Question Just built my pc and my idle CPU temp is 90-100 degrees celcius.

[Snakeseye79]

Build:
•CPU - AMD Ryzen 5
•CPU Cooler - Wraithspire cooler came in box with cpu.
•Mobo - B450 Tomahawx max AM4 chipset
•Graphics card - Radeon RX 5500 XT
•Two 8 GB sticks of DDR4
•Two in case fans
•Case is a Rosewill
•Also, I have two hard drives and windows only shows one of them in file explorer while Speccy recognizes both of them

When I first boot up my build, my cpu temp stays at 90 or above according to Speccy.

 

[Dj0gany]

U sure u mounted the cooler correctly,with thermal paste?

 

[Snakeseye79]

U sure u mounted the cooler correctly,with thermal paste?

Yes I am. The cooler is mounted nice and securely and paste was applied

 

[Dj0gany]

speccy can sometimes act up.Try using hwinfo64

 

[USAFRet]

Idling at 90C and up is almost certainly a CPU cooler issue. Specifically, not mounted correctly.

I know you say it is, but there aren't many other things it could be.

 

[Snakeseye79]

Idling at 90C and up is almost certainly a CPU cooler issue. Specifically, not mounted correctly.

I know you say it is, but there aren't many other things it could be.

What are the other ways? Because I dont think that the cooler can be mounted any other way than how it is currently

 

[Snakeseye79]

What are the other ways? Because I dont think that the cooler can be mounted any other way than how it is currently

I meant things*

 

[USAFRet]

What are the other ways? Because I dont think that the cooler can be mounted any other way than how it is currently

Faulty reading from the software.
Are you seeing that same number from multiple tools?

 

[Adam65]

Try getting ur hands to the fan and see if its that hot(i mean not inside the fan check the air fan throws)

 

[Snakeseye79]

Faulty reading from the software.
Are you seeing that same number from multiple tools?

I used a different software and its says I'm at 60.4 degrees

 

[Snakeseye79]

speccy can sometimes act up.Try using hwinfo64

Thanks for the help! This software gave me a reading of 60.4

 

[Vic 40]

Thanks for the help! This software gave me a reading of 60.4

Is still high at idle.

 

[LeiHeJun]

I used a different software and its says I'm at 60.4 degrees

Use Ryzen Master. That shows correct temp no other software does:
https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/ryzen-master

remember thermal paste should fill the holes, it must not make a new layer between copper heatsink and cpu. Very thin, extremely thin.

 

[bobbyboi]

Build:
•CPU - AMD Ryzen 5
•CPU Cooler - Wraithspire cooler came in box with cpu.
•Mobo - B450 Tomahawx max AM4 chipset
•Graphics card - Radeon RX 5500 XT
•Two 8 GB sticks of DDR4
•Two in case fans
•Case is a Rosewill
•Also, I have two hard drives and windows only shows one of them in file explorer while Speccy recognizes both of them

When I first boot up my build, my cpu temp stays at 90 or above according to Speccy.

How much thermal paste are you applying and is your cooler completely screwed in? (By completely screwed in I mean you can't twist it any further)

By the way, download Core Temp and see what your LEGITIMATE temperatures are. Speccy always says my CPU is idling around 60°C when it's normally lower.

The average idle temperature for an AMD Ryzen 5 is 40-50°C.
The average load temperature for an AMD Ryzen 5 is 70-80°C.

Idle: Your temperature when doing literally nothing on your PC to browsing online.
Load: Your temperature when using heavy programs such as video editing or games.

 

[Ignelio]

Did it already come with thermal paste applied? If it didn't double check whether you removed the sticker from the heatsink.

 

[Vic 40]

About a month old this thread and the Op hasn't answered so probably fixed .....

 

[Dj0gany]

About a month old this thread and the Op hasn't answered so probably fixed .....

Either that or he is satisfied with 60C on idle