amd a10 5700 heat issue?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
M

mgw1122

Reputable
Aug 23, 2014
67
0
4,630
Hello,

I purchased some parts for an HTPC recently, ill list them below. So this APU I have has been having thermal issues. I am no longer using the stock cooler but still have it. So im trying to narrow this down. Is my APU simply a hot chip, did I apply to much thermal compound, or is it the cooler? any ideas as to how I could diagnose this heat issue. It isn't causing any lag when I watch movies or youtube, which is what I use it for. But I just dont feel comfortable with my system idleing in the mid 40s and shoots up to the high 50s to low 60s when just watching videos. The max operating temp is something like 70 degrees celcius if i remember correctly, so it does bother me just a bit.

I used the pea method for my thermal compound application. here's the parts list -

AMD A10-5700 APU
Gigabyte F2A78M-D3H
Corsair CX430
Hynxi DDR3 2x4 GB
Cooler Master Seidon 120v

 
Solution
Nobla_
Hey mgw1122,
I've seen a lot of people worrying about their temperatures with this specific APU, but let me break this down for you.

A computer has both a CPU (central processing unit) and a GPU (graphics processing unit), these two Units work together to process tasks given to the computer, as well as display a screen, or give a smooth gaming performance. An APU (accelerated processing unit) combines both the CPU and GPU on to one Chip to give you the experience you need.

I hope that you have purchased an aftermarket cooler to cool down your APU, as it can get very hot. An idling APU should be in the 20's, whereas under high loads, it should reach 40-60 degrees. I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2, and under a gaming load, it reaches up to 48...
Sort by date Sort by votes
Nobla_

Nobla_

Reputable
Mar 8, 2015
37
0
4,560
Hey mgw1122,
I've seen a lot of people worrying about their temperatures with this specific APU, but let me break this down for you.

A computer has both a CPU (central processing unit) and a GPU (graphics processing unit), these two Units work together to process tasks given to the computer, as well as display a screen, or give a smooth gaming performance. An APU (accelerated processing unit) combines both the CPU and GPU on to one Chip to give you the experience you need.

I hope that you have purchased an aftermarket cooler to cool down your APU, as it can get very hot. An idling APU should be in the 20's, whereas under high loads, it should reach 40-60 degrees. I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2, and under a gaming load, it reaches up to 48 degrees max (there are exceptions).

You should also make sure you have fans installed in your case so that hot air expelled from your components is taken out of the case, and cool air is coming in. If you have constant hot air in your case, your components will get hotter. Since you say you have an aftermarket cooler, I suppose that there is a problem with the cooling fans in your case.

Adequate cooling will benefit you quite a bit, so try to have one fan bring air in to your case as an intake, and another fan as an outtake.

Hope this helps,
Nobla_
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom