FX8350 Horrendous 80C socket temp at 4.2GHz - Corsair H60

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I'm very new to overclocking, and this forum. I'll admit that when I put this build together a few months ago I was naive in thinking that an H60 would be able to handle any 8 core OC, but I never dreamed of temps this abysmal.

Hardware:
FX-8350
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz PC3 12800
Corsair H60
NZXT S340 Case

Stock voltage, 4.2ghz OC with all other timings kept stock. Using HWMonitor, Prime95 for stress test. I'm stopping the test once the socket temp hits 80 which first happened in 90 seconds flat with 4.4ghz, and is now happening at around 10 mins at 4.2ghz. My core temp hasn't gotten any higher than 58 degrees with 4.2ghz which seems a little odd to me considering how hot the socket is. Or is it?

I did some research and found that the socket temp isn't too accurate with the FX series, as with HWM, but even if the real socket temp was closer to 70 I feel it'd be unsafe long term.

I figure that there were a few things I did wrong when installing the H60, but I don't have high hopes for it even after these are fixed.
1. I plugged the pump into the CPU Fan connector on the mobo, and the radiator fan into the Case Fan. (Still, my pump shows 4600rpm steady and I've tried setting both the pump and fan to max out nonstop)
2. The radiator fan is set up as an intake, blowing hot air in, not out

I'm considering attaching the radiator to my case exhaust fan in a push/pull config, maybe add a Noctua or Vortex fan in the front where the radiator was removed?
I have two stock exhaust fans right now, back and top, with the radiator as the only intake. My question - Will the stock radiator fan and my case fan play nicely as push/pull respectively? If not, do you guys have recommendations in terms of how to set up fans? Would applying my own thermal paste maybe help? I don't want to spend a huge amount, and don't want to trash the H60 just a month after buying it.
Case Exhaust Fans:
NZXT FN V2 120MM - 1200rpm - 45 CFM
H60 Fan:
120MM - 1700rpm - 74.4 CFM
 
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Vogner16
I have same setup with H100i and im running at 4.8. crosshair V formula 990fx mobo.

I honestly think its just your software messing with you. use the Asus software called AIsuite 3 or something like that. my socket temps never get above 60C and I have moderately poor airflow over vrm's. just an exhaust fan on the back normal spot and the rad fans pulling air toward the top of my case.

I never mess with HWmoniter. if you have a fan exhausting and from what you picture describes you do and a fan intake you should be fine.
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I have the 99FX Evo board and a 8320 and a 240mm Seidon Water cooler, so very similiar to you setup.


I found that by using a water cooler, and removing the fans and the nice big block of copper that a normal heatsink has, the VRM's and surround components get hotter. Core temp isn't a problem. I can hit 4.82ghz and my core temp is pushing the limit, but my socket temp is soaring and I can't run that hot.

As other's who experience this with overclocking, I tried opening the other side of my case and mounting a fan on the socket. Helped some, but wasn't practical. I didn't get a nice case for no reason.

What helped the best was taking the stock AMD fan, and with a big wood screw, I could screw one hole of the fan into the fin spacing on the VRM heatsink and get some cool air going across it. Now I can do 4.5ghz fine if I want, beside the massive heat exhausting out of my case, so I save that speed for winter. lol.

The VRM's get hot, send current that is essentially warm, then that warm power makes it way to the socket and heats up. Cooling the VRM's and the surround socket area is the key, and with a water cooler, we remove all cooling sources from there.

I also have a fan mounted in my drive bays to pull air from the front, towards the rear exhaust and then my small fan removing heat up from the VRM's.
 
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So the push/pull wouldn't make a dent in the socket temps?
I made some arrows with your mobo to help visualize my case air flow
http://i.imgur.com/CY514bV.jpg
The VRM is the where I circled, right? It would make sense if it's overheating because my H60 is blowing hot air right over it from the arrow where the RAM is.
I don't really see any way I could fit the stock cpu cooler in my case with the H60 hoses in the way. I think if I just put a case fan where my radiator is now, it'd help. Another option is putting an intake on top, right over the VRM where my second exhaust is now, but an intake in the back/top seems counterproductive.

Would you say it'd be better to put my radiator down where the SATA plugs are, in the front of my case? That way it's not right next to the VRM. If I did that, should I use it as an intake or exhaust?
 
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I have same setup with H100i and im running at 4.8. crosshair V formula 990fx mobo.

I honestly think its just your software messing with you. use the Asus software called AIsuite 3 or something like that. my socket temps never get above 60C and I have moderately poor airflow over vrm's. just an exhaust fan on the back normal spot and the rad fans pulling air toward the top of my case.

I never mess with HWmoniter. if you have a fan exhausting and from what you picture describes you do and a fan intake you should be fine.
 
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