Just a few days ago I bought a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM and after putting it all together and turning it on I'm seeing high temperature when the PC is in idle. I'm using the stock cooler and the thermal paste that was pre-applied to it. I have an additional 120mm fan which came with the case, which is also new so the fan is clean.
Using AI Suite 3 I see that the Core Voltage remains around 1.3v-1.4v and the Core frequency stays around 3.9GHz-4.0GHz even in idle. Task Manager says only 22%-25% of CPU is being used and only two things are using it the most, LightingService and GameFirst V.
I read in a forum thread about turning off Precision Boost Overdrive. I tried that but didn't help. During gaming, the temperature goes up even more. Last night it went up to 94, near 95. I had to open the side panel and only then did it come down to 79-80. But even with side panel open the temperature remains around 70. I understand that doing heavy-duty, resource-hungry work like gaming would increase the temperature but why would it be a 70 in idle? And I feel like whatever is keeping it at 70 in idle is the reason why the temperature is going to 90 during gaming.
Also, a couple of days ago, I was browsing the web and suddenly my screen went black and the system froze. The LED indicator on the board remained lit on yellow, which I looked up in the manual and it was the color the DRAM error. I did a forced shutdown and when it was restarting I went into the BIOS. That was when I had turned off PBO the first time and was going to save and exit when the system froze again. This time the screen stayed on.
I'll probably be advised to get a better CPU cooler and more fans. And I did plan to get them eventually. I spent a lot on the new system and I was going to pace it out and get the cooler and fans a few months after. But if I must get them now then I'll try my best. But will that solve my problem? A cooler would take down the temperature by 5-10 degrees. At least that's what I have read. That would bring it down to maybe around 60 in idle and would go up to around 80 when gaming. But that would be on cooler days like I'm having now. It must be around 26 C in my room. But on hot days, which is about 11 months a year, it goes up to 34 C. I just feel like the idle temperature should be much lower even with a stock cooler. And the CPU voltage and frequency shouldn't be so high.
I read a thread on the AMD subreddit that said that it's normal for the voltage to go to 1.3v. Except their voltage came down to 0.9v. My voltage comes down to 0.9v, the frequency to 2.0 GHz, and the temperature to 60 C only when I'm using the Power Saver mode. But that would be bad to play games in.
I checked the statuses using AI Suite 3, CPU-Z, and Ryzen Master (not simultaneously). Also, my board required a BIOS update and I'm wondering if it's the cause of the problem. The boot-up is pretty slow too. There's a new BIOS update now but I'm not sure if I should get it in case that creates more problems.
My system is -
Ryzen 5 3600
Asus ROG Strix B450-E Gaming (BIOS 2704)
G.Skill Trident Z 3200 16GB (2x8GB)
Asus GTX760 DC2 2GB
Corsair TX650M 650W PSU
WD Black 1TB HDD
Using AI Suite 3 I see that the Core Voltage remains around 1.3v-1.4v and the Core frequency stays around 3.9GHz-4.0GHz even in idle. Task Manager says only 22%-25% of CPU is being used and only two things are using it the most, LightingService and GameFirst V.
I read in a forum thread about turning off Precision Boost Overdrive. I tried that but didn't help. During gaming, the temperature goes up even more. Last night it went up to 94, near 95. I had to open the side panel and only then did it come down to 79-80. But even with side panel open the temperature remains around 70. I understand that doing heavy-duty, resource-hungry work like gaming would increase the temperature but why would it be a 70 in idle? And I feel like whatever is keeping it at 70 in idle is the reason why the temperature is going to 90 during gaming.
Also, a couple of days ago, I was browsing the web and suddenly my screen went black and the system froze. The LED indicator on the board remained lit on yellow, which I looked up in the manual and it was the color the DRAM error. I did a forced shutdown and when it was restarting I went into the BIOS. That was when I had turned off PBO the first time and was going to save and exit when the system froze again. This time the screen stayed on.
I'll probably be advised to get a better CPU cooler and more fans. And I did plan to get them eventually. I spent a lot on the new system and I was going to pace it out and get the cooler and fans a few months after. But if I must get them now then I'll try my best. But will that solve my problem? A cooler would take down the temperature by 5-10 degrees. At least that's what I have read. That would bring it down to maybe around 60 in idle and would go up to around 80 when gaming. But that would be on cooler days like I'm having now. It must be around 26 C in my room. But on hot days, which is about 11 months a year, it goes up to 34 C. I just feel like the idle temperature should be much lower even with a stock cooler. And the CPU voltage and frequency shouldn't be so high.
I read a thread on the AMD subreddit that said that it's normal for the voltage to go to 1.3v. Except their voltage came down to 0.9v. My voltage comes down to 0.9v, the frequency to 2.0 GHz, and the temperature to 60 C only when I'm using the Power Saver mode. But that would be bad to play games in.
I checked the statuses using AI Suite 3, CPU-Z, and Ryzen Master (not simultaneously). Also, my board required a BIOS update and I'm wondering if it's the cause of the problem. The boot-up is pretty slow too. There's a new BIOS update now but I'm not sure if I should get it in case that creates more problems.
My system is -
Ryzen 5 3600
Asus ROG Strix B450-E Gaming (BIOS 2704)
G.Skill Trident Z 3200 16GB (2x8GB)
Asus GTX760 DC2 2GB
Corsair TX650M 650W PSU
WD Black 1TB HDD
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