CS2 Is Running Hot CPU Temps 95c and Above

[Slim Skinny]

Hi Everyone,
I recently built a new rig to play current games including CS2 when it started bogging down from the large city I created. So, I am curious if anyone else has monitored CPU usage and temps.
My Rig: Dubbed Greg-anator

Case: Hyte Y60
Mobo: Asus Prime Z790-p
CPU: i7 13700k
GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Storage: NVMe M.2 1TB
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws s5 6000 x4 16GB/64GB
CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo
Case fans: Thermaltake X3
PWR: Corsair 850w
Case Acc: Hyte Y60 12.6 in LCD screen
2nd HDD: 500 GB

I've tested CS1 with over 3k in assets - 59c - 65c
Avatar Frontier of Pandora on Ultra settings 1080p saw 85c max
All other titles like Diablo 3 and 4 played in the 62c range.

Am I the only one?

[lukas]

well If You would be cryptomining temperature would be similar....
and now I can only sugest switching CPU cooling to water cooling there is some cheap a little pricer than this cooling that you have.

edit. just checked my avatar goes up to 60c max on 4k. I have aio cooling.

[Septumplastik]

Have you mounted the fans correctly so the front fans push air into the pc and the back fans push it out? Also are the fans ramping up when temps increase?

My cpu sits at a comfy 60°C range even tho the gpu below it gets up to a crisp 96°C.. but it does that on many games.
85°C for Avatar seems a bit much too.. so I'd check first if all the fans are working as intended, pointing the right way and the fan curves are set up properly

[ste]

Its going to get hot when its being pushed to the limits for hours upon hours.
I'm just glad this game came out in winter

[vfr]

This game loads CPU a lot. I mean a lot. I just give you my data point. I game on a PC that I use for professional work, so it's not really a gaming rig by a long short. It has AMD 7980X CPU and Nvidia 4090 GPU. This CPU has 64 cores/128 threads. When the game runs one or two threads are at 100%, and ALL other threads are at 35%-50% load. The CPU alone pulls 350W of power. This is just crazy any way you look at it. I have AIO cooler from Corsair and it keeps the CPU in acceptable range - 60C-70C most of the time, maximum is 85C. I suggest you consider good AIO cooler, it should help.

[Billy Lee]

well a real simulation needs all the resources or something

[Slim Skinny]

Thanks for the direction everyone. I will double check my setup. I will look at water cooling options and make a choice in a week or two.

[Lord of RROD]

It's unoptimized game that relies heavily on CPU for algorithms. Though you probably have problem with your cooling system. Your CPU shouldn't be that hot.

[Stormfire962]

Originally posted by Slim Skinny:

Hi Everyone,
I recently built a new rig to play current games including CS2 when it started bogging down from the large city I created. So, I am curious if anyone else has monitored CPU usage and temps.
My Rig: Dubbed Greg-anator

Case: Hyte Y60
Mobo: Asus Prime Z790-p
CPU: i7 13700k
GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Storage: NVMe M.2 1TB
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws s5 6000 x4 16GB/64GB
CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo
Case fans: Thermaltake X3
PWR: Corsair 850w
Case Acc: Hyte Y60 12.6 in LCD screen
2nd HDD: 500 GB

I've tested CS1 with over 3k in assets - 59c - 65c
Avatar Frontier of Pandora on Ultra settings 1080p saw 85c max
All other titles like Diablo 3 and 4 played in the 62c range.

Am I the only one?

I have been looking over your built setup and have a few minor questions.

How many additional case fans are you using and do you have any mounted in the top of the case?

In addition, the CPU cooler you are using is a good one for most gaming. But not CS2 at its current state because the game isn't optimized and will put heavy load on your CPU. Therefore, I would recommend switching to a liquid cooler by Cooler Master. Either 240 mm radiator or a 360 mm radiator.

[PieterPost]

Originally posted by Stormfire962:

Originally posted by Slim Skinny:

Hi Everyone,
I recently built a new rig to play current games including CS2 when it started bogging down from the large city I created. So, I am curious if anyone else has monitored CPU usage and temps.
My Rig: Dubbed Greg-anator

Case: Hyte Y60
Mobo: Asus Prime Z790-p
CPU: i7 13700k
GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Storage: NVMe M.2 1TB
RAM: G Skill Ripjaws s5 6000 x4 16GB/64GB
CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo
Case fans: Thermaltake X3
PWR: Corsair 850w
Case Acc: Hyte Y60 12.6 in LCD screen
2nd HDD: 500 GB

I've tested CS1 with over 3k in assets - 59c - 65c
Avatar Frontier of Pandora on Ultra settings 1080p saw 85c max
All other titles like Diablo 3 and 4 played in the 62c range.

Am I the only one?

I have been looking over your built setup and have a few minor questions.

How many additional case fans are you using and do you have any mounted in the top of the case?

In addition, the CPU cooler you are using is a good one for most gaming. But not CS2 at its current state because the game isn't optimized and will put heavy load on your CPU. Therefore, I would recommend switching to a liquid cooler by Cooler Master. Either 240 mm radiator or a 360 mm radiator.

I did check the setup of your system too. I have the same case so its more easy for me to check i think.

The case it self comes with 3 120 case fans. For your build its not enoug i believe. If you have the money for it i would change some things about your setup.

first take a water cooler. it cools in this case way better then your Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo. Why? The cooler you use sucks in warm air so it is not cooling enoug.

second, i would place fans at the bottom of the case. In my case it are two 240 fans, place 1 at the back a 120 fan. and 3 120 fans at the top of the case. Place a water cooler at the side of the case.

a other thing i did see is your psu you have a Corsair 850w. checking your GPU its advised to have a 1000w psu.

