[SOLVED] Ryzen 7 3700x 40-50c idle temp

[byoku]

This is my pc: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hRfFzN

Right now, idle temp is high 40s and hitting the 50c mark on my cpu. Voltage is also quite high at 1.3V. I have the updated chipset driver and am using Ryzen's balanced power plan. Not sure if this is normal or not. Right now ambience is around 26c too.

I just built my first pc a couple days ago, and never knew this was a problem until now as many people have been complaining about the 3700x's high temp and voltage.

 

[alexbirdie]

Try undervolting in BIOS ( start with offset -0.1 ---> if stable, keep it, otherwise try -0.075).

Check in taskmanager( sort by CPU), which tasks are using CPU.

 

[byoku]

Try undervolting in BIOS ( start with offset -0.1 ---> if stable, keep it, otherwise try -0.075).

Check in taskmanager( sort by CPU), which tasks are using CPU.

I've never played with the BIOS, so how I would know if the voltage is stable or not?

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

Idle temps in the 40-50 range? Wouldn't worry about it. My 3900X idles at 45C. Load temps is what you should check.

 

[byoku]

Idle temps in the 40-50 range? Wouldn't worry about it. My 3900X idles at 45C. Load temps is what you should check.

Oh okay. Load temp is usually around 50-60c. It doesn't really move up too much, depending on what I'm doing. I just wanted to see if these temps were normal because a lot of people seemed concerned. But I haven't really checked 100% under load yet or overclocked.

Is the voltage always that high though?

 

[CountMike]

Oh okay. Load temp is usually around 50-60c. It doesn't really move up too much, depending on what I'm doing. I just wanted to see if these temps were normal because a lot of people seemed concerned. But I haven't really checked 100% under load yet or overclocked.

Is the voltage always that high though?

Voltage will vary with load, as long it's about 1.3-1.325 under load, all is more than good. 1.4v+ at idle is usual and normal, doesn't do any damage or even raise temps much because of low load (low Watts) at that time.

 

[byoku]

Voltage will vary with load, as long it's about 1.3-1.325 under load, all is more than good. 1.4v+ at idle is usual and normal, doesn't do any damage or even raise temps much because of low load (low Watts) at that time.

Okay, that's good to hear. It's usually 1.3-1.4V during load. I haven't tested the under load temps and voltages yet. So I don't have to change anything in BIOS?

 

[CountMike]

Okay, that's good to hear. It's usually 1.3-1.4V during load. I haven't tested the under load temps and voltages yet. So I don't have to change anything in BIOS?

Might want to set some negative voltage offset, -0.05-0.1v.

 

[byoku]

Might want to set some negative voltage offset, -0.05-0.1v.

Okay, is there a software that would help me recognize when the voltage isn't stable? Sorry for asking so many things, i'm new to all of this

 

[CountMike]

Okay, is there a software that would help me recognize when the voltage isn't stable? Sorry for asking so many things, i'm new to all of this

Unless you set voltage manually, it's inherently "unstable", changes according to load. When on auto, setting negative or positive offset changes maximum voltage by that much.