PS and AI CPU temperatures

Question

I have i9 - 14900k and sometimes in Photoshop or illustrator i have CPU about 80°C and i'm doing nothing. Doesn't matter if i have lot of layers or just blank canvas.
I'm using NZXT 360 water cooling and in idle i have about 35-40°C. In AAA games etc. i've about 70°C. Do you know what may cause this? Any special settings for CPU or something in Adobe apps?

Sameer K · Answer

Hey, @2809334. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more specific info to help you figure this out. Please share the system information from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > Upload and attach here.

Please monitor whether Photoshop is relying on the Intel® UHD Graphics 770 embedded in the CPU. The OS might not be using the discrete GPU you're using while gaming for Photoshop.

To understand this further, you can check the Performance Tab in the Task Manager. I had something similar happen when PS used an AMD GPU on my X3D processor instead of a discrete GPU. You can try the steps here: https://adobe.ly/4kr616t

Follow these steps to reset preferences for Photoshop manually.

Windows 10/11: Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
You can press Press the Windows key > Enter 'Run' > Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe
Rename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2025 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2025. old), You can restore these preferences later if you need to.(https://adobe.ly/4860qM9)
Restart the computer.

These changes will give a fresh start to Photoshop as a fresh install. Let me know how it goes.

Thanks!

Sameer K

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