Hello!
I've recently purchased a new PC (a few months ago) which I assembled with a friend.
Here are the specs:
MB: Gigabyte MB GA-990XA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX 8320 (3.5Ghz)
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13
PSU: 600W Corsair Builder Series CX600M
GPU:Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 270X Dual-X OC 2Gb
Case:Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Mid Tower Case
I'm currently using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and my CPU is not oveclocked.
Last week I checked my CPU temperatures out of curiosity and found that it runs pretty hot under load. I immediately checked my BIOS and it says my CPU core temp. is 79°C.
The weird thing is that this number remains unchanged no matter what i try tweaking in settings (fan speeds, PWM controls, Voltages etc.).
Next I installed HW Monitor and AMD Overdrive to track my temperatures. Those two seemed to provide the most reliable readings.
I discovered that the processor is running pretty cool under no load but jumps to absurd temperatures. When playing a demanding game it goes up to 80-90°C range and while watching videos or surfing it is at about 60-70.
In my opinion and from the information i gathered online my CPU shouldn't be overheating with this setup.
After I made sure that the cooler is installed properly (it is placed so that the air blows out the top of the case and the thermal paste pre-applied) I assumed that my case doesn't provide the best airflow so I moved the top case fan a bit to the front so that it doesn't sit directly above my CPU cooler.
The cooler itself should be more than enough to keep my temperatures low but somehow it just doesn't do it. Even when set to max speed (about 2200 rpm) the CPU temperatures don't drop until i stop playing a game.
I'd be awesome if I could get some answers here.
Should I turn my PC cooler 90°so that it blows out air to the front?
Should I turn down the Vcore voltage in AMD Overdrive/BIOS?
Could my CPU/CPU cooler be faulty?
Should I set the CPU fan to operate on PWM?
Why does BIOS alway show the same temp. of 79°C? Do I need to update it?
I know AMD CPUs tend to get pretty hot but I haven't done any overclocking whatsoever and my temprature reads are just crazy.
When playing more demanding games the temperature reads on HW Monitor say that the max temperature reached was 80°C sometimes more.
Also, when starting windows, it takes some time for the temperature to settle to 30-ish °C which means that everytime I restart the PC the temp. reads are usually at 70-ish °C and then drop to stable.
Please help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm putting my screenshots from the mentioned programs below along with a picture of the setup:
http:// While watching Twitch (Overdrive)
http:// While watching Twitch (HWM)
http:// Idle (Overdrive)
http:// Idle (HWM)
http:// A picture of the Cooler setup.
I've recently purchased a new PC (a few months ago) which I assembled with a friend.
Here are the specs:
MB: Gigabyte MB GA-990XA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX 8320 (3.5Ghz)
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13
PSU: 600W Corsair Builder Series CX600M
GPU:Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 270X Dual-X OC 2Gb
Case:Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Mid Tower Case
I'm currently using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and my CPU is not oveclocked.
Last week I checked my CPU temperatures out of curiosity and found that it runs pretty hot under load. I immediately checked my BIOS and it says my CPU core temp. is 79°C.
The weird thing is that this number remains unchanged no matter what i try tweaking in settings (fan speeds, PWM controls, Voltages etc.).
Next I installed HW Monitor and AMD Overdrive to track my temperatures. Those two seemed to provide the most reliable readings.
I discovered that the processor is running pretty cool under no load but jumps to absurd temperatures. When playing a demanding game it goes up to 80-90°C range and while watching videos or surfing it is at about 60-70.
In my opinion and from the information i gathered online my CPU shouldn't be overheating with this setup.
After I made sure that the cooler is installed properly (it is placed so that the air blows out the top of the case and the thermal paste pre-applied) I assumed that my case doesn't provide the best airflow so I moved the top case fan a bit to the front so that it doesn't sit directly above my CPU cooler.
The cooler itself should be more than enough to keep my temperatures low but somehow it just doesn't do it. Even when set to max speed (about 2200 rpm) the CPU temperatures don't drop until i stop playing a game.
I'd be awesome if I could get some answers here.
Should I turn my PC cooler 90°so that it blows out air to the front?
Should I turn down the Vcore voltage in AMD Overdrive/BIOS?
Could my CPU/CPU cooler be faulty?
Should I set the CPU fan to operate on PWM?
Why does BIOS alway show the same temp. of 79°C? Do I need to update it?
I know AMD CPUs tend to get pretty hot but I haven't done any overclocking whatsoever and my temprature reads are just crazy.
When playing more demanding games the temperature reads on HW Monitor say that the max temperature reached was 80°C sometimes more.
Also, when starting windows, it takes some time for the temperature to settle to 30-ish °C which means that everytime I restart the PC the temp. reads are usually at 70-ish °C and then drop to stable.
Please help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm putting my screenshots from the mentioned programs below along with a picture of the setup:
http:// While watching Twitch (Overdrive)
http:// While watching Twitch (HWM)
http:// Idle (Overdrive)
http:// Idle (HWM)
http:// A picture of the Cooler setup.
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