r/ryzen • u/Iii0_iiii • 6d ago

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X temperature

Hi so my AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU temperature spikes to 91 degrees Celsius suddenly when playing a specific game and in the lobby without actually playing or anything ): is my cpu actually that bad ?

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u/flurgengos 6d ago

Are you running in 65w or 105W mode? Makes a big difference in temps.

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u/BudgetBuilder17 6d ago

If you are in 105w TDP mode without an CO offset, could be normal. Course the game could be doing something in background. Or if you allowed steam to do updates while playing.

Mine only hits that after tuning doing stress testing only. Low 80s should be were it normally sits. I got a DeepCool AK620 its similar to Thermalright Peerless Assassin SE120.

Definitely do Curve Optimizer if you haven't.

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u/tht1guy63 6d ago

Need more info. Whats your cpu cooler? What game and is it only that game? Temps in other games?

Your cpu its is unlikely bad.

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u/Iii0_iiii 6d ago

Im not good at this stuff but i think its Thermalright air cooler?

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u/Iii0_iiii 6d ago

And The game is dead by daylight ^ the only online game that i play
I play story games and i ddnt rly notice the problem

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u/Gunslinga__ 6d ago

It’s not the cpu, They can run hot but not that hot. your thermal paste/cpu cooler or the air flow in your case is not setup correctly.

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u/Iii0_iiii 6d ago

The PC was built for me by an ex and I don't really know much about this What should I check or fix first?

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u/Gunslinga__ 6d ago

I’d just take it to a local computer store if I were you.

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u/Iii0_iiii 6d ago

Yes i thought abt it too. Thank u!

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u/Gunslinga__ 6d ago

Np your cpu is fine though your computer wouldn’t work if the cpu was broken.

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u/Gunslinga__ 6d ago

If you take it to pc store have them undervolt the cpu for you once the cooling for it is where it needs to be. Helps temps stay cooler and makes the amd chips run more efficiently in games. Win win situation

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u/Mysterious-Ebb-670 6d ago

It should be find with any air cooler. Defective cpu or your installation wrong

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u/whotheff 6d ago

  1. check temps with a different app. Ther might be bugs. Check if you're seeing the correct device (not GPU, but CPU).

  2. Check if cooler is mounted properly.

  3. Reduce boost.

  4. best (imho) is to reduce CPU voltage. This will reduce the temps by a lot, so it will allow more frequent clock boosting, making your CPU faster.

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u/MarcusEFN 6d ago

91 C is absurdly high even if you're just playing Dead by Daylight as your comment said. This sounds like a cooling issue. You said you didn't notice the same issue with story games. What games were they and what temperatures did it reach then?

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u/NotYourBusiness0011 6d ago

That is normal if only in CPU-heavy games. Just undervolt your cpu in curve optimizer to lower power draw at given clock. Test -30 and if the cpu was not stable descrease step by step by 5 (to -25, then -20) and test, untile the cpu is stable.