AMD FX6300 high temperatures ( Need help)

frost1cal

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I'm not the smartest person when it comes to pc parts etc, but I've read plenty of other topics about fx 6300 having high temperatures, and nothing has helped me yet. I'd like to hear something new and handy that actually could help my problem.
About a year ago when i bought my pc it overheated and turned off very quickly. I didn't know what to do so i sent my pc to the local pc-repair shop. The guy gave me a huge shitty and ugly looking pc case, and a mugen 4 scmg-4000 cooler for it to run better and cooler. He might also have changed something in the bios for the pc to run better idk. Only now i have started worrying because i really never checked my cpu's temperature. When i play Witcher 3 it goes up 81C, when i play CS:GO(which i do a lot, about 5hours a day) it goes up to 73. On idle its about 53C.

What can i do In BIOS? Or what can i download for my pc to run cooler while not loosing a lot of performance?

My specs:
Graphics card: AMD Radeon R9 270(2gb)
CPU: AMD FX 6300
RAM: 8gb
MOTHERBOARD: ASROCK9 980de3/u3s3

TLDR: My CPU(AMD FX6300) goes up to 81C when i play a game like ''Witcher 3'', what can i do so it runs cooler?

Any kind of help is appreciated <3
 
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81c is unacceptably high. Using it at that temp consistently may damage your processor. The guy might've increased your frequency and voltage in the bios, you should reset your bios settings. If that does not work, you should consider investing in a better cooler. The Hyper 212x evo is a good choice for a low price.

Just another stranger

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Jun 27, 2016
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Don't worry, max temp of that cpu is 83 degrees. On idle 55 is normal, mine is 57 on idle (bios reading), and if it gets too hot your pc will shut down automatically to prevent hardware malfunction.

However,
It is still kinda hot when gaming, 73 degrees is quite dangerous. I suggest using arctic silver thermal compound and replace the cpu cooler. If its stock, i recommend more and more.
 

bwen1

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81c is unacceptably high. Using it at that temp consistently may damage your processor. The guy might've increased your frequency and voltage in the bios, you should reset your bios settings. If that does not work, you should consider investing in a better cooler. The Hyper 212x evo is a good choice for a low price.
 
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