CPU Cooling

[beard49]

Hello. I have the following PC:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
CPU Cooler: ID-Cooling Frozr A620 Pro SE, Arctic Cooling MX6 thermal paste
MB: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X rev 1.3
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHz
GPU: Gigabyte RTX3060 12GB Windforce OC
SSD: 1x500GB for OS (M.2), 1x1TB for games (M.2)
HDD: 1x512GB S-ata3
PSU: Seasonic 650W semi modular, 80+ gold

PC Case: Redragon Scalpel Black (dual chamber)
Fans: 2x140mm intake, 2x120mm exhaust.

I use HWinfo for monitoring.

 

The problem is as follows:
I got about a maximum of 85*C - 88*C on the CPU while gaming Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl. The temperature of the room where I play games is about 29-30 degrees Celsius.
While idling the temperature is at a minimum of 36*C

 

My question is:
Is the CPU mentioned temperature (85*C-88*C) normal while gaming ?

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, beard49 said:

Hello. I have the following PC:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
CPU Cooler: ID-Cooling Frozr A620 Pro SE, Arctic Cooling MX6 thermal paste
MB: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X rev 1.3
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHz
GPU: Gigabyte RTX3060 12GB Windforce OC
SSD: 1x500GB for OS (M.2), 1x1TB for games (M.2)
HDD: 1x512GB S-ata3
PSU: Seasonic 650W semi modular, 80+ gold

PC Case: Redragon Scalpel Black (dual chamber)
Fans: 2x140mm intake, 2x120mm exhaust.

I use HWinfo for monitoring.

 

The problem is as follows:
I got about a maximum of 85*C - 88*C on the CPU while gaming Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl. The temperature of the room where I play games is about 29-30 degrees Celsius.
While idling the temperature is at a minimum of 36*C

 

My question is:
Is the CPU mentioned temperature (85*C-88*C) normal while gaming ?

Yes, the newer Ryzen CPUs are meant to ramp up and provide as much performance as cooling allows.  Even with a 360mm AIO my 7700X would hit low 80's even with PBO/CO undervolt.

 

If you throw more cooling at it, it'll just hit those temps again but perform a little better.

 

All is as it should be.

[Tech Reprise]

18 minutes ago, beard49 said:

Hello. I have the following PC:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
CPU Cooler: ID-Cooling Frozr A620 Pro SE, Arctic Cooling MX6 thermal paste
MB: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X rev 1.3
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHz
GPU: Gigabyte RTX3060 12GB Windforce OC
SSD: 1x500GB for OS (M.2), 1x1TB for games (M.2)
HDD: 1x512GB S-ata3
PSU: Seasonic 650W semi modular, 80+ gold

PC Case: Redragon Scalpel Black (dual chamber)
Fans: 2x140mm intake, 2x120mm exhaust.

I use HWinfo for monitoring.

 

The problem is as follows:
I got about a maximum of 85*C - 88*C on the CPU while gaming Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl. The temperature of the room where I play games is about 29-30 degrees Celsius.
While idling the temperature is at a minimum of 36*C

 

My question is:
Is the CPU mentioned temperature (85*C-88*C) normal while gaming ?

The temperatures are fine for a Air Cooler and Ambient temps on an AM5 CPU. They run considerably hotter than the AM4 counterparts. 
You can set custom negative PBO curves to lower the temperatures a bit or like me turn on Eco Mode+negative PBO Offset. It will lower the performance a bit but won't be noticeable by much in some games. For me temps went to 65-70C from 80C and CPU voltage never exceeds 1.29V which on auto reached as high as 1.47V

[freeagent]

They run a little warmer because they are running about 1-1.5GHz faster than Zen 3

 

These are high performance CPU's that demand the best in cooling.

 

My 9900X can hit 300w with just a PPT/TDC/EDC tune in conjunction with boost override and my curve.. no scalar.

[beard49]

I set a negative CO (Curve Optimizer) of 20 and a thermal throttle limit of 88. 

Now I have a maximum temperature of about 80 *C while gaming.

 

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, beard49 said:

I set a negative CO (Curve Optimizer) of 20 and a thermal throttle limit of 88. 

Now I have a maximum temperature of about 80 *C while gaming.

 

Great temp for gaming.  Well done.

[freeagent]

I would just let it run up to its redline, it will stay there. When you cap the temp yourself in the bios, you are also taking some performance off of the table. Maybe try to work on your case flow. I am not really a fan of ID cooling.

[beard49]

Today the temperature of the ambient dropped to 26.5 *C, and the maximum CPU temperature while gaming was 75*C. 

[freeagent]

Games are easy for a CPU. Nothing to see here.. carry on.

[thrasher_565]

if ambient temp is 30c and cpu temp is 85c then it would be 75c with an ambient temp of 20c so all is good.

[KLiKzg]

Well, when I have 30°C inside the home (usually it is up to 28°C), then my CPU is up to 65°C the most!

 

Why?

Oversized cooler.

How?
Double the W of cooler, compared to CPU TDP.

Example:
On my 130W dual CPUs I have 240W & 270W coolers. 

[thrasher_565]

On 8/22/2025 at 12:54 AM, KLiKzg said:

Well, when I have 30°C inside the home (usually it is up to 28°C), then my CPU is up to 65°C the most!

 

Why?

Oversized cooler.

How?
Double the W of cooler, compared to CPU TDP.

Example:
On my 130W dual CPUs I have 240W & 270W coolers. 

what cpu? what gpu? what case?

is that 65c gaming?