Question Underclocking an AMD Ryzen 5900X ?

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Hello, I've had my Ryzen 5900X for a while now and I'm happy with its capabilities. However, the CPU keeps fairly high temps while idle or not doing much. This is very uncomfortable to me since most of my day passes in work using remote desktops and I only load the CPU (either for work or games) in my free time.

I know that it's better to do this kind of work in the BIOS, however, I prefere the dynamic nature of doing it in Windows, especially when I'm not trying to overclock anything. For this sort of work, I'm currently using ASUS ROG's AI Suite 3, as my MB is from ASUS.

I have 2 built-in profiles - the default one where the CPU frequency is dynamic in range 3.7-4.8GHz, and another one fixed at 4.2GHz that I mostly use as it's quieter and cooler and I rarely need the extra power.

I have no experience at all in the field of Over/Underclocking and I need some help with a solution for a stable profile that I can use for my daily needs (remote desktop, youtube videos, browsing, etc). I tried searching for one on the web but couldnt find anything.

Can anyone help me with this? Maybe at least point me to something or give me a link if they know of a place where I can find such profiles?
 
I consider this thread closed. Judging by your answers, there's no way for me to achieve what I want. It's just that the computer parts aren't made to be able to do that. That's fine, I guess. Some final thoughts and answers just to tie up some loose ends though:

First of all, I want to thank all of you who joined this discussion and gave your best to help me with my issue!

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It's not like I don't appreciate the provided fixes. It's just that they are not what I'm looking for and most of them are options that I've already gone through one way or another. Please don't feel unappreciated just because a solution that was given to me is not exactly what I'm looking for.

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Moving the case to another room is not an option because of the place I live in.

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I need the full power, just not at all times. That's why I can't downgrade my hardware. Otherwise, I would've done it a long time ago.

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My window is ALWAYS open (except for when the AC is on). However, during the summer the temps go up to 40-45 C even without being exposed to direct sunlight, so any extra temp from the PC makes this a lot worse.
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