High cpu temps

[dungeondefendersilent]

I feel like elden ring is just destroying my cpu
my temp running elden ring for about 20 min is 96 celcius
my cpu is the ryzen 5600x
my idle temp for the cpu is only 61 degrees celcius
Any tips?

Update: After some careful dusting, and removing a fan that wasnt plugged in for some reason, i now have only about 85-80c while playing

Also no, the cpu sticker isnt there, checked it while building my pc

[maldorf]

Id look at how good your cooling is. Is it liquid cooled, and how about fan speed regulation? How many case fans do you have. etc.

[lolschrauber]

Quick research shows that 95 is the point where it gets kinda critical for that CPU.

You should check your cooler. Maybe it's not seated properly or the thermal paste needs replacing. Unless you overclocked it, then you might want to take it down again.

[Eck]

What framerate are you getting in-game?

[Darkstorm]

I have 5800X with air cooler, when I don't disable in BIOS Core precision boost and Precision boost overdrive the fans are going crazy, anything I do, like open browser and temperature spikes from 40 to 70 degrees immediately. I know I am losing some of it's performance but PC is so fricking quiet. On "idle" I get now 40-45 degrees. In Elden Ring it's 50-55 honestly. The post I found on tom's hardware that helped me to figure it out:

Built the system based on Ryzen 5800X / ROG Strix X570-E Gaming / Noctua NH-D14 (via AM4 adapter) and got crazy temp spikes on load. For ex. running OCCT with small data set ramps up the temp almost instantly to 90 degrees.

The heatsink is OK, used it with I7 2700K.

Checked all possible issues like heatsink contact, firmware, drivers, etc.. nothing helped.

Then found two very interesting options:
Precision Boost Overdrive
Core Performance Boost

Disabling them keeps the temp under 65 degrees.

Disabling one of them didn't do anything, there was huge difference for me when both were disabled.

[CazadorDeLobo]

Motherboard behaviors vary between manufacturers. In my experience, a temp like that under gaming load is caused by over-volting the CPU and VRM, which ups amperage significantly and is a form of power leakage. Really bad, inefficient power leakage.

I would reset the BIOS to defaults, enable AMD's Cool and Quiet feature, as well as set a manual VID of 1.35-1.40 and leave the target frequency on Auto. Also, I would manually set SOC voltage to 1.1 or thereabouts. Don't use Ryzen Master.

[CazadorDeLobo]

Originally posted by lolschrauber:

Quick research shows that 95 is the point where it gets kinda critical for that CPU

This is where OTP kicks in and throttles the CPU, by lowering the frequency. It's still delivering high current through the VRM, so it never has a chance of getting cool. The user must go into BIOS and check some settings; if the problem persists, then taking the system apart would be my next suggestion, inspecting the cooling solution(paste, pumps, etc.) for any problems.

[Lieutenant Dan]

you have cooling issues, what cooler are you using?
if it's an air cooler, make sure the heatsink isn't filled with dust, if it's liquid, maybe the pump is knackered.

[BenzoSt]

I'm also using 5600X and with the dinky stock cooler. Nevertheless, my temps are about 20 degrees colder at both idle and gaming. Perhaps you need to re-paste and reattach your cooler. Actually, if I had your situation, I would probably get a decent single-tower AM4-compatible air cooler by a good brand like Thermalright or ID Cooling.

[Bandy]

Originally posted by Pickleman:

you have cooling issues, what cooler are you using?
if it's an air cooler, make sure the heatsink isn't filled with dust, if it's liquid, maybe the pump is knackered.

We all need more information from OP before opining on a solution, Op needs to learn what to provide if they want meaningful help.

There are a variety of AIO liquid coolers, from one fan to three. One fan AIO coolers are as useless as teats on a boar hog...

[maldorf]

I use a nice 2 fan Corsair liquid cooler. Its easy to install and has lots of controls.

[CazadorDeLobo]

I would use HWInfo while playing the game to check the various voltage and current sensor readings to get to the bottom of it, first. Immediately jumping to a re-paste might be a waste of paste and introduce human error in handling if the user isn't experienced with the remounting process.

[Caboose]

this is really weird, got a 5600x too, using the prism wraith cooler (look cooler, don't blow more cool air than the box included stock ryzen cooler tho).
i idle at 30/35 and never saw more than 70 in a game. does your case filters may be clogged?

[dark-breed]

https://youtube.com/shorts/IvqkGqaKhhQ
https://youtube.com/shorts/G6VWPWZTE4M

[Darkstorm]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

https://youtube.com/shorts/IvqkGqaKhhQ
https://youtube.com/shorts/G6VWPWZTE4M

Oh no, actually it might be that case lmao

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by Darkstorm:

Originally posted by dark-breed:

https://youtube.com/shorts/IvqkGqaKhhQ
https://youtube.com/shorts/G6VWPWZTE4M

Oh no, actually it might be that case lmao

Yes it happen more often than you think also at prebuild Computers.

It is also possible the cooler has bad contact to the cpu.
All in all i would start there. I have to add that a bios update could also be missing causing wrong voltage Settings (fiddle around manually at the bios settings is a strange way to fix a clear overheating problem).
also deactivating the boost functions is simply not the way to solve such problems.