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Just got my first gaming PC about two weeks ago. Have a Geforce RTX 3070 Ti and an Intel i5 11600k. Was playing the Ascent right now and the GPU got to 81c and the CPU got to 75c. Is that okay? Lol the fans are going brrrrr
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75C!???? I'd turn that bitch off or cook an egg on it.

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Johnny_Nutcase posted...

75C!???? I'd turn that bitch off or cook an egg on it.

Forreal? I'm seeing a lot of posts online saying 75-80 is okay but I also see shit like 65 is where it's supposed to be
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People worry too much about temps. If it's not throttling it doesn't matter
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I guess 75 is alright, but i'd keep an eye on it.

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90 is when you should really worry, but also what is the room temp?

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GPU is fine. My 3090 FE hovers around 65-75 depending on load. The VRAM is another story though not nearly as bad as others have reported. Full load at 88-92 usually

CPU though that's kind of high

Is this a prebuilt? Do you have a link to it? I'd like to see the fan setup. 75C is okay, but it shouldn't neccisarily be that high.

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LightHawKnight posted...

90 is when you should really worry, but also what is the room temp?

76F. That too high?

How should I go about lowering the CPU temp?
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CPU seems high.

Re-apply dat thermal paste. And get a good aftermarket CPU cooler

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Temps are whatever

Is it downclocking because temps are high is the real question.

Run your game in a window and have activity monitor open

Check the ghz of the cpu and see if it's what your cpu says it can do or if it's super low. Like if it's a 3.0ghz chip but running at 2.1ghz, yeah it's too hot and it's slowing itself down so it doesn't fry up

Now, if you don't want high temps because you're worried about the lifespan of the chip, ask yourself if you're going to be using this chip in 5 years. Probably not.

I say, ROAST EM. YOU PAID FOR 75C, USE THE 75C

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Aight I'm gonna get my friend to come over and look at this shit lol
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_BlueMonk posted...

Temps are whatever

Is it downclocking because temps are high is the real question.

Run your game in a window and have activity monitor open

Check the ghz of the cpu and see if it's what your cpu says it can do or if it's super low. Like if it's a 3.0ghz chip but running at 2.1ghz, yeah it's too hot and it's slowing itself down so it doesn't fry up

Now, if you don't want high temps because you're worried about the lifespan of the chip, ask yourself if you're going to be using this chip in 5 years. Probably not.

I say, ROAST EM. YOU PAID FOR 75C, USE THE 75C

Lol okay I'll have to check this later too. Thanks!
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For a recent Intel cpu that sounds normal, they run hot. GPU is about right too if at high load. Like they could obviously be better, but they're safe. And if your room is that hot it increases temps too.

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