NW has had issues with running CPU (Ryzen 2700X) quite hot since day one even while sitting at low usage (30%ish). I was able to tweak game settings and get it in the low 80’s, and that’s where I left it.
This patch, however, the problem got much worse. Today I monitored and saw spikes as high as 92C. I restarted the game, same thing. As an experiment, I reduced max processor power down to 99% and immediately the temps dropped into the 60’s.
This is far beyond my hardware expertise. I can say it’s not my cooling, because I can stress test my CPU at 100% and my temps stay under 75C. I do not overclock or under/over voltage, it’s stock.
Help me understand:
Why a CPU in a low usage state would be overheating when the cooling is tested and shown to work well
2, why would throttling the processor power resolve the issue?
And most importantly 3, is there a better solution?
I’m sorry about the issue you’re experiencing, that CPU usage certainly is not normal, given that your CPU has plenty of power to run the game without any issues.
In case you haven’t tried, please do run these two troubleshoots to see if they help:
Please do try these troubleshoots and let me know if they worked, in case the issue still persist
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DxDiag report:
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Click on dxdiag.exe.
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My GPU (3070) is totally fine, which seems to be the opposite of others’ issues.
My CPU cooling performs like a champ in stress tests, but I do clean it out all my fans and inside every 3 months or so. Yes, I’ve reinstalled and even deleted and rebuilt my game cache. I don’t have any heat issues in any other games. It makes no sense to me.
With the 99% power throttle everything is running smooth and cool at max video 1440 100fps. (I run an aggressive fan curve.) It’s a solution for now, but an off one.
