Thermal throttling occurs when the CPU reduces its speed to prevent overheating.
Thermal throttling occurs when the CPU reduces its speed to prevent overheating.
Hello, i am experiencing some frame drops in games, this hasnt happened before and ive recently just dusted my pc with an air compressor. im running a ryzen 5 3600 and im not sure, here is a screenshot of the temps playing gta. the spikes are 80 degrees and the flat lines are 73. when i play call of duty the spikes of temperature happen more often. is this normal ?
The temperatures are quite high, but is the cooling system functioning properly? The airflow seems sufficient.
it wasn't clear if the frame drops were caused by CPU cooling limits
unlock your side panel, check if temperatures drop significantly—stock cooler on 3600 shouldn’t reach the 90s.
With the side panel removed, the reading stayed at 70, occasionally reaching around 75.
It seems you're likely facing an issue due to insufficient airflow. The 15c drop is significant—try playing again and check if the problem continues.