NOOB QUESTION

[revengelmfao]

I recently built my PC and would like to take a look into the thermals of everything.

I have Ryzen Master that allows me to check my temps and I get a solid 44 while playing fortnite capped at 240 and streaming with OBS Max quality.

BUT I feel the side panel on my case and sometimes it is too hot for comfort so im thinking maybe it isn't my CPU that is hot.. so if there are any other programs that allow me to take a look at thermals please let me know.

 

Current system

 

Ryzen 3700x

RTX 2070 XC Ultra Gaming

32GB G.Skill Trident Z 3200Mhz (GTRZX)

Asus Crosshair Hero VII Wifi

NZXT Kraken x62 Rev.2

[LauriHimself]

15 minutes ago, revengelmfao said:

so if there are any other programs that allow me to take a look at thermals please let me know.

 

its fore sure your GPU, those get pretty warm while playing.

try hardwareinfo64

 

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

 

thats the freeware i used to monitor my stuff

 

aida64

 

https://www.aida64.com/downloads

 

is what i use atm, but thats not free. although you would have a 30 day test period.

 

hope that helps

 

EDIT: you also can get MSI Afterburner, regardless of the brand of your GPU. there you can also overclock the GPU.

[Sorenson]

Generally if your GPU is at 80c or below you’re fine. If you’re going above that you should be concerned.

[skimmilk5]

I have a Mac Mini on top of my SFF PC workstation, and sometimes, both systems get hot enough to make an appreciable impact on the room temperature. Yet, I don't really care. The CPU packages on the machines run anywhere from 50-70 degrees centigrade.

Remember, 44 degrees centigrade is around 112 degrees Fahrenheit, and that's plenty adequate. It'd be pretty uncomfortable for you to hold your hand to or to be in a room at 112 degrees, but for your computer, it's a good range.

It's worth noting that Ryzen Master does report temperatures a little bit differently compared to HWMonitor or AIDA64, but unless you're doing some significant overclocking or exotic overclocking, the true delta between 44 degrees reported by Ryzen Master and 44 degrees in HWMonitor is so insignificant that you can safely ignore it and take the reading at face value.

It's a common thing for first-time builders and those new to the PC building space to be scared about "is my stuff too hot," but in honesty, the stuff is fairly resilient to shocks (**cough cough DROPPING STUFF cough cough**), and unless you're constantly riding the Tjunction-max, there's really no reason to worry. Relax and actually use the computer, rather than babying it.

[LogicalDrm]

Your hand is extremely inaccurate way of telling temps. Anything over 35C feels warm (50C hot). So saying that your side panel feels hot means that temp inside the case is close to what it's supposed to be. If you want lower temps instead the case, you need to add more exhaust. Though temps of side panels are mainly effected by hot components. For which fix is to get cooler components.