I've been having some serious overheating issues with my R9 9900X. My CPU temps are idling around 60-65°C and spiking up to 75-90°C, which seems excessive for just watching anime and having a few tabs open. I recently replaced my motherboard, expecting better performance, but the temps have actually gone up. With my previous MSI MPG x470 Edge WiFi, idle temps were around 55°C, and spikes only reached about 75°C. I'm using an Arctic Liquid Freezer 3 Pro A-RGB cooler, MX4 thermal paste, and the ROG Strix B550-A Gaming WiFi board. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this?
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Have you checked that you used fresh thermal paste with the new setup? Sometimes the old paste can dry out or not be applied correctly, which affects cooling.
Yes, I used new thermal paste this time, but with the old motherboard, I used the paste that came with the AIO cooler.