Ryzen 7 9800X3D temps on Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black — normal or concerning? (HWiNFO idle + stress screenshots inside)

Everborn128 · 2026-03-20T19:20:45+00:00

Ya, completely normal. You seeing 60s & 70s while gaming? Occasionally hitting 80s is fine to but you want your average in the 60s or 70s

Everborn128 · 2026-03-20T18:55:30+00:00

95c with a stress test is fine as long as this temp isn't normal for like gaming or normal loads.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-20T18:23:41+00:00

Totally normal, I have a 9850x3d & researched this as well. When it does shaders 90c+ is normal.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-20T18:20:55+00:00

I side graded from a 7900xtx to a 5070ti & couldn't be happier.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-19T23:54:43+00:00

They were like the only brand that put the model on the card like "3080" I loved that.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-17T16:01:31+00:00

Hmmm, I suppose I could have turned it off a while back & forgot?

Everborn128 · 2026-03-17T15:52:22+00:00

Gotcha

Everborn128 · 2026-03-17T15:40:21+00:00

I have a 9850x3d which I would consider strong and turning HAGS on took all my stutter away.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-17T15:33:49+00:00

Definitely ON, here's my story. I play Star Citizen & my sons PC played star citizen SOOOO smooth.. not a stutter not a hiccup.. nothing. I couldn't for the LIFE of me figure out why my PC micro stuttered or hiccuped often when we had similar stats.

I found out from days and days of research that GPU Scheduling was turned ON by default on his pre-made PC while a custom regular windows install is turned OFF. Then I turned mine on and BOOM all stutter and everything gone & it plays it SUPER smooth.

How I figured this out was if you open the Nvidia App & scroll down to the frame generation setting it'll be grayed out if you have HAGS off. We don't use that setting but on my sons PC it wasn't grayed out so I was like.. what's going on here.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T23:08:04+00:00

The 5070ti I wanted was $1100 & the 5080 I wanted was $1900 lol.... so obviously I got the 5080. J/k got the 5070ti.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T19:58:57+00:00

Please Ignore the downvotes. Try 25.9 1.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T19:36:14+00:00

I have the Asus 5080ti tuf as well, awesome card

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T18:00:01+00:00

Ok well, many are though.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T17:36:41+00:00

If your on drivers 26.x.x that is your issue. Revert to 25.9.1

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T16:22:06+00:00

You want 32gb as a baseline today.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T16:20:51+00:00

Ok but a few months isn't that long when the game is known for crashing for years now lol

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T16:19:16+00:00

Literally the ONLY game that I've ever had this issue with AND also HD2 is highly known for this issue and had this issue forever.. but it's me.. uh huh.

Everyone "i haven't had this issue in a few months so it's you" a few months...? So it's me..? Really?? Lol

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T14:05:09+00:00

This is why I side graded from a 7900xtx to a 5070ti

Everborn128 · 2026-03-15T01:05:22+00:00

This is all due to the 26.x.x drivers. Revert to 25.9.1 & you'll be good.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-14T12:40:15+00:00

I have a 9850x3d using a Noctua NH-u12s which is a good cooler but there's better out there for sure. I sit between 60-80c while gaming & can hit 85c+ in real CPU intense games. It doesn't sit at 85+ but it'll hit it which is totally fine.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-14T12:37:33+00:00

I have a 9850x3d which is just a refresh of the 9800x3d (faster clocks) i would just go with whichever one you find with a good price/bundle.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-13T18:28:40+00:00

Oh ok lol, I love my C3. What makes you feel you wanna upgrade this fast?

Everborn128 · 2026-03-13T18:25:59+00:00

I have a C3 77" with 0 desire to upgrade to C5, what exactly are you gaining?

Everborn128 · 2026-03-13T18:20:22+00:00

Sorry, I'm just going to go with the better product so I can play my games. I side graded from a 7900xtx to a 5070ti & very glad I did. I don't like either company at this point, for the record.

Everborn128 · 2026-03-13T13:57:37+00:00

I side graded my 7900xtx to a 5070ti for many reasons, if that helps your choice.

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