I need Helpppp!!!

rkallby · Jul 19, 2013

I built a gaming computer with a a6 richland apu and asrock pro 4 motherboard not overclocked. It overheats and reboots after bout 5 minutes. Package temp gets up to 65c. Have cheap aftermarket heatsink. Most people though say they that they run fine with stock heatsink. Jus ordered a coolermaster hyper x. Is something wrong with my apu. I can't even run minecraft for 5 minutes without it crashing and rebooting probably due to overheating

bignastyid · Jul 19, 2013

Sounds like either the heatsink in is inadequate for the APU or is not installed properly.

rkallby · Jul 19, 2013

Thanks for idea, but already tried new thermal paste and aligned it about 6 times.I think its on correctly. The heatsink is a thermaltake Tr2 r1. Got any other ideas .

rkallby · Jul 19, 2013

Also in the settings of asrocks management software it wont let me set the temps below 45 c on the apu ,
sorry about goin off topic.

rkallby · Jul 19, 2013

By the way awesome gaming setup bignastyid.

bignastyid · Jul 20, 2013

Yeah that heatsink is completely inadequate for an A6 APU, it had a hard time cooling cooling old dual cores. remove it and use the stock heatsink that came with the apu, its not great but it better than that thermaltake.

rkallby · Jul 20, 2013

I put the stock heatsink back on and it runs at about 46c idle, but when I run anything it goes up to around 65c again. Do you think that the coolermaster hyper 212 evo that I ordered would help?

rkallby · Jul 20, 2013

Nevermind, all the overheating. Was running at 48c and computer rebooted. Is it because I have windows 8 only 2gb of ram? It never did this when I was running Windows Vista. I just realized that it only started doing this when I installed the graphics drivers for the apu. I only had apu for 2 weeks so it shouldn't be going bad.

rkallby · Jul 20, 2013

Was running Amd Overdrive to look at temps.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 20, 2013

Yes a hyper 212 evo would be adequite really good cooler

And apu have a graphics procesor inbuilt so it doubles the heat output ant the thermaltke cannot dissipate that heat thats y ur system is crashing

rkallby · Jul 20, 2013

ok thanks

rkallby · Jul 20, 2013

ill tell you how it works when I get my new heatsink

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 20, 2013

Your welcome
Love to know that

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 20, 2013

Your welcome
Love to know that

rkallby · Jul 20, 2013

Just uninstalled the graphics drivers and it seemed to stop the overheating with stock heatsink. Is something wrong with the gpu portion of my apu? Also since mine is a 6400k should I underclock it to stop the heating? Right now I have multiplier at 34

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 21, 2013

This is because the apu has stopped workin nw so the heat from apu has stopped so it is running stable

rkallby · Jul 21, 2013

So If I never could get the apu to cool off could I always just get a discrete graphics card and disable the onboard graphics to solve the overheating?

rkallby · Jul 27, 2013

installed the heatsink using the dot method and I'm getting temps for the cpu package with hw monitor around 60c-65c. Although speedfan and asrocks monitoring software read 32C for the cpu and the motherboard at 28 c. Witch one should I trust. It hasn't crashed at all though since I got the heatsink. Also whats the difference between the cpu and the cpu package? Is the cpu package showing high readings because of the apu's gpu and should I be concerned about it?

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 27, 2013

its the speedfan u can trust

for more confrmatn get the temps using amd overdrive and check the temps
another is CPU-Z

rkallby · Aug 2, 2013

The bios reads around 33c when I enter it. Should I be concerned just because hw monitor reads temps at 65c. Is that just a mathmatical calculation or not. Asrocks motherboard overclocking tool also reads around 32c. Should I be worried about damaging my apu or not. Rkallby.

rkallby · Aug 2, 2013

Do Temps for the cpu normally spike 20c when you click on stuff or should the temps remain steady also? Rkallby. I have a coolermaster hyperevo 212 and dual fans. Also the heatpipes are cool to the touch and if I play minecraft for like an hour there only warm.

rkallby · Aug 2, 2013

Answer would be appreciated

rkallby · Aug 2, 2013

No Hurry though

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 2, 2013

That is not a prob it is just fluctuations of idle and load

rkallby · Aug 3, 2013

Running back at stock 3.9 ghz and coretemp and speccy and hw monitor read 68c for the core temps playing minecraft. Is something wrong with cpu because I have a coolermaster hyper212 plus installed and positive thermal paste is applied correctly.

I need Helpppp!!!

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