- Jan 23, 2007
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This is very confusing to me. I have been building computers for years, and set out to build a MicroATX system for my wife based on the ASRock A88M-G3.1 motherboard with the A10-7860K APU. This is a 65W TDP device, and my cooler, a Noctua NH-L9a 92mm SSO2 CPU Cooler should be able to handle things, based on feedback I have seen. However . . .
The BIOS hardware monitor shows a CPU temperature of 51 degrees C at IDLE. I used a Flir E40 thermal imager to measure the heatsink fin temperature and it is showing around 49 degrees C, which indicates to me that I have achieved a good thermal coupling between the APU heat spreader and the heatsink. I am using stock settings, 3.6GHz, Vcore 1.28V, not trying to push anything. I haven't seen anyone else get these high temperatures - I am thinking that an idling APU should be in the 30-40 C range.
I also measured the temperature of the VRM inductors near the APU socket, and they were riding around 61 degrees C.
Do these temperatures seem out of whack? Anyone have any 'cool' ideas?
The BIOS hardware monitor shows a CPU temperature of 51 degrees C at IDLE. I used a Flir E40 thermal imager to measure the heatsink fin temperature and it is showing around 49 degrees C, which indicates to me that I have achieved a good thermal coupling between the APU heat spreader and the heatsink. I am using stock settings, 3.6GHz, Vcore 1.28V, not trying to push anything. I haven't seen anyone else get these high temperatures - I am thinking that an idling APU should be in the 30-40 C range.
I also measured the temperature of the VRM inductors near the APU socket, and they were riding around 61 degrees C.
Do these temperatures seem out of whack? Anyone have any 'cool' ideas?
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