Is your CPU thermal throttling? how to check easily and fix it
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- There's a good chance that your CPU might well be thermal throttling without you realising. Simple things can cause your CPU to overheat which in turn leads to a reduction in performance. That thermal throttling might not even be noticable in day-to-day use but could be having a negative impact on system performance and even on the overall FPS you're getting while gaming.
Luckily there are ways you can check to see if your CPU is thermal throttling and if you're running an Intel CPU it's really easy. Firstly download Intel XTU and then run the system stress tests.
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You can also use Cinebench
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In combination with something like HarwareMonitor (www.cpuid.com/...) or HWInfo64 (www.hwinfo.com...) to check the thermals of your system under heavy load. If it's running very hot then there are a few fixes you can do to sort it.
One of which is simply thinking about your fan configuration and seeing if it can be improved.
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In this video you'll see how I didn't have enough intake fans on the Lian Li Dynamic Evo XL. Swapping the fans to Infinity Reverse fans so that the air is now being intaked through the AIO radiator now means a reduction in temps which in turn means no more thermal throttling.
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Funny you say that/ When I built my PC a couple of months ago I put the paste on the CPU but forgot to take the seal off the AIO, I put it on. I had to take the AIO of not long after because the cable had to go around to make it look neat. Then I noticed. I used what little I had left and it seemed fine for a couple of weeks. Its a 12900KF. It started to hit 90+ degrees more regular. I bought Grizzly thermal paste, cleaned the cpu and applied the paste. The CPU hasnt went above 85 since. I have an Artic Freeze II 360mm
is there an AMD software similar to the intel one?
My CPU is thermally throttling even though it doesn't overheat at all, it just touches 60c and it starts throttling, bro.
buy better motherboard
Mine is at 30C and it does that too
@@jakekymantas8778 30? is this sarcasm or real?
@@sylvenara bro it’s real
???20c!?.....(getting nervous)
Yet another important and valuable lesson in fan placement ! A video that has to be seen several times to get all that has been said and suggested ! Well done !!!
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You are not talking about CPU's you are talking about "Intel CPU's"
At what temperature do modern cpus throttle? What temperature should I set for my AIO fans to run at 100%? 80°c?
Problem is ... after installing, Intel XTU tells be it can't run cause I have "virtualization" enabled, which when I checked is being used to have Secure Boot enabled ... isn't secure boot good to be enabled? So why would an intel software be requiring me to have it disabled? This was actually after updating to most recent version ... before that it did worl even with ecure boot.
But maybe you can help ... when I did run it , it told me my pc had "edp limit throttling" problem ... I've checked bios voltage setting and seems there should be enough power for CPU ... can edp limit throttling be software related at all? When ever I search "edp limit throttling", power throttling seems to come up instead, so info very limited on this issue. TIA
is there a simple, similar utility like this but for AMD cpus?
Quick Question. This case is able to fit Three 120mm fans on the backside of a 360mm side mounted AIO? About to buy everything I need to build in this case. 3 120s pulling air into the radiator and then the 3 aio fans blowing into the case seems like a better setup than just 3 AIO fans
Intel's program is not supported for my Ultra 7 155H cpu. Are there any alternative programs to check for thermal throttling?
Do you disable Virtualization in the BIOS in order to use the XTU?
Yep
Starting my first build which will be almost identical to the one here. My question is for the side mounted AIO radiator as intake using push/pull. Would using the INF reverse fans on one side and the regular INF fans on the other cause problems? Or are they similar enough in specs where it wouldn’t matter?
Probably be fine
❤ Love your work. Always teaching and learning at the same time!
Thanks. I don't claim to know everything, but I know a few things and am always discovering more, so when I do I like to share and help others out! :)
Also I would consider using a contact frame. Ive seen good results in my 12900k and 13700k.
I have heard good reports. I need to test it myself. :)
@@TheProvokedPrawnI have an extra one if you need it?
@@mypeeps1965 that's very kind. I've actually ordered one already 👍 thank you though
I am planning to buy the i714k processor, I need to understand how to install the reverse fan on my CPU. I saw that you have added 6 fan to the radiator. It is possible to add 6 fans and what casing did you use?
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my cpu is throttling while gaming but strangely not from heat. like basically, my fps consistently drops randomly every few seconds, and it's not related to percentage nor temperature of my cpu since they're both under 60. and also, my gpu is under 70c and its percentage is bellow 90. and i noticed that during the fps drops, like the voltage or something of my cpu drops too by a lot. does anybody know what the problem might be? or how to check it
Intel CPU? ruclips.net/video/9zOBx_CYGcU/видео.html
i was wrong my gpu was throttling according to online benchmark
I've had much better luck with my AIO's being set to intake. Everytime I've ever tried to use it as exhaust, I've gotten worse thermals. I think they're designed to work better as intake
I think i just have a bad motherboard, i think im gonna do a swap, ill keep the i5 12400f, keep the 3060 12gb, keep the 16gb ram, and change the motherboard, psu, and fans.
Hmmm, does this intel XTU program work with AMD CPUs? 😅
Doubtful. I'm not sure about alternatives for AMD I'm afraid
cant download the software lol. it just says "failed to set up because of unsupported platform"
What if it still throttles after thermal paste change .. just only more rare and far less than before in this app
Am i good ? Or do i have air bubbles in the paste ?
Do you have an i9 by any chance? ruclips.net/video/Nm6fXM5Qk60/видео.html
broo, my 12400f keeps on going to 4.3 for a little then slows to 3.9 but it is at a stable 60c, please help idk what is wrong
If anyone is struggling with throttling or overclocking etc and are not a PC pro like myself, I highly recommend spending the money and having FPSHub take a look at your PC and let them tune it to perfection. Went from 210fps in Warzone to 350 to 380fps after they were done. With perfect temps.
