Hey everyone! I've been worried about my CPU temperatures lately. I reapplied thermal paste and cleaned out all the dust, but even when my PC is idle, the CPU temperature is at 70°C. When I tried to play Oblivion Remastered, it shot up to 89°C! I've cranked all the fans to max in the BIOS but I'm still stuck at 70°C. A friend of mine is freaking out, saying it should be around 40°C when idle, and that I'm overheating my CPU. I'm not sure what else to do about this—should I really be concerned? Here are my specs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (3.60 GHz), 16GB RAM, 1.86TB SSD storage, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, B450 Auros Elite motherboard.
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Don't panic too much yet! You're not 'cooking' your CPU until it hits around 105°C consistently, but it's definitely worth investigating. Just monitor the temps under full load and see if they stay below that threshold. If they're spiking too high, consider a new cooler anyway.
If you just added an SSD and reapplied the thermal paste and still faced heat issues, it's a possibility that your stock cooler just isn't cutting it anymore. Try checking the airflow in your case as well—it could be limiting cooling effectiveness.
Honestly, 70°C at idle isn't great. Have you checked your case ventilation? Sometimes summer heat can really affect cooling too. If your cooler is just the standard one, it might be time for an upgrade to something like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 or a good air cooler—those can really help lower temps.
Right! I had a similar problem before. After switching to a better cooler, my temps while gaming dropped to around 55-60°C!
What cooler are you using? If it's still the stock cooler that came with your Ryzen, that could be the issue. Those tend to struggle with heat, especially under load. Also, make sure you applied enough thermal paste when you reapplied it.
I used the stock cooler too, and it ran hot. I switched to an aftermarket one and my temps dropped significantly, especially during gaming.
Exactly! I had to rearrange my fans to improve airflow, and it made a noticeable difference.