- Feb 26, 2014
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So I just setup a new build with an MSI FM2-A55-E33 motherboard, AMD Athlon II X4 760k cpu, 4GB (2x2gb) of crucial 1333 ram, zotac gt 440 2gb gddr3, and a 500W Apevia PSU.
Unfortunately right now I can't afford to get an aftermarket heatsink for the CPU but I can't really tell if I need one due to the temperature readings I've been getting. So far these are the programs I have tried and the Min - Avg - Max CPU temps I have seen.
Speed Fan - N/A (Doesn't read CPU temps for this board for some reason)
HWMonitor - Min 58C Avg 65C Max 93C
AMD Overdrive - Min 31C Avg 58C Max 61C (although this program is odd I'll explain more in a second)
MSI Command Center - Min 38C Avg 40C Max 46C (I believe this is the correct temps I am getting)
As for what I meant by odd with AMD Overdrive is it shows idle around 61 to 63C when it starts to have a load put on the CPU it shows around 51 to 56C and when the CPU is really stressed it drops down and shows me 31 to 36C which to me seems like its really messed up in reading the temps.
So in conclusion after all the details are out, which program do you think is actually giving me the correct temps? Are these normal for the stock heatsink and thermal paste, and if I am not planning on overclocking (actually for some reason my multiplier is stuck at 35x but I'm going to check the BIOS in the morning to see if I can fix that back to 38x) do I need to get a aftermarket heatsink or will the stock be fine?
Unfortunately right now I can't afford to get an aftermarket heatsink for the CPU but I can't really tell if I need one due to the temperature readings I've been getting. So far these are the programs I have tried and the Min - Avg - Max CPU temps I have seen.
Speed Fan - N/A (Doesn't read CPU temps for this board for some reason)
HWMonitor - Min 58C Avg 65C Max 93C
AMD Overdrive - Min 31C Avg 58C Max 61C (although this program is odd I'll explain more in a second)
MSI Command Center - Min 38C Avg 40C Max 46C (I believe this is the correct temps I am getting)
As for what I meant by odd with AMD Overdrive is it shows idle around 61 to 63C when it starts to have a load put on the CPU it shows around 51 to 56C and when the CPU is really stressed it drops down and shows me 31 to 36C which to me seems like its really messed up in reading the temps.
So in conclusion after all the details are out, which program do you think is actually giving me the correct temps? Are these normal for the stock heatsink and thermal paste, and if I am not planning on overclocking (actually for some reason my multiplier is stuck at 35x but I'm going to check the BIOS in the morning to see if I can fix that back to 38x) do I need to get a aftermarket heatsink or will the stock be fine?
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