cpu hitting 70-80

[Daft Unikorn]

so idk if its just this game or what but it's currently about 70f at home right now indoors and outdoors, not running any games atm cpu is idling at around 51c hopped onto fallout for a couple seconds and loaded my save, cpu was going to about 74-80c, literally just standing in a building, wasn't fighting any thing, don't have any mods, is this normal? my cpu doesn't reach those temps with other games

[Dr.Abscondus]

If your CPU is running at 51C with no load then there's something wrong with your cooling or your fan curves. As I'm typing this my CPU is at 35C with just Steam running.

[Daft Unikorn]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

If your CPU is running at 51C with no load then there's something wrong with your cooling or your fan curves. As I'm typing this my CPU is at 35C with just Steam running.

well its 70 degrees at home right now, i'm also using the stock cooler that came with my motherboard and cpu which is just the wraith stealth

[nachedel]

Originally posted by Daft Unikorn:

wraith stealth

That's the issue

Edit: So it's 70F = 20C at your house, and your idle is 50C, and your roof temp with the wraith is 70C. That is actually pretty good for a wraith. Fallout 4 isn't really optimized for modern hardware so it's not out of the ordinary.

If you're running 5000 series, these chips are known to run hot, so you shouldn't be worried.

[Bobby Digital™]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

If your CPU is running at 51C with no load then there's something wrong with your cooling or your fan curves. As I'm typing this my CPU is at 35C with just Steam running.

[Bobby Digital™]

apply new thermal paste for your fan, then set a proper fan curve and you will be fine

[sgt_magor]

i disabled turbo boost on my cpu (intel) . maybe it would help you!

[sdack]

Also limit your frame rate. If it is uncapped and you are in the menu can the frame rate shoot up to 1000fps.

FYI: my Ryzen 9 5950X runs idle at 28C and under load at 60C-62C.

[Cor.]

When was the last time you cleaned your PC?

Remember, if you use canned air, stick a Q-tip in the fans to keep it from spinning when you blow them out. Canned air can make them over spin which could damage them.

If youre careful, you can use Isopropyl alcohol on a Q-tip to clean the fan blades too.

[Knavenformed]

Originally posted by Cor.:

When was the last time you cleaned your PC?

It's this, every time

[talemore]

Hardware handles up to 100 c

Some say you should cook the hardware in the oven at 50c since the card hasn't been used yet.

No liquid is good for the hardware. Not even alcohol. That is BS you shouldn't be trying to do.

[Daft Unikorn]

Originally posted by Knavenformed:

Originally posted by Cor.:

When was the last time you cleaned your PC?

It's this, every time

last month, brand new mb, cpu, and cpu cooler, I went kind of cheap on the cooler but I have other priorities right now, forgot about this post tbh but since this post I did get some thermal paste, and the game runes fine now,took off my cooler, reseated my cpu reapplied new thermal paste, reseated the cooler, was playing fo4 for a few hours recently with no issues, so I got it fixed, but I plan to upgrade to a better cooler in the future, just not necessary for the time being

[Zes]

what cpu is that? 486dx? cyrix? :D

i'd suggest you to clean your fans, or use something more effective in summertime.

[sdack]

Originally posted by talemore:

Some say you should cook the hardware in the oven at 50c since the card hasn't been used yet.

Hardware ages through heat (2nd law of thermo dynamics). So, no, do not stick it into the oven. Such advise is generally bad, because people only end up putting things into grill or microwave ovens for no good reason. Assume the hardware has passed quality control by the manufacturer and has been tested to be in working order. There should not ever be a need for computer parts to be put into an oven.

[Daft Unikorn]

Originally posted by Zes:

what cpu is that? 486dx? cyrix? :D

i'd suggest you to clean your fans, or use something more effective in summertime.

ryzen 5 5600x

[ostlandr]

Quick answer: Pull your CPU cooler, clean it, repaste it, and upgrade the fan.

The temperature isn't an issue unless you start pushing up against the thermal limit (85 C is fine) and it starts throttling back. Then you aren't getting the full potential out of your CPU.

I'm running an i7-4790 on a Dell Optiplex 9020 with the stock cooler and an upgraded Noctua fan. I repasted it when I installed the new fan, and it's cool, calm and collected.

With Google Chrome running a YouTube video, Steam, HWInfo, and MSI Afterburner running, the CPU is running at 50 C, and is only hitting 72 C with the game running. Never hits the thermal limit even when I stress test it with MSI Kombustor.

As long as you're messing with this stuff, I suggest changing your GPU fan control to track the hot spot temperature and not the overall GPU temp.