The same thing was happening with my GPU so I underclocked and undervolted it to hell using msi afterburner and now instead of getting 85 C during gaming sessions it’s around 70 C. my CPU fan is always loud. i think the thermal paste is gone. I’m not willing to take my computer apart because where my computer is it’s really awkward and if it bricks itself i have the money to buy a new one. rn the package temp is idling at 46-55 C, jumping every second. min temp is 45 C. the max temp is 80 C idling according to hwmonitor. i’m getting spikes in high temperature that last a second or so but when I’m playing a game it can spike to 95-100 C

UPDATE: Disabled Boost and undervolted my CPU, now temp spikes are much more reasonable. Max idle temp after 1 hour according to hwmonitor is 53 C which is a lot better than random spikes to 80 C lol. thx to everyone who commented!

  • @xavier666@lemmy.umucat.day
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    • remove dust
    • reapply thermal paste
    • make sure cables are managed properly for better airflow
    • ensure cabinet itself is getting proper airflow

    Undervolting is treating the symptom, not the cause.

    • @Vaggumon@lemmy.zip
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      Exactly. Or like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. It’s not going to do much to fix the issue.