Issue with CPU overheating detected – assistance required!
Issue with CPU overheating detected – assistance required!
Hi everyone,
I recently installed a new computer and am facing a problem where my CPU overheats right after running a benchmark on occt.
I can play most games smoothly, such as the new BO6 beta and RDR2, but yesterday when I tried to play Fortnite with friends, my CPU temperatures exceeded 90°C. After running an occt test, I found the idle temps were between 35° and 40°C.
Here’s a link to my complete parts list for reference:
PCPartPicker List
https://imgur.com/a/gprjEwD
Any suggestions on what could be causing this issue or how to fix it would be really helpful!
Thanks for your support!
The outcome is expected based on the CPU, cooler, a solid benchmark, and the motherboard configuration.
This was intended to be problematic, regardless of adjustments.
Updated BIOS version as recommended by rgd1101.
How much energy does the CPU consume during these games? It varies.
It seems like you're expressing that your cooler isn't sufficient.
I thought it was the same idea. I didn't realize $23 coolers existed. Even the Thermaltake Assassin, which people say is great, costs over $35.
Getting close to 100c in OCCT with your cooler is typical, nothing serious to worry about. However, this shouldn't occur during gameplay. Have you verified the power consumption of your CPU while running OCCT and gaming? If it reaches 90c during Fortnite but your CPU draws only 70-80w, try opening your side panel while playing to see if temperature drops. If yes, then your system isn't handling the 3070 efficiently and heat is building up inside.
Your temperatures seem within the normal range.
Only a couple of cores reached 100c.
Intel 12th generation chips are comfortable running at that temperature continuously.
Should a core exceed that level, it will reduce performance until the problem is fixed.
Games won’t rely on all 20 threads as you might see in a test.
Open the task manager CPU graph. Click right-click to switch to logical processor view for insight into thread usage by your games.
Your system performs well with air cooling.
It includes three 140mm front intakes, which is quite solid.
Yes, your cooler is quite basic.
A twin tower model with 140mm fans would be more effective. However, there’s no strong reason to upgrade right now.
https://imgur.com/a/ruYguDR
So this is my graph while playing forntie, CPU around 70°-90° peaking at 95°
https://imgur.com/a/j2radLP
This is the graph while playing cyberpunk, CPU at 60°-70° peaking at 82°
My main concern was that if temperatures reached 100°, it might damage my CPU. However, your reassurance has eased my worries. Thanks for that! One last question: do you think adding extra fans to my case would be beneficial?
Heat doesn't harm a processor; it's the excessive voltage that causes damage.
Motherboard designers establish default configurations to maximize performance for promotional reasons.
This was a major factor in the 13/14 generation problems.
Now, defaults should align with Intel specifications.
The performance gap is only a small fraction.
My task manager display appears unusual.
I’d expect half of the performance cores to be active, hyperthreads minimal, and efficient cores idle most of the time.
What version of Windows are you using?
My Windows 10 setup looks quite different.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/...ssors.html