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Hey guys,my FX 8350 has been overheating for the past 2 days and shutting down automatically while gaming,so i decided to clean all the components and reapply thermal paste in order to resolve this issue but it still overheats and shuts down.What do you guys think the issue is?

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FX 8350
R9 280X
MSI 990FX GD65 motherboard
8GB HyperX Ram
550W gold certified Corsair PSU
 
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I have read this thread and I'm coming to the conclusion that there is an issue with the CPU it's self or the cooler.

Cooler wise when you say you have installed it correct (Just so you know I built my own AMD system in 2013, I now have Intel Haswell).
Have you installed it so the blue lever is locked down and the metal latch on both sides of the cooler is aligned and linked to the boards socket.

After latching the metal latch on both sides of the cooler onto the socket you must then pull the blue lever down and trust me it needs force. You need to pull all the way back till it clicks and stays there, the lever should be facing downwards at an angle when locked.

Could you please then load up your pc and go to BIOS (usually by...
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DasHotShot

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Are you sure you have applied the right amount (VERY little) of paste? Is the cooler seated correctly? What model is the cooler? Does it have a fan, does the fan work? Is the CPU OC'ed? Is your case cooled? If so how many fans and where are they?

Let's start there and see
 
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Yea i applied the right amount of paste,not less at all and yes the cooler is seated properly.It's the stock cooler btw
 
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What does "not less at all" mean?

How do you know it is overheating? Have you used HWmonitor or Coretemp or similar to view temps under idle and under load?

If you want help, please answer my previous questions and the above questions too.
 
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Are you over clocking?

Have you verified the cooler fan is actually running?

Have you verified it is installed in the proper orientation (whatever is optimal for that cooler)?

How long did the system work without shutting down before it started doing that 2 days ago?
 
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I used Open Hardware monitor to check temps and my pc shutsdown when the CPU hits around 85 degrees at full load.I used Prime95 to stress test.The temp at idle is around 50 degrees and 85 degrees at full load.My PC is in a room where there is AC and the case has 3 fans and all are working
 
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No I'm not overclocking.
Yes i have verified that the cooler is running.
The system worked well even when playing games such as Quantum break and Dark souls 3 for 2-3 hours and it didn't shutdown
 
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EDIT: OC question answered after i posted lol

[strike]One more time, as two people have asked you now: ARE. YOU. OVERCLOCKING?
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Prime 95 is not a good test for this purpose. You should try and use AIDA 64. It has everything you need to test and monitor the system.

Idling at 50 is too high, even for a 8350. Shutting down at 85 is also not very typical, however yous system shouldn't even be going there. It sounds like the thermal paste/cooler are incorrectly applied, [strike]or you have overclocked it badly.[/strike]
 
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I answered it already,I never overclocked my CPU,i applied thermal paste today and followed TechSyndicate's video on how to apply it properly and the cooler is placed properly.
 
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Nah it's on the table,next to my monitor and the room has AC switched on always.The cables are not in the way of airflow
 
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So is there anyway i could resolve this issue? Anything that i need to do?
 
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A properly mounted cooler should show temperatures about 10-15c. over ambient at idle.
50c. tells me your cooler is not mounted well.

Try remounting the cooler.

1. Remove all previous paste. If it has overflowed the edge, you used too much
2. Too much paste will act as an insulator. A small rice grain sized drop will spread under heat and pressure.
3. Make certain that the cooler is on level.
 
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He insists he has done it right, however I am with you. It can only really be his cooler/paste application or a poor OC
 
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I'm not familiar with AMD coolers, but assuming the paste application is good, could there be something wrong with the fan on the cooler? is the orientation (push vs. pull) significant on the cooler design? Could the fan (or mb fan connection) be malfunctioning so the fan is visibly on, but not really rotating at correct speed? What speed (RPM) is reported for that fan when the system is under load?
 
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It's the stock cooler and it spins very fast (6500 RPM) and is very noisy
 
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I didn't overclock dude and i wont be overclocking in the future as well,I answered this 3 times.All my bios settings are at default and i never mess with Bios or overclocking a CPU or GPU.
 
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I'm planning on getting the Cooler master Hyper Evo 212 for better cooling
 
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I have read this thread and I'm coming to the conclusion that there is an issue with the CPU it's self or the cooler.

Cooler wise when you say you have installed it correct (Just so you know I built my own AMD system in 2013, I now have Intel Haswell).
Have you installed it so the blue lever is locked down and the metal latch on both sides of the cooler is aligned and linked to the boards socket.

After latching the metal latch on both sides of the cooler onto the socket you must then pull the blue lever down and trust me it needs force. You need to pull all the way back till it clicks and stays there, the lever should be facing downwards at an angle when locked.

Could you please then load up your pc and go to BIOS (usually by pressing F11, F12 or the DELETE key after switching pc on) and when you have access to the BIOS look for the CPU information screen that shows your CPU temps and current clock speed. Could you please post what clock speed each CPU core is at and what temp, thank you.

Regards
 
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