Hey there,
Just purchased a new computer and received it today. Initial plan was to build one around a $600 budget and ended up getting the one linked below on sale / open box for $599 which I felt was a more than fair price considering the hardware. The computer has the following specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102057&cm_re=abs_stalker-_-83-102-057-_-Product
CPU: AMD FX-8350
Mobo: MSI 760GMA-P34 FX
GPU: Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB
RAM: Corsair Vengence 8 GB DDR3
PSU: Rosewill Glacier 600M
Storage: Seagate 1TB SSHD
Case: LEPA Smok
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master (Unknown Model, Air Cooler, Possibly Stock)
I have not done any overclocking whatsoever as I wanted to test the temperatures out of the box before I made any adjustments. I used the game The Forest as my measure of temperature. I played The Forest on all maximum settings (1440 x 900 Resolution / Stayed around 45 - 60 FPS) for about an hour or two and noticed the Thermal Margin was getting very low. (Used AMD OverDrive to measure temperatures.) I noticed the Thermal Margin was hanging out around 5c and even got to 1.5c at one point. I am not too familiar with AMD's FX chips and I feel as though these temperatures are no where near safe for everyday usage such as gaming / rendering for hours on end every day. When idling it appeared as though the Thermal Margin was hanging out around 20 - 25c with also seems way too high.
I am thinking I should purchase a Cooler Master 212 EVO along with some good thermal paste installing it myself and testing temperatures again but I am not too interested in having to spend even more money after dropping $600 on this rig. (When looking at the post for the original computer it stated it had a "Cooler Master 120MM Liquid Cooling System" which obviously is not true.)
The reasoning behind this post is due to the fact that I would like to get some second opinions before I make another decision. GPU looked to rise in temperature but never get higher than 60c as far as I noticed, but I was paying more attention to the CPU than I was GPU. Aside from the CPU fan there is one large (120mm I am guessing) fan in the front and one in the back (one intake and one exhaust I am guessing). Another note is that the CPU fan, aside from it being Cooler Master, is very loud. Noise doesn't bug me much as I cannot hear it when my headset is on, but when I take it off I notice it is very loud.
Do you think these temperatures are dangerous? My ultimate goal is not to overclock, but if I have the option to do so, there is no point in not taking advantage of it, and if I cannot do so but safely run at stock speeds, I have no problem doing that as well. Aside from that, I am very pleased with my purchase so far.
Any information is much appreciated as this is the first AMD FX series chip I have ever owned.
Thanks a ton in advance.
Just purchased a new computer and received it today. Initial plan was to build one around a $600 budget and ended up getting the one linked below on sale / open box for $599 which I felt was a more than fair price considering the hardware. The computer has the following specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102057&cm_re=abs_stalker-_-83-102-057-_-Product
CPU: AMD FX-8350
Mobo: MSI 760GMA-P34 FX
GPU: Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB
RAM: Corsair Vengence 8 GB DDR3
PSU: Rosewill Glacier 600M
Storage: Seagate 1TB SSHD
Case: LEPA Smok
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master (Unknown Model, Air Cooler, Possibly Stock)
I have not done any overclocking whatsoever as I wanted to test the temperatures out of the box before I made any adjustments. I used the game The Forest as my measure of temperature. I played The Forest on all maximum settings (1440 x 900 Resolution / Stayed around 45 - 60 FPS) for about an hour or two and noticed the Thermal Margin was getting very low. (Used AMD OverDrive to measure temperatures.) I noticed the Thermal Margin was hanging out around 5c and even got to 1.5c at one point. I am not too familiar with AMD's FX chips and I feel as though these temperatures are no where near safe for everyday usage such as gaming / rendering for hours on end every day. When idling it appeared as though the Thermal Margin was hanging out around 20 - 25c with also seems way too high.
I am thinking I should purchase a Cooler Master 212 EVO along with some good thermal paste installing it myself and testing temperatures again but I am not too interested in having to spend even more money after dropping $600 on this rig. (When looking at the post for the original computer it stated it had a "Cooler Master 120MM Liquid Cooling System" which obviously is not true.)
The reasoning behind this post is due to the fact that I would like to get some second opinions before I make another decision. GPU looked to rise in temperature but never get higher than 60c as far as I noticed, but I was paying more attention to the CPU than I was GPU. Aside from the CPU fan there is one large (120mm I am guessing) fan in the front and one in the back (one intake and one exhaust I am guessing). Another note is that the CPU fan, aside from it being Cooler Master, is very loud. Noise doesn't bug me much as I cannot hear it when my headset is on, but when I take it off I notice it is very loud.
Do you think these temperatures are dangerous? My ultimate goal is not to overclock, but if I have the option to do so, there is no point in not taking advantage of it, and if I cannot do so but safely run at stock speeds, I have no problem doing that as well. Aside from that, I am very pleased with my purchase so far.
Any information is much appreciated as this is the first AMD FX series chip I have ever owned.
Thanks a ton in advance.
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