CPUs will happily run for years at >90 degrees C. And if it gets too toasty, they will downclock. Don't sweat it.