If you did leave the setup of the case as it came its really not going to cool your system good enoug. The heat will build up in the case and the cooler will suck much of this heat in your cpu cooler and will not cool your CPU enoug. For a game pc i think even Hyte it self advise a water cooler for the system.

Update, i see there is a type of your GPU that is advice for 800w and one that is advice to have a PSU of 1000w. i am not sure witch GPU you have. So the PSU might be enoug. For your build.

[Stormfire962]

Originally posted by PieterPost:

Originally posted by Stormfire962:

I have been looking over your built setup and have a few minor questions.

How many additional case fans are you using and do you have any mounted in the top of the case?

In addition, the CPU cooler you are using is a good one for most gaming. But not CS2 at its current state because the game isn't optimized and will put heavy load on your CPU. Therefore, I would recommend switching to a liquid cooler by Cooler Master. Either 240 mm radiator or a 360 mm radiator.

I did check the setup of your system too. I have the same case so its more easy for me to check i think.

The case it self comes with 3 120 case fans. For your build its not enoug i believe. If you have the money for it i would change some things about your setup.

first take a water cooler. it cools in this case way better then your Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo. Why? The cooler you use sucks in warm air so it is not cooling enoug.

second, i would place fans at the bottom of the case. In my case it are two 240 fans, place 1 at the back a 120 fan. and 3 120 fans at the top of the case. Place a water cooler at the side of the case.

a other thing i did see is your psu you have a Corsair 850w. checking your GPU its advised to have a 1000w psu.

If you did leave the setup of the case as it came its really not going to cool your system good enoug. The heat will build up in the case and the cooler will suck much of this heat in your cpu cooler and will not cool your CPU enoug. For a game pc i think even Hyte it self advise a water cooler for the system.

Update, i see there is a type of your GPU that is advice for 800w and one that is advice to have a PSU of 1000w. i am not sure witch GPU you have. So the PSU might be enoug. For your build.

Oops minor correction in reference to the GPU.

The AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX only require an 800w PSU.

Whereas AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom version require a 1000w PSU.

[PieterPost]

Originally posted by Stormfire962:

Originally posted by PieterPost:

I did check the setup of your system too. I have the same case so its more easy for me to check i think.

The case it self comes with 3 120 case fans. For your build its not enoug i believe. If you have the money for it i would change some things about your setup.

first take a water cooler. it cools in this case way better then your Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo. Why? The cooler you use sucks in warm air so it is not cooling enoug.

second, i would place fans at the bottom of the case. In my case it are two 240 fans, place 1 at the back a 120 fan. and 3 120 fans at the top of the case. Place a water cooler at the side of the case.

a other thing i did see is your psu you have a Corsair 850w. checking your GPU its advised to have a 1000w psu.

If you did leave the setup of the case as it came its really not going to cool your system good enoug. The heat will build up in the case and the cooler will suck much of this heat in your cpu cooler and will not cool your CPU enoug. For a game pc i think even Hyte it self advise a water cooler for the system.

Update, i see there is a type of your GPU that is advice for 800w and one that is advice to have a PSU of 1000w. i am not sure witch GPU you have. So the PSU might be enoug. For your build.

Oops minor correction in reference to the GPU.

The AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX only require an 800w PSU.

Whereas AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom version require a 1000w PSU.

Yeah i did notice. i was not sure what version of this GPU it was. that is why i did a update about it.

The case is a beautiful case, but its not the best in cooling the system. I did do a lot of testing and came out that a water cooler and more fans did do the job.

For Cities skylines 2 my temps are around 65c for the CPU but there are peaks in the game that the CPU seems to go way over the top and the game crash without a warning. Sadly you never know when its going to happen. It can be after 15 minutes of playing time and a other time you play for 4 hours.

[Geist]

Also the loading/holder mechanism of the 12/13 gen intel CPU is aperantly garbage. I replaced it with a contact frame to get equal pressure on all edges instead and my dark rock pro aircooled 13900k then ran 6-7°C cooler alone for this reason which is insane. After also changing the thermal paste to a high-performance thermal paste i got anoter 4-5° So intotal my system runs 10-12°C cooler now then when I initialy build it.

[Billy Lee]

they forgot to turn off the heating mode, maybe they will remember that winter is over when dlc out

[Stormfire962]

Originally posted by PieterPost:

Originally posted by Stormfire962:

Oops minor correction in reference to the GPU.

The AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX only require an 800w PSU.

Whereas AsRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom version require a 1000w PSU.

Yeah i did notice. i was not sure what version of this GPU it was. that is why i did a update about it.

The case is a beautiful case, but its not the best in cooling the system. I did do a lot of testing and came out that a water cooler and more fans did do the job.

For Cities skylines 2 my temps are around 65c for the CPU but there are peaks in the game that the CPU seems to go way over the top and the game crash without a warning. Sadly you never know when its going to happen. It can be after 15 minutes of playing time and a other time you play for 4 hours.

I understand and from what research I have done on the Unity engine with its features DOTS (Data Oriented Technology Stack) and ECS (Entity Component System) have me convinced that Colossus Order either wasn't given enough time to make proper use of these features and/or didn't know how to use them and they were forced to write workaround coding just to get the game to work.

In addition, I understand these 2 features DOTS and ECS if setup correctly would allow a game to generate huge amount of moving objects without put stress on your CPU and GPU as well. The that many are having performance problems is just more proof the game isn't coded correctly at all and I am afraid it will take CO many months to fix it. I even dare say it might take 6 to 8 months to get it fit right.

[BSNB]

Op; you're running a crap cooler. Even with 500k pop; my 13700k never went above 82c. But I have a 360 aio with expensive static pressure fans.