I found some old "Arctic MX-3" which looks to be fine - although I've done a horrendous job applying the paste because for some reason the plate that the CPU cooler screws into on the rear of the motherboard has become loose and so I had to hold it in place with my left hand while pushing the cooler on to the chip and screwing it in! (I dread to think how badly the paste is smeared across it!)
Anyway, I decided to give The Division a go and played it for half an hour or so - according to Core Temp the max it reached was 76°C - so a definite improvement over my 95°C from before!!!!
Is 76°C an acceptable temperature for the Ryzen chips while gaming or should I be looking to try applying the paste again??
*edit*
Whoa!?!? After posting the above I've glanced at the min and max temps and for some reason the max temp is now showing as 207°C!?!?!
Anyway, I decided to give The Division a go and played it for half an hour or so - according to Core Temp the max it reached was 76°C - so a definite improvement over my 95°C from before!!!!
Is 76°C an acceptable temperature for the Ryzen chips while gaming or should I be looking to try applying the paste again??
*edit*
Whoa!?!? After posting the above I've glanced at the min and max temps and for some reason the max temp is now showing as 207°C!?!?!
