My CPU is overheating and causing PC shutdowns!

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

Hello!

Specs:

GPU : Gigabyte Nvidia Gtx 960 Windforce 2 OC PCI-E Graphics Card
HD : WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue

RAM: HyperX FURY Series 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL10 DIMM Memory Module Kit - White

MOBO : ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 Motherboard Socket (AM3+, AMD RX881/760G+SB710, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, 1x PCI Express 2.0x16, 8 Core CPU)

CPU : AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (3.5/4.1GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 6MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 95W, Retail Boxed)

MOUSE : Razer Deathadder Re-Spawn 3500DPI Gaming Mouse

MOUSE MAT : Razer Goliathus Omega Control Mouse Mat Fragged

KEYBOARD : Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard

For the past 6 months I have been having PC shutdowns. They are extremely frustrating. I found out what has been causing them but can't find a way to solve it. I upgraded to a AMD FX-6300, I was told by my friends it was a good budget gaming CPU. They were right but for me it kept shutting down. I am sick and tired of this and need to get it solved.

Things I have tried:

Removing all dust
Making sure all cables are plugged in
Getting new thermal paste (Removed with Arctic Silver ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover & Surface Purifier 60ml Kit and cotton buds and fibre cloth to remove excess fluff, and Arctic Cooling MX-4 4g Thermal Compound Little dot in the middle method)

I have reached temperatures up to 85c and I know that could also damage the parts. (I play CSGO and minecraft is harder to run than that.)

Thanks in advance,
0cN

Edit: I have to take my case off to play anything. I know this is bad but I can't do anything with it on

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

Edit: I have also tried resetting bios and haven't overclocked at all.

WildCard999 · Aug 14, 2015

Have you tried a aftermarket cooler?
Is the stock cooler properly mounted and making full contact with the CPU?
Is it possible that the stock cooler might be damaged and isn't running correctly?

gilbadon · Aug 14, 2015

Send a picture of the inside of your PC

scout_03 · Aug 14, 2015

what is your case and what kind of air flow you have in also check if cooler is weel seated on cpu and fan spin as it should .

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

gilbadon :

scout_03 :

https://gyazo.com/41149e962b92a123bfd245603677ef16

scout_03 · Aug 14, 2015

do you have a fan in the front panel i would suggest you get another case with psu to put psu at the bottom and more fans in also you could after that get a evo 212 for the cpu .

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

scout_03 :

Could you recommend any cases? I'm on a budget so I can't spend too much -_-

scout_03 · Aug 14, 2015

check from this list in your price range https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

scout_03 :

So I need one with a fan at the back, front and side?

scout_03 · Aug 14, 2015

i get back top and front side does not matter and need to be more thn 160 mm space for the after market cooler on the cpu check them i be back later .

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

scout_03 :

This is my sort of price range:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vm30001w2z
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn900a1w2n

GhislainG · Aug 14, 2015

You know for sure the CPU overheats because it throttles (the speed drops to 1.4 GHz) and the thermal margins in AMD Overdrive are 0°C at full load? It also shuts down if you run Prime95 Small FFTs? If not, what happens if you run Furmark Burn-in test or a similar GPU stress test?

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

I'm sure it's the CPU. I have HWMonitor on when I play and I alt tab out or when I finish playing, I can sometimes see 85c. I've seen up to 88 max

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

My GPU fan isn't spinning. I have Gigabyte Nvidia Gtx 960 Windforce 2 OC PCI-E Graphics Card but I've heard it's normal... If I had them on constant would it help?

GhislainG · Aug 14, 2015

I trust AMD Overdrive a lot more than HW monitor that can't accurately measure an AMD CPU temperature. What happens when you run Furmark Burn-in test? The GPU fan should spin fast enough to prevent overheating; if it doesn't then the GPU will cause a system shutdown.

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

If it doesn't spin, it's the gpu not working properly?

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

btw do gpu stress test or cpu burner?

GhislainG · Aug 14, 2015

Does it shutdown when stress testing the CPU with Prime95 Small FFTs? If not, does it shutdown when running Furmark Burn-in test? The one that overheats should cause a shutdown.

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

It went past 75c and didn't turn GPU fans on....

GhislainG · Aug 14, 2015

0cN :

Let it run until the fans start or the system shuts down. The CPU most likely had nothing to do with your shutdown issue.

Edit: I presume you are monitoring the GPU temperature while running Furmark.

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

0cN :

Let it run until the fans start or the system shuts down. The CPU most likely had nothing to do with your shutdown issue.

Edit: I presume you are monitoring the GPU temperature while running Furmark.

It turned off without the fans coming on. Ehmmmm

GhislainG · Aug 14, 2015

So you now know the issue is the GPU and not the CPU. Duplicating an issue by stress testing one component at a time makes it a lot easier to figure out the issue. In this case replacing your CPU cooler wouldn't help, but getting the GPU fan fixed could certainly help.

Are you sure that you never made changes to the GPU configuration that could affect the fans? If not, then the GPU really is defective.

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

I haven't done anything to it. Should I try resetting it? Or should I reset my bios or something?

0cN · Aug 14, 2015

GhislainG :

On startup the fans are on... Is there a tweaker to change the settings or something? btw I set bios to defaults.

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