CPU Temps

James N. · March 28, 2020

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Hope you are well and safe from all the crazy stuff going on.

I have a couple questions for you. Below is a list of CPU temps while the system is running at idle. My system is running an Intel i9-9900k with an Asus ROG Ryujin 360mm liquid cooler.

My questions are:

Are these temps normal at idle?

What is the max temp that my processor can handle under load?

The reason I ask is it seems a little hot to me. Plus one of the games I have been playing is "NFS - Payback" and I have seen the temp get up to 160-170 F range. I have looked all through the bios and there doesn't seem to be a way to set the fan curves for the Noctura fans that come with the Ryujin. Besides trying to adjust the fan speeds, I have also pulled the cooler off and cleaned it off and reapplied the thermal paste. However, the CPU temp remained the same even after the reapplication.

DailyProcrastinator · March 28, 2020

2 minutes ago, James N. said:

I have a couple questions for you. Below is a list of CPU temps while the system is running at idle. My system is running an Intel i9-9900k with an Asus ROG Ryujin 360mm liquid cooler.

My questions are:

Are these temps normal at idle?

What is the max temp that my processor can handle under load?

Idle around 30-40 Degrees C is very good, your max temp values are from a gaming session? If so they are reasonable, although I would record a session to get an idea of what your average temps are when gaming, with a 360mm AIO I would hope that you are not getting warmer than around 75 degrees C. An average of 80+ seems high with a 360mm AIO, but not dangerous, but at around 90+ degrees you'll get into thermal throttling territory, and at 100 degrees I believe is when the thermal limit is triggered of Intel CPU's that shuts down the system (this is safety feature to keep it from causing self harm). So you are a ways from that.