Pc temperature whilst gaming

Sam Slaughter · 8 Oct 2022 at 07:17

Hi all,

On the brochure received with my PC from overclockers, it says the maximum temp is 86 degrees and when gaming my temp fluctuates between 79-83 degrees for multiple hours. Fan speed fluctuates between 2-2.3k rpm and GPU usage is 90-100%.

Is this safe for the long-term health of my PC or is the temp, fan speed etc. running too high for multiple hours?

Many thanks!

Sam Slaughter · 8 Oct 2022 at 11:59

Cheers for the replies, are there any red flags to keep an eye/ear out for in general?

Sam Slaughter · 8 Oct 2022 at 16:43

mickyflinn said:
Smoke and fire

Tetras said:
If the PC starts shutting down, fans are very loud, or running really sluggishly.

Which part is running 79-83 degrees, the graphics card? If so, is this the hotspot, or the GPU temp? What is the graphics card?

Fans are relatively loud imo, they are running at 2000-2300 rpm out of a max 3000 rpm.

The GPU is running at 79-83 and the graphics card is the AMD Radeon RX 590, the CPU is AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor.

Sam Slaughter · 8 Oct 2022 at 19:29

mickyflinn said:
You have nothing to worry about in terms of temperature the rx 590 is a highly tuned rx 580 and run hot.

Noise is another isiue as its relative to your ears but the rx 590 needs decent cooling and fast fans to keep it in check.

Ok cheers, I will keep an eye on anything that seems odd!

Tetras said:
Which games are you playing? Who makes the 590?

At the moment mainly the elder scrolls online and call of duty and AMD make the 590

Sam Slaughter · 9 Oct 2022 at 07:26

Tetras said:
ESO isn't hugely demanding, I don't think, but probably involves long sessions, no?

What kind of FPS are you getting? Do you have v-sync turned on?

Sessions are on average 2-3 hours and I am getting 90-100fps but when raiding fps can drop to 50 in big combat situations and v sync is turned off

Sam Slaughter · 9 Oct 2022 at 07:33

lsg1r said:
I wouldn't be overly concerned at the temps on the gpu, they usually run 'higher' temps when under load.

What sort of temps are you getting on the cpu, what cooler, what brand of fans and this might seem strange but what case... just for reference even my 'quiet' noctua's sound 'loud' when they're at 75+% of their max speed.

Also when was the last time you gave your pc a good 'dust clean'.... restricted airflow can increase temps which in turn increases the fan noise.

The CPU seems to be steady at around 60deg and I believe the fans are AMD or Aorus. One of the fans had AMD marked on it but the other I can't see anything. The case is a Kolink stronghold midi-towered gaming case with a black-tempered side window.

I actually gave it a clean 2 days ago but I find it tough to get all the dust out to be honest any tips on cleaning gear etc?

Sam Slaughter · 9 Oct 2022 at 15:58

Cheers, everyone for the advice, I'm going to take the advice on board, use my best judgement, hope she doesn't blow up and learn from my mistakes! :cry: