I currently have my A8-5600K running with the stock HSF. It seemed as though idling was even rather high but after adding a couple small case fans idling would drop to about 41C.
However, recently I got curious what the temps would get to under some load. I ran an HD YouTube video and if the CPU hit 30% utilization temps would raise between 60-62C.
So then I thought I'd run a full load with Prime95 and temps jumped to 90C under 5 minutes. I decided I shouldn't let it run much longer and turned off the test. I decided I'm not messing around anymore and have ordered a Cooler Master Geminll M4 but I have to wonder if the stock HSF is really that bad.
I find the mounting for the stock HSF to be questionable as it's hard to keep it square as there seems to be a lot of movement when pushing down the clip. Just looking for opinions. I've read comments before where people have gotten really good temps with the stock HSF.
However, recently I got curious what the temps would get to under some load. I ran an HD YouTube video and if the CPU hit 30% utilization temps would raise between 60-62C.
So then I thought I'd run a full load with Prime95 and temps jumped to 90C under 5 minutes. I decided I shouldn't let it run much longer and turned off the test. I decided I'm not messing around anymore and have ordered a Cooler Master Geminll M4 but I have to wonder if the stock HSF is really that bad.
I find the mounting for the stock HSF to be questionable as it's hard to keep it square as there seems to be a lot of movement when pushing down the clip. Just looking for opinions. I've read comments before where people have gotten really good temps with the stock HSF.
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