AMD FX4130 3.8Ghz Heats to +80C Under 25% Load. Why?

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Ive got a AMD FX 4130 Quad Core 3.8Ghz with a new GTX 750ti SC with 16GB of Corsair Vengence memory on am MSI 760GM-P34 (FX) AM3+ Micro ATX AMD Motherboard. My
problem is that it overheats. Playing Fallout 4 it overheats and shuts down. The same thing happens when I stream Netflix. It hits between 17-25C at idle (2-6% load) and under about a
25-30% load it just gradually goes up until it hits about 85C and pc just turns off, no warning, no going to sleep or a throttle back, nothing. I want to underclock it but I feel I shouldn't have to
in addition to not having found a decent enough guide to do that as Im kind of a noob at system upgrading. Ive opened it up. No dust as its less than 6mo old. Wires are hidden and not impeding air flow. My BIOS is up to date in addition to all of my system drivers. I did a clean system install on a new WD Black HDD with only essential software installed like Win 8.1, Speedfan, Wifi software, etc, so it cant be a virus. Ive tried default and optimized BIOS settings. The 750ti is two weeks old and replaced the factory GeForce GT 610. My heating issues began when I put in the 750. Thats when Netflix streaming and gameplay began heating my cpu.
I run Fallout 4 beautifully on med in game graphics settings and standard gpu settings but at high temps. With that said I have Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and 4 cpu fans on order. Ill be putting those in along with a better PSU....but I still think it should not be doing this.
Im looking for direction on where the problem might be and a confirmation that my components are compatible. Im hoping its as simple as better cooling and not a BIOS problem.

*all fans are working
*no dust in case (new PC)
*plenty of air circ around pc
*BIOS and drivers are updated
*set cpu fans lvls all to 100%
*no system errors or warnings
*crash logs just show improper system shutdown

AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core 3.8Ghz
GeForce GTX 750ti SC
WD Black gaming 1T HDD
16GB Corsair Vengence memory
2 system fans, +1 gpu and +1 cpu
 

millerrc78

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They are blowing in the correct position. Front fan pulls, side fan pulls. Ive got more fans and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with ArcticS sink compound. I dont like the front fan position as it seems to be blocked HDD racks. Im going to put 2 pulling top vent fans directly above CPU and see if it helps.
 

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I think I might have found a temporary if not, the solution. I installed AMD OverDrive. Went to Clock/Voltage and dialed the voltage back. its now clocked at 3000mhz at 1.07v and my cpu temps have leveled out. I can probably tune it better but im just gonna end up cranking back up in a week when I strap on the cooler master.
 


1) That chip isn't so much power that you need more than a single exhaust fan in addition to the CPU fan.
2) Try making sure your CPU cooler fan (one attached to the EVO) is connected to the motherboard and no other fans are connected to the CPU pin. All others should be connected to AUX/CASE fan ports
3) Set up your fans so you have a rear (or back top) fan pushing air outside the case, and front fan pulling air into the case.
4) If those don't help try reseating the CPU cooler.

If none of those help you might just have some sort of hardware failure.
 

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thanks brother. I'll refer to this when I put my fans in.