AMD FX6300 processor overheating

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 8, 2016

I am experiencing an issue of overheating my FX6300 amd processor with Geforce GTX 960 4GB asus strix edition and 8Gb ram... 500 watt power supply corsair....It happens only when I am running windows 7 as the temperuture bumps up to 62-63 degree Celsius when even a simple program like browser or antivirus is running but with windows 10...it is all normal..surprisingly when Maximum process State is 99%, temperature falls.... plz tell me a solution for this without buying any new hardware like cooler or anything....

madmatt30 · Apr 8, 2016

63c is hot but not overheating.

What are you using for temp monitoring?

Ultimately you should download amd overdrive & check the thermal margins because that's the only readout I would 100% trust.

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 8, 2016

madmatt30 :

I am using CoreTemp

madmatt30 · Apr 8, 2016

Wouldn't trust core temp mate , especially if running on a 760g board , what board model are you using?

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 8, 2016

madmatt30 :

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB 3....

madmatt30 · Apr 8, 2016

That's a 760g board , try amd overdrive instead like I suggested.

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 8, 2016

madmatt30 :

Please send me the link from where i can download the software.....

madmatt30 · Apr 8, 2016

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/over-drive

Bear in mind the thermal margin takes the max permissible load temp of a CPU (71c or so on the 6300) & gives you a reading of how much headroom you have.

40-50c at idle means the CPU is actually at 20-30c.

I would expect 40c+ at idling 10-15c under heavy load

gerald191146 · Apr 8, 2016

Better way to look at AMD Overdrive is to think of the max temp at 80c and you subtract the number in "Thermal Margin" that Overdrive is showing you.
Opening Overdrive right now and it shows what you need in CPU Status, then you subtract the number in thermal margin from 80c and that's your temp.

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 8, 2016

madmatt30 :

At idle the margin is around 20... it means my cpu is running at around 60 degree...i would also like to say that the core frequency is locked at 3817 mhz which should be around 3500 i guess... Is this the probable reason??then what to do... ???

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 8, 2016

Antennas44 :

well the4 problem is the core frequencies should ideally be 3.5ghz but they are currently showing around 3.8 ghz which means obviuosly something is running in the background.. if i can some how bring down the core frequencies of the processor i think it would solve my problem...

LeKeiser · Apr 8, 2016

Install Process Explorer and check which process is running and taking the most CPU time.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/processexplorer.aspx

MisterMeow · Apr 8, 2016

So you've established that your system is reading temperatures correctly. Have you overclocked the cpu at all, or in the past? Open cpu-z and check voltages and frequencies/multiplier.

madmatt30 · Apr 8, 2016

If the cores are running at 3800mhz then something is putting them under fairly heavy load.

What CPU usage is showing on all the cores in amd over-drive when its happening

LeKeiser · Apr 8, 2016

hence Process Explorer.

madmatt30 · Apr 8, 2016

^ absolutely mate , although I just use windows native resource monitor.

Sourav Karmakar · Apr 9, 2016

I am running windows 10 where readings are normal... where each six cores are no subjected to not more than 5%...but windows 7 cores are varying upto 90%.....

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