AMD Athlon x4 750k Overheating! Help!

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

I built a rather cheap gaming PC($550) about a two months ago and up until one month ago everything was fine. My AMD Athlon x4 750k CPU fan started going to full all of the time and it was becoming sluggish, so i decided to get HW Monitor to get the Temp of the CPU. on idle(nothing open except windows and HW Monitor) the temperature was 52C to 69C and i know that its too high from other forums with 30C to 40C (stock cooler). When Gaming/Bench-marking the temperature went from 70C to 90C(mostly at 77C-81C). So i then checked the bios and it was at 42C to 45C, after that i decided to reapply thermal paste. I bought Arctic Silver Ceramique 2, i applied and temps were the same. I even tried to reapply several times(yes i did clean the CPU and the Cooler with Rubbing Alcohol every time) but nothing affected the temperature. I would like to know how i can fix this so the CPU doesn't fry its self. Please Help! I did get like 3 BSOD and but i don't think its from the temp since i saw only on chrome.
PS- I am getting an i7 4790k and a new MOBO for Christmas, but i don't want it to fry out before then!
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Stock Cooler) MOBO:
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X
Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video
Card CASE: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case PS: Cougar 500W 80+ Bronze
Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply HARD DRIVES: 1- 80gb 7200 rpm
(OS) 2- 103gb 5200 rpm (LaptopHD) 3- 120gb 5200 rpm (LaptopHD) 4- 300gb 5200
rpm (LaptopHD) Total: 600gb OS: Windows 7 Home

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

http://gyazo.com/115d14b49541db3f18ab79eab46b91c0 http://gyazo.com/189ee0d88e21cc2312c46af78c0d9b56 http://gyazo.com/0908efd2baae3e10bfd26d404961d7bf

de5_Roy · Sep 18, 2014

try determining the temps and thermal margin using damric's guide
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

look for actual evidence of throttling or other issues like data loss, unstable behavior during load. if the cpu is actually at 90c, it should throttle or shutdown to protect itself as it's maximum temperature is lower than that.

jjb8675309 · Sep 18, 2014

In all my combinations of parts I've never had an issue like this. Are you absolutely positive you have the cooler seated properly and the paste applied properly? If you are sure of this then RMA the mobo and cpu if you only bought it 2 months ago.

Also what is the rest of your cooling situation like?

jjb8675309 · Sep 18, 2014

Do you have any pics of the inside of your case?

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

ok, i already have amd overdrive i didn't know that it had temps but its still the same- http://gyazo.com/f2a28aaa5cf6689067d84f1a0e1f0c61
My GPU temps will be up in a sec...

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

http://gyazo.com/7f007cb3a6077822a654b5b40304cc05

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

yea- http://gyazo.com/12e33a25b078ef60ff32539393e615ad

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

de5_Roy :

OH! I forgot to mention i got a couple blue screens within this month, but i don't think it was from overheating i wasn't gaming or anything, i was watching youtube and i had a couple tabs open in chrome. i had a picture of the BSOD but it got deleted.

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

http://gyazo.com/7784996f5db2542a5504bf128e81fb9f another inside pic of my case, just taken

jjb8675309 · Sep 18, 2014

Personally I would RMA the CPU and mobo

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

can't do that its already past the 30 day return.

TheModernKilla · Sep 18, 2014

jjb8675309 :

can't do that its already past the 30 day return.

jjb8675309 · Sep 19, 2014

RMA it back to the OEM since it seems like the parts are faulty. It should be under MFG warranty for at least the first year. I would contact AMD and Gigabyte to see what the can do for you. Also, you can usually find out if a part is still in it's warranty period on the manufacturer's webpage.

Other ideas..
If you are getting BSODs I would look to do some testing on your PSU. Personally I cannot vouch for Cougars PSU quality.

Sorry you are having this problem hope that helps.

RaidHobbit · Sep 19, 2014

TheModernKilla :

I built a rather cheap gaming PC($550) about a two months ago and up until one month ago everything was fine. My AMD Athlon x4 750k CPU fan started going to full all of the time and it was becoming sluggish, so i decided to get HW Monitor to get the Temp of the CPU. on idle(nothing open except windows and HW Monitor) the temperature was 52C to 69C and i know that its too high from other forums with 30C to 40C (stock cooler). When Gaming/Bench-marking the temperature went from 70C to 90C(mostly at 77C-81C). So i then checked the bios and it was at 42C to 45C, after that i decided to reapply thermal paste. I bought Arctic Silver Ceramique 2, i applied and temps were the same. I even tried to reapply several times(yes i did clean the CPU and the Cooler with Rubbing Alcohol every time) but nothing affected the temperature. I would like to know how i can fix this so the CPU doesn't fry its self. Please Help! I did get like 3 BSOD and but i don't think its from the temp since i saw only on chrome.
PS- I am getting an i7 4790k and a new MOBO for Christmas, but i don't want it to fry out before then!
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Stock Cooler) MOBO:
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X
Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video
Card CASE: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case PS: Cougar 500W 80+ Bronze
Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply HARD DRIVES: 1- 80gb 7200 rpm
(OS) 2- 103gb 5200 rpm (LaptopHD) 3- 120gb 5200 rpm (LaptopHD) 4- 300gb 5200
rpm (LaptopHD) Total: 600gb OS: Windows 7 Home

Whats the air flow in and out of your pc like?
Do you have a case suitable for gaming?
Did you cheap out on the psu and is it pumping out heat like nothing?
Are you overclocking the cpu?

Finally, and this may sound like an idiot question, if you've self assembled have you attached the fans facing the right way for each vent?

jjb8675309 · Sep 19, 2014

OP has several pics of the build above. Also all the specs above. I don't know much about Cougar PSUs but personally I would not buy one.

TheModernKilla · Sep 19, 2014

RaidHobbit :

TheModernKilla :

Whats the air flow in and out of your pc like?
Do you have a case suitable for gaming?
Did you cheap out on the psu and is it pumping out heat like nothing?
Are you overclocking the cpu?

Finally, and this may sound like an idiot question, if you've self assembled have you attached the fans facing the right way for each vent?

My air flow is good, i have 2 exhaust fans PS powered and one front fan PWM. (no dust on side pannels, where air can seep through.)
yes, the case is suitable for gaming.
No i didn't really cheap out on the PSU it has good ratings, and i spent $50 on it. i was going to buy a $20 one but it had terrible reviews.
I am not overclocking the cpu.
Yes the fans are flowing the right way.

TheModernKilla · Sep 19, 2014

jjb8675309 :

it did have good reviews on tons of cites and it was better than the one i was going to put in it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817553022

RaidHobbit · Sep 19, 2014

TheModernKilla :

If you go on the website of the people who make your gaming case they should tell you the cfm of any pre-installed fans. If you've brought additional ones the site you got them from will tell you the cfm of those fans too. You need to make sure you have some decent air pressure inside the case. If for example only 30 cfm is being drawn into the case and 60 cfm is being sucked out then you've got a problem. Basically a bit of a vacum going on. (cfm = cubic feet per minute airflow).

You can get Vapochill fans that have 96 cfm airflow for $5 each. Thats a lot of air being sucked into your case to get its air pressure up. You can also buy an aftersale cpu cooler which does a better job of transferring heat to the air inside the case than the stock one. You could buy extra fans or if all fan spaces are taken you can buy fan intakes that fit inside front 5.25 inch drive slots.

It might be easiest to just spend $30 and put a water cooler on that cpu.

Finally you might want to try unplugging your fans from the motherboard and plugging them straight into 4 pin connectors. If the mobo isn't controling the fan speeds properly this will resolve that problem as now they'll be running full speed all the time.

TheModernKilla · Sep 19, 2014

RaidHobbit :

TheModernKilla :

I'm getting a water cooling system for when i get the new cpu in 2 months

If you go on the website of the people who make your gaming case they should tell you the cfm of any pre-installed fans. If you've brought additional ones the site you got them from will tell you the cfm of those fans too. You need to make sure you have some decent air pressure inside the case. If for example only 30 cfm is being drawn into the case and 60 cfm is being sucked out then you've got a problem. Basically a bit of a vacum going on. (cfm = cubic feet per minute airflow).

You can get Vapochill fans that have 96 cfm airflow for $5 each. Thats a lot of air being sucked into your case to get its air pressure up. You can also buy an aftersale cpu cooler which does a better job of transferring heat to the air inside the case than the stock one. You could buy extra fans or if all fan spaces are taken you can buy fan intakes that fit inside front 5.25 inch drive slots.

It might be easiest to just spend $30 and put a water cooler on that cpu.

Finally you might want to try unplugging your fans from the motherboard and plugging them straight into 4 pin connectors. If the mobo isn't controling the fan speeds properly this will resolve that problem as now they'll be running full speed all the time.

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