Sudden cpu temp problem with blood & wine

[Dennou coil]

Game started to raise my cpu temp like crazy after finishing Monroe quest.

I can't play more then few minutes before my pc closes itself because of it.

My cooler is new and i cleaned my computer with an air compressor(not can ones) few weeks ago

Novigrad did it too then stop doing this after verifying files. But this time, it didn't work.

Can anyone help?

[ᴠᴀʀ]

you said your cooler is new.. Did you replace it yourself? Did you just replace the fan or the entire heatsink? If you replaced the heatsink, did you apply thermal paste between the processor and heatsink?

Forgetting thermal paste can cause serious issues when your CPU is under load.
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/applying-thermal-paste-to-cpu-processor-motherboard-35129913.jpg

[Dennou coil]

Yep, i renewed thermal paste too. Sorry, i forgot to add that.

[ᴠᴀʀ]

Maybe you left the plastic cover on the bottom of the heatsink? What are the peak temps btw?

[Dennou coil]

Any other very cpu heavy games or softwares max 70-75 (rarely).

Witcher 3 82 and closes my pc after it. Strange thing is, it started to do this suddenly. I was playing Blood&Wine without a problem.

About plastic cover: I removed it. I don't think cooling is the problem.

[Lord Quas]

it would be usefull if you told us what cooler and cpu.

[Vellari]

Originally posted by Dennou coil:

I don't think cooling is the problem.

Well, cooling is a problem if you're surpassing 80C. Either it's faulty or generally insufficient.

I would make sure the cooler is properly/evenly seated and not leaning on its side for example. Check the fan aswell that it is working as it should (rpms and bearings), which is sometimes hard to tell just by looking at it. Sound for one, when you're reaching thermal max the fan should go nuts and sound like a hoover.

Depending on what cpu you actually have and the cooler anything past 75C is getting toasty.

[Dennou coil]

Thanks guys.

First time this happened because of a corrupted file. Now, i am reinstalling the dlc.

Even if reinstalling fixes, i will order a new cooler tomorrow.

But, i am still confused what triggered this sudden temperature problem. Because, i checked and cpu usage by Witcher 3 at most %30.

Other softwares which uses more then half of the cpu aren't doing this. Strange.

[v0]

Originally posted by Dennou coil:

Thanks guys.

First time this happened because of a corrupted file. Now, i am reinstalling the dlc.

Even if reinstalling fixes, i will order a new cooler tomorrow.

But, i am still confused what triggered this sudden temperature problem. Because, i checked and cpu usage by Witcher 3 at most %30.

Other softwares which uses more then half of the cpu aren't doing this. Strange.

is this about cpu or gpu usage and temps? also anything else running besides witcher 3? say crypto malware? in any case if your system isnt thermally stable while you're running prime95 or heavy gpu benchmarks for hours then you're having cooling troubles.

[Dennou coil]

It is about cpu usage. I checked for malware with Malwarebytes, but couldn't find anything.

[v0]

Originally posted by Dennou coil:

It is about cpu usage. I checked for malware with Malwarebytes, but couldn't find anything.

what's your temp when you're running prime95 for say 30 min on all cores?

[Dennou coil]

Hmm, will test it. But, another example is any rendering heavy program isn't doing this.

[bgray9054]

If you're seeing temps in the 80s that is definitely an issue. Verify your fan is spooling up, maybe open your case if you haven't already to help it get some cooler air and just monitor the system behavior / temps.

The symptoms you're reporting are really only (2) possibilities from a hardware angle - overheating (most likely the case), or a failing PSU / insufficient power delivery. Get the temps under control and see how the stability is.

Edit - also if you are overclocking at all, back your clocks down to stock while you troubleshoot.

[Dennou coil]

I think, i solved it. Checked and my Turbo was enabled (probably i accidently enabled). Now, my cpu temps are normal(50-65).

Well, hours spent for a simple mistake :/

Side note: For so long, i only focused on my cpu problems, i didn't notice my gpu bottlenecking. Well, time to search for a new Gpu.