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Mad_Mike

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I built this desktop about 6 months ago. It has never had a problem with overheating until a few days ago.

With low CPU usage the temp hovers around 37C (97F). However, approximately five minutes in Hitman: Absolution and the temp is up to 65C (149F) and I receive a warning from Asus AI Suite II. It's the same story with other games. I am using the stock cooler and the case is a mid tower with two stock fans. Also, I have not overclocked anything.

I have run plenty of intensive games before, such as Skyrim with a bajillion mods. This problem is new and very concerning. Specs are below.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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PS. I will be cleaning the inside of the pc with a compressed air can later today without disassembling anything. I will reply if there are any improvements. Thanks again.
 
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sdogg1m
Regardless of what people think of a stock cooler, replacing it with a high quality CPU cooler cost little.

At the very least, I would swap out the thermal compound supplied by AMD and use Arctic Silver compound. Make sure to clean your fans with compressed air every six months.

However, most AMD builders are going to recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. It has been purchased and reviews by THOUSANDS! So you can't go wrong with by swapping your stock cooler with this solution. I have it myself and do not worry about temperatures.

Newegg has it listed for $35 but you can shop around. I think I paid $22 for mine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
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Stock cooler = worthless. What you can do is turn off AMD turbo core in your bios as it increases your cpu voltage only to give you like 300mhz extra speed. It will help a lot, trust me.

You can also decrease the Vcore on your cpu as most chips can run the same speed with much lower voltage.
(Just remember to check for stability)
 
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If you didn't have this problem before, then my guess is that the stock cooler was sufficient enough to cool your CPU. Did you change anything in the BIOS settings lately? Does the room has A/C? Did you used to leave the side panel open and you don't anymore?
 
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Mad_Mike

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Stock cooler = worthless. What you can do is turn off AMD turbo core in your bios as it increases your cpu voltage only to give you like 300mhz extra speed. It will help a lot, trust me.

You can also decrease the Vcore on your cpu as most chips can run the same speed with much lower voltage.
(Just remember to check for stability)
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It seems that many people online have this opinion. However I don't see how this explains why the problem appeared suddenly. Also, I'd prefer not to adjust the voltage. I'd rather fix the problem.

If you didn't have this problem before, then my guess is that the stock cooler was sufficient enough to cool your CPU. Did you change anything in the BIOS settings lately? Does the room has A/C? Did you used to leave the side panel open and you don't anymore?
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I have made no changes to the bios or the hardware. Yes there is A/C :p and I have never operated it with the side panel open.

Other research says it could be dust, a misaligned (?) heatsink/cooling fan, or bad thermal compound.
 
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Regardless of what people think of a stock cooler, replacing it with a high quality CPU cooler cost little.

At the very least, I would swap out the thermal compound supplied by AMD and use Arctic Silver compound. Make sure to clean your fans with compressed air every six months.

However, most AMD builders are going to recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. It has been purchased and reviews by THOUSANDS! So you can't go wrong with by swapping your stock cooler with this solution. I have it myself and do not worry about temperatures.

Newegg has it listed for $35 but you can shop around. I think I paid $22 for mine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
 
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tardis42

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If the cooler wasn't screwed in tightly enough a bump to the case might have unseated it slightly. See if you can tighten it up, or take it off, apply new compound, and reinstall.

Also, game performance isn't a very good diagnostic tool. Run a stress test like AIDA64 and see what happens to your temps.

The fact is, though, 65 degrees is not at all a dangerous temperature for a CPU. Run the stress test, ignore the AI Suite warning, and see what happens. Does it stop around 65-70? If so, you might want a better cooler, but there's nothing seriously wrong with your CPU. If it keeps climbing (I'd stop the test before it hits 90), you've got bigger issues.
 
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Mad_Mike

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So I gave her a thorough cleaning. Turns out there was a dust bunny the size of Florida wedged in between the fan and heatsink.

I also ran AIDA64 as tardis42 suggested. After a while temps held steady at 42C. Seems like a cleaning was all it needed.

Thanks all for your help, this is my first build so I was panicking :p. I may still consider the new cooler, but it's no longer pressing.
 
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