[SOLVED] Temperatures way too high on ryzen 7 3700x

[Hallahawk665]

I just replaced the mobo since this is a prebuilt pc and it came with a crappy a320m motherboard which didn't fully support my amd ryzen 7 3700x. I replaced it with a TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS. However the cpu temperatures just became way higher than what they used to be. I had high temperatures before this but now they are even higher (they average at around 75-80 celsius when playing x-plane 11 and sometimes even go to 85 celsius). I set the BIOS so that the CPU throttles when it reaches 83 celsius to prevent any damage and I also modified the fan profile to go to 100% speed when the cpu reaches 65 celsius. Idle temperatures are around 50-60 celsius. I used corsair thermal paste and it's spread evenly across the CPU (I put the paste on the cpu, then put the cooler, then removed the cooler to check if the paste was spread evenly, then put the cooler back on). I'm using the stock wraith prism cooler.
The only issue I can see is that the wraith prism cooler is tilted/rotated slightly to one side (I have no idea why, the clips are locked and secure, I tried to rotate it so it's perfect but it didn't move). It's a very small tilt though and you have to actually be looking to notice it.
Please let me know what I can do to lower my temperatures, any help would be appreciated.
P.S. I also disabled PBO in the bios

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

You could try turning down the CPU speed in bios and also if your CPU cooler is tilted that could be the problem? You could always try and buy brand new CPU cooler and test it out!

 

[Hallahawk665]

You could try turning down the CPU speed in bios and also if your CPU cooler is tilted that could be the problem? You could always try and buy brand new CPU cooler and test it out!

I set the ram to 2800 mhz instead of 3000 mhz and the cpu seems to be doing better now. Do the temperatures really go down if you reduce the ram mhz?

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

I set the ram to 2800 mhz instead of 3000 mhz and the cpu seems to be doing better now. Do the temperatures really go down if you reduce the ram mhz?

IDK about lowering the temps of ram will reduce the temps but do know that if you lower cpu speed abit could help with temps or if your cooler is not fitted perfect it can make cpu temps higher!

 

[Hallahawk665]

I really do not know about if you reduce the speed of ram it lowers the temps but do know that if you lower cpu speed abit could help with temps!

How do I lower the cpu speed?

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

How do I lower the cpu speed?

You have to go into your motherboard bios and go to CPU core ratio settings!

 

[Hallahawk665]

You have to go into your motherboard bios and go to CPU core ratio settings!

Alright thanks

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

Alright thanks

You could try putting 4.2 into the settings and see if your temps go down abit because your cpu can run upto 4.4

 

[Fiorezy]

You clearly have a problem with your cooler mounting, I had the same issue when I first installed my 3700x before I noticed that there was a lever on the cooler that will lock it into place. Once done, the cooler should not move and it will look straight

 

[Hallahawk665]

You clearly have a problem with your cooler mounting, I had the same issue when I first installed my 3700x before I noticed that there was a lever on the cooler that will lock it into place. Once done, the cooler should not move and it will look straight

I know, I did lock it with the lever.

 

[kurdtnz]

Did you download and install the latest chipset drivers for your new board?

 

[Hallahawk665]

Did you download and install the latest chipset drivers for your new board?

on the box it says it's amd ryzen 3000 desktop ready so I didn't think I have to do that, do I really need to do that?

 

[kurdtnz]

on the box it says it's amd ryzen 3000 desktop ready so I didn't think I have to do that, do I really need to do that?

That's for the BIOS, the chipset is different. Go to your motherboards website and it will have the latest drivers there.

 

[Hallahawk665]

That's for the BIOS, the chipset is different. Go to your motherboards website and it will have the latest drivers there.

alright thanks

 

[CooLWoLF]

Download Hardware Monitor and monitor the "CPU Die (average)" temperatures.


It is completely normal to see temperature spikes on Ryzen 3000 series, which is why it can be more helpful to monitor your average temperatures over time. There is a lot of information and discussion out there about this very issue.