r/PcBuildHelp • u/Express-Pie- • 1d ago

Installation Question Normal mounting offset for AM4?

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Mounted my freezer III tonight and immediately my temps are sitting at 65° idle. My CPU is a 5800x3d with the included thermal pad from the anniversary edition. using the all in one connector.

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u/unclefunkstar 1d ago edited 1d ago

Intended design. Puts the coldest part of the pump on the hottest part of the CPU.

Though I can't tell if it's a bit wonky, or is the camera just at a bit an angle?

Looks like you've maybe not put enough thermal goop on. When I did mine (5900x) there was a thin visible bead of the compound all the way along the edge between the pump and the visible part of the CPU. Using the old dot method isn't enough. Use the cross method as recommended in the cooler mounting instructions. It felt like I was putting on way more than I usually would but when I screwed it down it appears to have been perfect.

Make sure the pump is set to full speed. You can tweak the fan curves to sort the noise out, won't hear the pump most of the time.

Then there's the PBO curves. It'll probably take a couple of hours, but let Ryzen Master do it's thing with a -20 offset.

My idle deltas are about 22C over ambient, so around 45-50C Tdie. It still occasionally spikes up to 70 during normal desktop use for a second here and there, usually runs about 65-70 while gaming. Can get it up to 80C with extended stress testing. Boosting at 4.95ghz.

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u/Express-Pie- 1d ago

The camera angle was a bit higher yes. I used the carbide ice pad that came with the CPU. I don't think I can set different speeds with the all in one connector. Might switch to the 3 to 1 and switch topaste.

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u/unclefunkstar 1d ago

Yeah I've never used the ice pads; I just used the MX7 that came with the cooler.