CPU package temperature

[Giannak]

Hello, under gaming load my Ryzen 9 3900x is hitting 85 degrees Celsius. it has a 120mm liquid cooler : https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TDdFf7/cooler-master-masterliquid-lite-120-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlw-d12m-a20pw-r1

 

Should i do anything? or is 80-85 Celsius normal while gaming?

 

BTW i cant run cinebench becuase when i start a render it has an error

[jaslion]

That cooler is inadequate for a 3900c its really really low end. A cheap cooler like an ak400 does far better

[Dukesilver27-]

While it is hot, as long as you're not experiencing thermal throttling, it is fine, it is well under max operating temperature set by AMD, which is 95C.

Although, that AIO is not that good, as I've heard.

[Alex Atkin UK]

No 120mm AFAIK is close to a good tower air cooler.  They exist for small form factor PCs where you can't fit a big air cooler so its good enough to a run a better CPU than you could otherwise, but will run hot.

[Giannak]

On 9/15/2022 at 7:55 PM, Dukesilver27- said:

While it is hot, as long as you're not experiencing thermal throttling, it is fine, it is well under max operating temperature set by AMD, which is 95C.

Although, that AIO is not that good, as I've heard.

ok, thanks

[Giannak]

On 9/15/2022 at 9:10 PM, Alex Atkin UK said:

No 120mm AFAIK is close to a good tower air cooler.  They exist for small form factor PCs where you can't fit a big air cooler so its good enough to a run a better CPU than you could otherwise, but will run hot.

my case is inwin 101, so i can probaly fit a bigger cpu cooler..

[Alex Atkin UK]

6 hours ago, Giannak said:

my case is inwin 101, so i can probaly fit a bigger cpu cooler..

Yeah that should fit a nice Noctua NH-D15 or DeepCool AS500.  Even a Be Quiet Pure Rock 2 (what came with my 12700F kit) is likely going to perform better.