The processor heats up more after the new power supply was put in place.
The processor heats up more after the new power supply was put in place.
After setting up my new PSU (Corsair CX650M), my CPU gets warmer than before, often reaching 75°C during Steam game installation. My 240A AIO works fine, but the hoses near the radiator get hot at the connection points. If you need further details, feel free to share more information. Thank you ahead of time.
Downloading a game on Steam usually demands significant CPU resources while the files are installed. A 75c usage is typical during such downloads. Have you noticed the temperatures before starting the download, or did you encounter this recently?
Prior to the PSU switch, it was running at 63/65%. My previous PSU was the Corsair CX450. I've now linked a PCIe cable and a SATA power supply to the new unit. Detailed specs include: I3-10105f, Rx 6600 8GB MSI armor, Gigabyte H510M H, 16GB RAM (speed unclear), 1TB HDD and 1TB M.2 drive.
But was this always the case or did you just notice when the temperature dropped? Not every download is the same—updates that need to fix old data require more processing power than a regular download. If you were saving to the hard drive before, that would definitely explain the difference. CPU performance often limits how fast files load on Steam, especially for games that use compression.
Certainly. Previously, slow drive speeds made installation slower than before. Now, using a quicker M.2 drive has improved performance significantly. I experienced this firsthand with an old HDD slowing down Steam downloads and installs. Faster drives let the CPU handle tasks more efficiently.
It also occurs in big games where downloading from the beginning can be quicker—especially with a high-end CPU—than relying on Steam’s updates that slow things down, even with a fast internet connection. I usually just watch Steam patch games while the download finishes in just a few seconds.