AMD FX-8320 High Temperatures... I guess?

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Hello all.

Recently (a few weeks) I've moved to a place without much space for the air to circulate near the case, so I removed the lateral tamp. I have a H60 with a 'pull air' setting. There is also a mobile ventilator in the room that helps with the air renewal.

The processor is slightly OC'ed (@4.2).

With those info in hand, I have to ask you if these (images annexed) are acceptable temperatures. I remember having temperatures as low as 39ºC idle, but now I can't even get near that. I heard 62ºC for the FX-8320 is the maximum you can get without seriously compromising the processor and I'm getting too close to that.

http://imageshack.com/a/img138/6913/83vp.png
http://imageshack.com/a/img545/6900/s2f8.png


Is there anyway to improve the temperatures without having to move out?

Here is where the case is sitting at the moment (the upper vents are open, although it may seem as they are close):

http://imageshack.com/a/img607/945/hy21.jpg


Thanks!

PS: Also, I don't know how to control the pump speed of H60.
 
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I couldn't find the HD 8770, so I'm assuming that's a typo. If you meant to write HD 7870, then you are no where near the maximum safe temperature. Start to worry if it gets near 80C. If it does, download and install MSI Afterburner to manually increase fan speeds.

As for your question about different CPU temperature readings:

1. Software temperature...
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Maybe you'll just have to deal with a stock-clock processor. Return the clock speed to normal and see if you get much lower temperatures.

A more permanent solution would be to reseat the cooler on your CPU and reapply your thermal paste. This will ensure proper heat transfer. I definitely don't think the problem is caused by a an insufficient cooler.

Test to see if the temperatures are lower after each, and after both.
 
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Will do! Thanks. :)
Tomorrow I'll buy the thermal paste and test both scenarios.

Just as a afterthought: The cooler was placed recently - about a month and a half -, shouldn't the paste last longer?
 
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The paste will, but if it's poorly seated heat transfer can be hindered. This is merely a precautionary measure, to ensure that the contact between the heatsink and the CPU is good. You'll have to reapply the thermal past anyway though, the paste will have dried and reseating the heatsink without reapplying the thermal paste will do more harm than good. If you're confident that the heatsink is set up properly then you can skip this step. However, if you have any doubt, making sure is worth the hassle.

I'm also looking up how to control the pump speed of the H60. I've never owned one myself so I can't speak from experience. The answer so far is that it's adaptive to core temp and that you should make sure to turn off any "quiet" cooler speeds in BIOS. I'll let you know if I find something more conclusive.

 
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The paste was a little bit sparse, so I cleaned it up and applied the new one. Then, reduced the clock a little bit and now stuff are less hot.
When playing Civ5, the graphic card heat goes through the roof, almost to 60ºC, while the processor can jack up to 50ºC - which is way lower than it was going before.
The only thing that keeps me on my toes is the V-Core.

Also, what is the difference between the two CPU showed on HWiNFO? One shows 26ºC and the other 40 something.
 
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The graphics card temp sounds fine. But just to be sure, what is your graphics card?

I'm not sure what you mean by the "two CPU showed on HWiNFO" Does it say Core 1/Core2? Min/Max? Could you post an image of what you're talking about so I can get a better sense of it?

 
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I have a XFX HD8770 as a replacement to my other graphic that fried. :(

The image is on the OP. I've circulated some temperatures (those I thought were worrisome), the first and the last seem to be referencing the same thing, but with different temperatures, thus my confusion.

I see that I haven't thanked you yet, little faux pas.
Thank you, your help is greatly appreciated!
 
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I couldn't find the HD 8770, so I'm assuming that's a typo. If you meant to write HD 7870, then you are no where near the maximum safe temperature. Start to worry if it gets near 80C. If it does, download and install MSI Afterburner to manually increase fan speeds.

As for your question about different CPU temperature readings:

1. Software temperature monitors often are a little inaccurate. The amount of difference seems reasonable.

2. For HWiNFO's temperature readings: CPU 0 is AMD's temperature sensor, which is said to be wildly inaccurate at lower temperatures (Still worry if CPU 0 reads anything near 60C). The "CPU" reading in HWiNFO comes from your motherboard's sensor. I imagine that one is pretty accurate, albeit a little low.

All in all, I'd say you have some nice, safe temperatures. If your CPU temperature ever starts to climb back up towards 60C, clean out all the dust from inside your case and on your heatsink (A can of compressed air works great for this task, and I guess you shouldn't use a vacuum cleaner). If that doesn't help, download SpeedFan and manually increase CPU fan speeds.

Other options to consider:

1. Cleaning up the cabling inside your computer. Just make sure airflow isn't hindered by cables from your PSU everywhere inside your case. Zip-tie things together and try to run them along the sides of the case.

2. Reapply the thermal paste.

And no problem! Happy to help :)
 
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Ah, no worries! Yeah, and that card is in the same boat as most every GPU. They usually won't crash even up to 100C. Still, the lower temperature the better :p

I'm glad I could help! Let me know if anything else comes up!

DonQuixoteMC
 
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