@BigShotChunkweird, i never get to hot playing this game compared to some others, I would say I'm in low 30s, but every now and then the pc freezes or crashes the game. I think the game needs optimization to help the cpu.
For example I tried plenty of very demanding cpu games, none went to 100% like madden did. Not cyberpunk, not arma 3, new world, warhammer warzone. no mans sky red dead 2 list goes on. I also done this all recently today so madden is def running hotter than it should. Even in 720 30 fps low setting it drives my cpu to 100%, My friend also has a i9 with 64 ram and crashes. New pc that plays red dead in 8k can't play madden in 720 30 fps. Def something wrong here
Also always shoot for the best cooling you can get, it can save you esp from games like this were cpu is out of control. Would hate to see a i9 get broken by madden 24 or unoptimized game. Also likely to give it a longer lifespan the cooler it is.
The problem isn't the cooling more of madden itself, but seeing those temps i would still get a better cooler
