CPU temps while gaming

Misanthropic_Turtle · May 15, 2023

Hello. I just finished my first build. Long story short, I'm not completely certain that my NH-D15 is seated properly on my AMD 5900X. I'm using MSI Afterburner/Rivatuner to watch my CPU temps while gaming. I have been playing GTA-V and Dying Light: Enhanced Edition at 1080P on higher settings, and my temps are between 50-62 degrees Celsius. Is that okay? Could they be significantly better? If they're okay I'm not going to fool with repasting and reseating my cooler any time soon.

RONOTHAN## · May 15, 2023

10 minutes ago, Misanthropic_Turtle said:

I have been playing GTA-V and Dying Light: Enhanced Edition at 1080P on higher settings, and my temps are between 50-62 degrees Celsius. Is that okay

Yeah, that's about where I'd expect it to be within about 5C.

11 minutes ago, Misanthropic_Turtle said:

Could they be significantly better?

Not without some rather extreme measures, like chilled water. On just air cooling you can't really get gaming temps below that.

QuantumSingularity · May 15, 2023

Perfectly normal temps. The NH-D15 after all is quite an old cooler and it's not the best air cooler anymore, despite its price suggesting it. You can drop probably 3-4-5 degrees with the Peerless Assasin, but that thing is in such a high damand, that i think everyone who saw GN's video and was on air cooling on small 120/240mm AIOs went out and bought one of those.