While playing Spider-Man 2, my RX 9060 XT stays around 60°C, but my Ryzen 5 7500F reaches roughly 90–95°C. My room is fairly hot and I'm currently using only fans for airflow. I usually play for up to three hours at a time and want to know whether these temperatures are normal or could damage the CPU. The processor is using its original stock cooler. Should I check for thermal throttling or replace the cooler?
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A basic tower air cooler should make a noticeable difference. Something in the DeepCool AK-series or a similar budget model would generally be better than the original cooler. Make sure the cooler is mounted properly, the fan is spinning, and the case has reasonable front-to-back airflow. Disabling boost can lower temperatures, but it also reduces performance and is better treated as a temporary workaround.
Those temperatures are high for a 7500F, and the stock cooler is probably the main reason. The CPU should protect itself by reducing clock speeds if it reaches its limit, so it probably won’t be immediately damaged, but a better air cooler would be a good upgrade. Also check whether the CPU clock speed drops when it reaches 90–95°C, which would indicate thermal throttling.
Install HWiNFO or another hardware monitor and watch the CPU temperature, effective clock speed, and thermal-throttling flags while playing. If the clocks remain steady and performance is normal, the CPU is managing the heat, but 90–95°C still suggests the cooling setup should be improved. The GPU temperature being around 60°C doesn’t necessarily tell you much about the CPU cooler or airflow around the processor.
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