What is FPShub?
Thank you for the information very helpful! My only thing is when I run a CPU stress test I get no thermal throttling yet when I run a Memory Stress Test the Extreme Tuning Utility tells me multiple times that I am thermal throttling. Do you or anyone else know why this might be and how to fix it?
I have a question about fan orientation. I have two 140mm fans at the top of my case as exhaust, two front 140mm fans as intake, and one rear 140mm fan as exhaust. Is this enough to keep my computer nicely cooled? I am using a Noctua NH-D15 on an i9 13900k inside of a Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full tower chassis. My temps are fine for the most part, but games like Dead Space Remake shoot my cpu temps up to as high as 80c. I think my Asus ROG Z790-H motherboard is doing something strange when it comes to regulating power on the CPU but I just want to know if that amount of fans is enough? I was thinking of switching the top two 140mm fans from exhaust to intake, or should I get more fans?
That logic should be good. Have you tried the Intel stress test like I showed? Some Asus boards do have automatic overclocking which can make your CPU run hotter.
@@TheProvokedPrawn I downloaded the program, but it says that I cannot use it because hyper-v is enabled or something. If that's a vital function for windows, then I'll just keep it as is, but thank you for the information! built this PC a few months ago and it runs like a dream!
Could 3 420 radiators be used simultaneously in this case?
The specs say it's possible but I don't know about at the same time and I've not tested so I'd just be guessing I'm afraid
I believe there are a few videos on YT of people doing just that. I don't remember them off the top of my head, but if you just search for it here I'm sure you'll find them
Nzxt Kraken here.. I have four fans doing the push-pull configuration as well as about six other fans. By CPU is a constant 30° C. But when I run my stress test I'm getting throttling and I believe this is causing my blue screen crashes which happened continuously. I have a I-9 13k chip, ddr5 Ram which I've changed out twice so that's not the issue, and the Asus Z 690e motherboard, as well as the Asus GeForce RTX 3070
I believe it's Asus power settings and AI overclocking causing instability
xtu only works on 12th gen intel cpu's or newer from what it looks like.
My cpu temp is all over the place while I'm gaming what is this called? How do I fix it??
Me just clicked on it cause why not lol thinking to myself wow my cpu hasn’t ever got over 66
i3?
With this CPU it's a good idea to set PL1 (253) and PL2 (253) in Bios and also max power limit (307A). Minimal performance loss in synthetic benchmarks like Cinebench but waaay better efficiency and thermals.
Would the Intel software work on an AMD cpu aswell?
did you ever ffind out
Finally... a clean cut, concise and straight to the point channel.
Thanks. I try my best.
If this is happening would it make the i7 CPU run at 100% when gaming and I can’t figure out why
In all games? Some games may well use your CPU at 100% as some are CPU bound but it could also be a bottleneck ruclips.net/video/ojfkchhzMQ0/видео.html
Unlikely to be down to thermal throttling.
What thermal paste did you use in the video?
Nice build 👌 but you need undervolt. Your processor uses too much volts as i can see in hwmonitor
ruclips.net/video/jP7nERdD-Gk/видео.html
I'm having same problem. Should I switch my airflow.
Probably worth considering. Also see this ruclips.net/video/jP7nERdD-Gk/видео.html
What to do if thermal throttling is happening in laptop?
Clean it and try under volting
For the rad fans behind the radiator, those can't really be seen through the case so why not use the stock ones with the kraken aio instead? Thanks!
could do, but they won't have the same airflow specs or speeds so it's not as optimal.
@@TheProvokedPrawn that's true. Guess you could also plug the stock ones to the pwm mobo connector and set the bios curve slightly faster or slower to balance with the lian Li.
Still on the fence concerning where to install my pusy pull, you reckon it performs better as intaking fresh air than exhausting right? Side mounted then
I got the NV7 :)
i9-13900KS vs i9-14900K Which is best?
You have the radiator mounted with the outlet on top. If there is any air at all in that AIO system, isn’t the CPU pump sucking air?
BIG QUESTION! Is it better to have the case open so more heat can be released??
Thanks for the timely video!
No. You want the case closed so that there's enough static pressure building up in the case to properly circulare fresh air to your components.
I have my aio cooler mounted up top. Considering doing a push pull config. I currently have the sl120 v2s exhausting air out of the radiator, how should I have them set up? My cpu is thermal throttling.
First I'd consider checking your thermal paste and the setup of your AIO. Check these out
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ruclips.net/video/nVkN8diBIAE/видео.html
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I just built my PC in the same case. This is only my second time building a PC, and the first time wasnt for myself. I'm using a Ryzen 7900x, and have 3-140 intakes on the bottom, 2-120 intakes on the back 3-140 exhaust on top, and then a 360 Galahad 2 with push pull on the side for exhaust as well. It seems to be running fine, and when monitoring the Temps in just regular use it seems to be doing fine. I believe the highest I've seen it ramp up temp wise is 80ish. When I run Cinebench though, it's showing 95 on the main temp, but it still seems to be getting over 5Ghz on all the cores.
It's funny you post this today because I've been curious if I am throttled and if my paste job was good enough. I've been tempted to pull the pump off just to see how well the paste had spread....
Give your CPU a Google. Recent AMD CPUs intentionally go upto 95 degrees on purpose for performance reasons. So it might actually be nothing to worry about!
@TheProvokedPrawn yeah, that's what I figured from my Googlea dventures, but like I mentioned, first build for myself and only second one period. I also ended up applying the thermal paste myself... so... having the nervous thoughts of "Did I do everything right!" Lol
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I'm waiting for them to send it 😂
@@TheProvokedPrawn 😅 and please compare with lian li galahad lcd if corsair send 😂😅