Extremely high temperatures on Ryzen 5 1600
Extremely high temperatures on Ryzen 5 1600
I've been using my PC for a few years now with a Ryzen 5 1600 and the stock Wraith Spire cooler. At first, idle was around 40-45 and load about 80. I changed the thermal paste once, but it was over two years ago. Recently, I've seen hwinfo64 and other tools report idle temps of 60°C or higher, while the CPU hits 90°C within just two minutes during AIDA64 stress testing. Something seems seriously wrong here.
It's reasonable to refresh the thermal paste every couple of years. That should help.
Consider adding an aftermarket cooler now to ensure your PC runs smoothly once you upgrade your CPU next year.
Anyone who is replacing the thermal paste is doing it without cleaning the CPU cooler is doing it wrong. Also here is one. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32965194236.html
I opted for Arctic Silver 5. And indeed, my CPU cooler seems a bit dusty.
My comparisons aren't great, but they really emphasize the point: what you're proposing is an excessive amount for a problem that could be fixed with just a can of air.