7600X Running Hot

[Antony101]

Hi all, I'm not sure if this is normal or not. Advise is appreciated.

I've switched from a 9600K that sat at just under 70 degrees under load to a 7600X that's nearly hitting 90 degrees under load.

I've got an NZXT H9 and a 360mm AIO so cooling shouldn't be an issue and I'm fairly certain I've not made a mistake installing the block / CPU.

Having a quick look on Reddit people are saying it's normal but I thought I'd double check here. Do these CPUs just have a higher heat output?

 

[Antony101]

Can you define "load".

100% CPU usage compiling shaders on the first launch of Gray Zone Warfare.

 

[Antony101]

Okay, that's good to know. Just coming from my Intel CPUs before I was a bit worried. I'll have a fiddle tomorrow when I'm working from home. I'm tempted to get a Liquid Freezer III 360mm as I don't think this EK one is doing its job too great.

 

[Antony101]

Compiling shaders can be very CPU intensive, if your temps are fine in games I wouldn't worry about it.

Yeah, they're in the mid 70s whilst gaming. So anything up to 95 degrees is "safe"?

 

[Antony101]

Ok, double post but I've set a -30 curve optimiser and it's now peaking at just over 80 degrees with an extra 100MHz on the clock so a decent start!