Amd fx-8350 temperature confusion

ccampy

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Download and overdrive to moniter the chips thermal margin (how far it is from shutdown) I'd by far the most accurate way

Note I do not mean catalyst control centre or any other GPU driver's it is a separate software called and overdrive
 

Eliasand

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Use AMD's own OVERDRIVE software. It's the only accurate software for FX-chips. It will show the 'Thermal margin'.
The thermal margin is the temperature gap between the current temp and the temp limit. I believe the limit for the 8350 is 75c, after that it will shut down to protect it self, that unless you have the setting disabled in the BIOS.
If the thermal margin value on OVERDRIVE is showing for example, 20c, that means the temp is 75c-20c=55c.