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I've a PC with Windows 10, CPU: AMD FX-3870 8-Core 4GHz, air-cooled by Arctic Freezer A11 (non-stock), and GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 ... I'm trying to figure what exactly is considered damaging temperatures for my PC (using Open Hardware Monitor app for sensors logging).
The CPU idles at ~23c and GPU idles at ~50c -- so no problem there.
Under heavy load (games) temps average at ~62c for the CPU and ~80c for the GPU -- within the safe range as far as I know.
However, CPU temperature can briefly spike up to 78c, logged about ~50 spikes per hour under load. So, are those spikes normal? are they dangerous? If so, What can I do about it?
Thanx, in advance :)
Roie R
Posted 2017-08-08T16:30:17.317
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If the CPU isn't being throttled due to the temperatures then the temperatures are within it's designed specifications. AMD does not published the specifications. If you are not having a specific problem then you should assume the temperatures are normal. – Ramhound – 2017-08-08T16:33:34.390
78c under load isn't terrible. The spikes could be just points in your game where your PC is working harder, due to more content on screen, physics-heavy scenes, etc. However if you'd see these spikes while idle that might be cause for concern – wysiwyg – 2017-08-08T16:35:52.733
78c is not that bad. When you say it's air cooled, are you using the stock CPU cooler or a different one? – DrZoo – 2017-08-08T17:53:25.450
@DrZoo The CPU cooler is Arctic Freezer A11 (non-stock). There's no throttling, slow-downs or specific issues that I can see. Performance is steady. – Roie R – 2017-08-08T18:50:02.113