Hi Guys,

Im not that much of a tech wizz, Im just wondering obviously the CPU heats up under load. I have the Ryzen 3600X and it reaches around 70/75 under full P3D load. Obviously some flights last 4/5 hours. Does running the CPU under that temp and amount of load cause any damage, or am i overthinking and is that what exactly its designed to do?

Thanks,

Alex

I think that 70 - 75 celsius is still OK. My I7-7700 has been running at 70 celsius for few years (while flying) and it is still working. 

Temperatures that are above 80 degrees celsius are generally not good for your CPU.

Edited May 2, 20206 yr by Branimir

Thanks Branimir, and that constant temperature for a few hours doesn't damage the CPU at all? I think I'm overthinking it but I'm not sure. I guess as long as the temp isnt rising and rising as that would obviously show some kind of problem. But under full stress it reaches around 70/75 with occasional higher spikes (v4 P3D) but nothing sustaind really above 70?

Cheers,

Alex

I was also worried with I7-7700 when I got it but then I found out that these temperatures are absolutely normal. Every constant temperature below 80 degree celsius is considered safe.

Most CPUs with a standard cooling fan (i.e. nothing fancy) will be at about 30 Degrees C when there is no load on them at all i.e. the PC is just sitting there. They'll go up to about 50-70 degrees C when doing stuff like gaming or video/audio editing and other intensive PC activities. They'll all pretty much max out at around 100 C, and most systems will automatically throttle them down in terms of activity if they get near that. If they pass it, your PC will normally shut down.

So heat does not normally damage them so long as it is not excessive. But what can happen with some components if they get hot, is that they might expand and then become unseated. This can happen with RAM sticks if their clamps are not fully clipped home. Excessive heat on a CPU can make the adhesive which tacks the CPU lid to the heat sink go off a bit and reduce its effectiveness, but it would need to be getting really hot for a long time to do that. If you suspect that is the case, you can remove the sink and re apply some contact stuff.

One thing you can do with CPUs to ensure they don't overheat, is give the cooling fins a clean. They tend to clog up with fluff and it affects their ability to discharge heat properly. A wooden toothpick is good for getting between the fins to shift the guff out of them.

Edited May 2, 20206 yr by Chock

The 3600X specifications according to AMD indicate that the maximum temperature is 95 ° and your design has a thermal dissipation capacity of 95w, therefore you should not have any problem.

If you want to be safer and taking what is indicated by @chock as a reference, in addition to cleaning I suggest, if possible, that they change the heatsink. Stocks do their job but there are many better ones such as Cooler Master, Thermaltake, etc. etc. And you will notice that you will have at least 8-10 ° C less.

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Edited May 2, 20206 yr by yvjjflores

Modern Motherboards will throttle before it cooks your CPU and in some cases CTD.

5 hours ago, gronji2004 said:

am i overthinking

you're overthinking. 

Definitely overthinking it my friend. CPUs and GPUs are more than capable of running years, hell, decades at 80-90c+. They are very resilient. Plus, 70-75 is a very respectable load temperature and you have nothing to worry about it. Think about all those server farms, where most of them are running stock cooler solutions and they happily sit at 70-80c, 24/7, 365 days a year, year after year. 

Thanks guys, this is why I love this forum you're all a fantastic help and so knowledgeable I really appreciate it! 🙂

You're OK. Anything under 80 is fine.