One of the pillars of good PC custodianship is ensuring all your gear isn't running out of spec, which can cause slowdowns, crashes, and frustration. The chief culprit for something running too hot is ...

What is the generaly accepted range for AMD CPU temps to run at without worry?<BR><BR>I am running an Athlon XP 1800 T-Bred on an ASUS A7N8X with the stock AMD fan and contact pad. I have it running ...

The new AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor was delidded by "@Madness7771" and said that when cooled with his Noctua ND-D14 cooler, the delidded Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip was running cooler, saying "it doesn't ...

Delidding a CPU is supposed to be the last word in CPU cooling. Removing the IHS and exposing the CPU die to either replace the TIM between the die and the IHS, or resort to direct-die cooling, is the ...

What just happened? Renowned overclocker der8auer has developed a custom direct-die water block for AMD's Ryzen 7000 series CPUs that can significantly lower operating temperatures under load and ...

I know how ridiculous that headline sounds — "15 degrees cooler, no money spent" — but hear me out. My Ryzen 5 7600X had been running way too hot for my liking. I'm talking 70°C at idle, 80°C when ...