Is gaming with an AMD FX-8350 between 65c-72c too hot?

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AMD-FX 8350
MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (CPU 1)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Gigabyte)
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (10-10-10-30)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3

First time posting on this site and I'm a first time gaming PC owner. Had a well experienced PC building friend build me a PC with the aforementioned parts. Ran into an issue where my PC froze during a game and started down a troubleshooting rabbit hole involving CPU temps.

Is gaming with an AMD FX-8350 between 65c-72c too hot?

According to their (AMD) website its better to stay below 60c at all times but from other posts on different threads with other CPUs most people say that gaming at 70c is totally fine. I'm just getting nervous that something is up and wanna put my mind at ease.

I have removed heat sink and re-applied thermal paste (did that 2 hours ago). Increased case fan speed and removed a feature on the MOBO that would 'turbo' the CPU. Thanks in advance for the feedback. I really appreciate it.
 
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Ambient temps can have an effect. Usually most thermal test done for coolers are done at 22-23c (roughly 72F) just to go with a standard baseline. As ambient temps rise so will cpu temps. Whether an air cooler or aio water cooler both use the room's air to cool or to dissipate heat. Cooler air can 'absorb' the heat off a cooler more rapidly than hotter air. Just like on a hot day, an ac feels better blowing cool air at you vs a fan blowing warm air over you because it's transferring the heat more effectively.

Not to get sidetracked, your ambient temps aren't too bad. The reason I asked is because some users live in cooler northern climates, others live in hotter tropical or desert climates and while some people have ac others don't...
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If the cpu is in fact running at those temps it's likely thermal throttling. Amd's fx cpu's should remain around 60c or under, intel cpu's can handle 70c just fine. You can't compare all cpu's against each other since they're designed differently. Not all programs read amd cpu temps correctly, they can be a little bit of a pain. Try using amd's overdrive software to monitor your temps and keep in mind some programs read temps while others read thermal margin (how many degrees until it reaches throttle threshold).

What are your ambient room temps? You may need a better cooler, the tx3 isn't an overly powerful cooler and the fx 8350 under load is a relatively warm cpu (it has 8 cores so to be expected).
 
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It's in my upstairs which I have set to 76 because its Texas in the summer and I don't want to pay out the nose every month for AC. Basically if it's 76 it might be 76 to maybe 80 depending on the time of day. Is that going to make a big difference? I've heard conflicting information on that as well. Thanks.

 
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Ambient temps can have an effect. Usually most thermal test done for coolers are done at 22-23c (roughly 72F) just to go with a standard baseline. As ambient temps rise so will cpu temps. Whether an air cooler or aio water cooler both use the room's air to cool or to dissipate heat. Cooler air can 'absorb' the heat off a cooler more rapidly than hotter air. Just like on a hot day, an ac feels better blowing cool air at you vs a fan blowing warm air over you because it's transferring the heat more effectively.

Not to get sidetracked, your ambient temps aren't too bad. The reason I asked is because some users live in cooler northern climates, others live in hotter tropical or desert climates and while some people have ac others don't. If you lived in a hotter climate or lacked ac you may need a bigger/better performing cooler to help overcome the higher ambient temps.

You may just need a better cooler on there. The fx 8350 is a 125w tdp cpu so when it's under heavy load it can put out quite a bit of heat. You've got a decent motherboard with heatsinked voltage regulators on there so doubt it's the motherboard causing throttling. That's one of the more common issues, if the cpu begins to get too hot (over 60-62c) it can begin to throttle meaning it reduces clock speeds to lower the temp. That can cause issues.

What sort of temps is amd overdrive reporting for the cpu when you're gaming?
 
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