No, 62° idle is not normal for the 7900x.
No, 62° idle is not normal for the 7900x.
I set up my workstation about a month ago using a 7900x with an Arctic Freezer III 360 AIO. The temperatures stay between 58 and 63°C when idle, and they don’t exceed 75°C during games like Rocket League or Minecraft. I’ve seen many tutorials on lowering temps, such as applying a negative curve. Should I worry? What steps should I take to maintain this range? My setup has nine fans total—five intake and four exhaust, including the AIO.
Not ideal unless the room stays around 35°C. My 7950X3D works fine at idle/browsing on an Arctic LF3 360, but it’s about 48°C with only 22°C outside. The pump runs steady at 90%, fans have curves and are near 50% speed—7900X in similar use should actually be cooler, especially without a 3D VCache. I think your cooler might not be installed correctly (watch the offset), or the pump isn’t running fast enough (how do you adjust fan/pump speeds?), or maybe the clock/voltage settings are too high (if you changed them in BIOS).
I don't have enough context to understand your question, but it seems to ask about suitability for certain temperatures. Could you provide more details?
Idle periods don't really matter much. Imagine shutting off all fans for quiet—temperature would stay above 60 degrees with less than 10 watts drawing power, which is acceptable. However, your system isn't actually running idle at all. If it's handling load and staying under 80°C, you're getting more than sufficient cooling. You could even lower the fan speed if desired and let it reach around 90°C.
bro has a -10 offset for voltage on all cores. They just are not actually at idle. only if you want more noise. There is no reason to.
Here’s a revised version of your message:
I have more details that might help resolve the issue. I used the MSI center for speed, and most curves are set to 50% at 60 degrees. Please see the PC and AIO configuration here. Also, I think I haven’t adjusted the voltages at all (photo included). A.jpg