Heat issues are one of the biggest obstacles to overcome when it comes to running a beastly PC. Too much heat and your computer not only stops working, but permanent damage can be done to the components as well. It's why overclockers are always doing crazy things with liquid nitrogen or giant blocks of copper to keep temps down in their overpowered builds. But even those running fairly stock options should still be mindful of their CPU temps, especially if you're currently running a Ryzen 7000X3D-series processor.
According to Tom's Hardware, users are reporting substantial heat problems when using these CPUs in fairly normal conditions, and even with brand spanking new motherboards. Redditor Speedrookie explains they came home to their PC fans whirling while their machine was only set to run on idle. Opening up their PC revealed the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D with a bulging CPU pad from the heat expansion.
