New EVGA Cooler and 3600x - Not impressed with tempatures

[Skipple]

Hi everyone, 

 

So I recently build a new PC using a 3600x cooled by a EVGA CLC 240.

 

I am using completely stock BIOS and settings settings aside from enabling XMP.

 

When running a AIDA 64 stress test I am hitting over 76 C on the CPU 85 C on the CPU die. I know these are normally higher temp readouts but that seems really high for having 240mm cooler?

 

I am thinking about updating my BIOS and/or re-seating my cooler.... Thoughts?

[samcool55]

Maybe a bad mount? Try to re-mount it and hopefully that fixes it.

[Statik]

I mean to be honest at 100% 76C doesn't seem bad. I think Ryzen's max safe temp is 95C. What are your temps at idle? If you're concerned it could be a thermal paste/mounting issue

[Bombastinator]

Meh.  A remount might help.

The problem as I understand it, is that the cpu isn’t one chip, it’s a bunch of little ones.  The result is that coolers only work so well. That number might change a bit with things like lapping and exotic pastes, but only so much.  You could put a much smaller cooler on it and get exactly the same result.  This is part of the reason why they overclock so poorly.  It’s not getting heat off the spreader it’s getting heat into the spreader.

[Skiiwee29]

those are 100% normal. Under load with my 3700x at stock im hitting up into the 80s under a full custom loop.

[Skipple]

1 minute ago, Statik said:

I mean to be honest at 100% 76C doesn't seem bad. I think Ryzen's max safe temp is 95C. What are your temps at idle? If you're concerned it could be a thermal paste/mounting issue

Idle seems okay. Keeps at 35/40 at windows idle. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

I think part of this has to do with the default voltage setting on Ryzen. I don't own a 3rd gen, but a cursory glance on the internet tells me it may be floating around 1.4-1.45V, which I feel is pretty high. You can try playing around with voltage settings and limiting the maximum clock if you anticipate high CPU loads for extended periods of time to see what gets you better sustained performance.

 

All I know is when I did this on my 2700X, I went from pinging between 35C-45C on idle (thanks to the temperature sawtooth) to around 30-33C. Stress test temps hovered around the upper 60s vs mid-to-upper 70s. The ambient temperature was around 24-26C.

[Skipple]

Okay good to know. I won't worry about it then. 

[Skipple]

6 hours ago, Roanan said:

I have the exact same cooler on a 9900k
It seems that you have a heat build up in your case.
Try running it with the side panel off and see if that helps.
If it does, then you need a bunch of case fans, or a better case

I highly doubt this is the issue. 3 sides of my case are completely mesh.