Finally upgraded from my old i7 6700k 1070 system and went with AMD CPU for the first time. Using the same Silverstone GD09B HTPC case but had to drop the optical drive, although I did use it to install Win11) on the new build while it was outside the case (otherwise I barely used it anyway except for burning but I can easily get a USB slim if needed).
Went with the Ryzen 7 9700x Microcenter bundle that included a Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX motherboard and 32GB RAM.
CPU cooler is beQuiet Pure Rock Slim 2 (the only one in stock that fit my case and rated at 130w TDP). For GPU I splurged for the 5070ti cause it has 16GB VRAM and wanted to "futureproof" the new build (would've gone with 5070 but that only came with 12GB VRAM).
So anyway, did a little testing with GTA5 and all seemed good, till I looked at the temp from HWMonitor where it indicated a 90*C for the "CCD #0", PAckage was slightly lower but in the upper 80s (actual CPU cores ranged between 50-70*C). I then reset the "values" and tested a few more minutes, highest it went was 75* so I;m wondering if that "90*" was just a "spike" or if I have a cooling issue (the 9700x is advertised as "65w TDP" and the cooler I chose is rated up to 130w (which is double the TDP rating on the 9700x).
I then discovered I could do "eco mode" and am trying that, seems the highest spike was 80-85*C.
My question is this - do these Ryzen 9000 series run this hot? Should I be using a different cooler (if so, any that are 135mm that would cool better)? I don't want to burn up my new build....I probably should try using one of those "in-game" monitors to check the CPU temps. Thanks!!!
Went with the Ryzen 7 9700x Microcenter bundle that included a Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX motherboard and 32GB RAM.
CPU cooler is beQuiet Pure Rock Slim 2 (the only one in stock that fit my case and rated at 130w TDP). For GPU I splurged for the 5070ti cause it has 16GB VRAM and wanted to "futureproof" the new build (would've gone with 5070 but that only came with 12GB VRAM).
So anyway, did a little testing with GTA5 and all seemed good, till I looked at the temp from HWMonitor where it indicated a 90*C for the "CCD #0", PAckage was slightly lower but in the upper 80s (actual CPU cores ranged between 50-70*C). I then reset the "values" and tested a few more minutes, highest it went was 75* so I;m wondering if that "90*" was just a "spike" or if I have a cooling issue (the 9700x is advertised as "65w TDP" and the cooler I chose is rated up to 130w (which is double the TDP rating on the 9700x).
I then discovered I could do "eco mode" and am trying that, seems the highest spike was 80-85*C.
My question is this - do these Ryzen 9000 series run this hot? Should I be using a different cooler (if so, any that are 135mm that would cool better)? I don't want to burn up my new build....I probably should try using one of those "in-game" monitors to check the CPU temps. Thanks!!!
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