- Oct 25, 2014
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Hello, hopefully someone can help me with a problem i've been having with a new pc I built this week.
So, here are my specs in advance: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/nickae3/saved/3vsMnQ
or
AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core
ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB
Corsair 430W ATX12V
Now, my problem is a hot CPU. When I turn on my pc and go to bios/uefi, the readings will start at 50 Celsius immediately (shouldn't it need to warm up 1st?!) , then progresses to 64 - 64.5C after 10 minutes. After this it will stay at 65 - 64.5.
I have reapplied thermal paste that I bought at radioshack (could that cheap compound be the problem?) by putting a glob in the center of the CPU and installing the Stock heatsink/fan. I have even been keeping my case open but it seems to make no difference in the temp. readings. Furthermore, my heatsink does not feel hot to the touch at all...but I don't see how I could have attached it incorrectly.
Another theory I have is..maybe my powersupply is faulty? I know the Corsair CX 430W isn't that great..and it's not even made by Corsair, right? Should I try exchanging it for another cx 430w, or upgrade to a cx600w?
Anyways, thanks for reading. I really hope someone can help me with this, I will be forever grateful! Can't wait to play some..well not sure what games i'm going to get yet.
PS.. tried HWMonitor also. Here is a picture: http://imgur.com/PPcp8pz My temperatures went down randomly but this is just from being idle. I think my CPU may have been throttled because of the heat?
So, here are my specs in advance: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/nickae3/saved/3vsMnQ
or
AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core
ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB
Corsair 430W ATX12V
Now, my problem is a hot CPU. When I turn on my pc and go to bios/uefi, the readings will start at 50 Celsius immediately (shouldn't it need to warm up 1st?!) , then progresses to 64 - 64.5C after 10 minutes. After this it will stay at 65 - 64.5.
I have reapplied thermal paste that I bought at radioshack (could that cheap compound be the problem?) by putting a glob in the center of the CPU and installing the Stock heatsink/fan. I have even been keeping my case open but it seems to make no difference in the temp. readings. Furthermore, my heatsink does not feel hot to the touch at all...but I don't see how I could have attached it incorrectly.
Another theory I have is..maybe my powersupply is faulty? I know the Corsair CX 430W isn't that great..and it's not even made by Corsair, right? Should I try exchanging it for another cx 430w, or upgrade to a cx600w?
Anyways, thanks for reading. I really hope someone can help me with this, I will be forever grateful! Can't wait to play some..well not sure what games i'm going to get yet.
PS.. tried HWMonitor also. Here is a picture: http://imgur.com/PPcp8pz My temperatures went down randomly but this is just from being idle. I think my CPU may have been throttled because of the heat?
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