AMD FX-8320 HWInfo Temperatures & Overheating

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Hey guys,

I have a CPU AMD FX-8320 (stock cooler), MB Asus M5A97 R2.0 and R9 280X.

My comptuer started to overheat while playing DiRT4 (computer shuts down) recently so i wanted to check my temperatures with HWInfo. The MB temperature of CPU goes over 65°C in less than a minute.

The problem is I don't know which CPU temperature to watch: CPU (CPU[#0]: AMD FX-8320) or MB (ASUS M5A97 R2.0). Maybe CPU shows the actual core temperature and MB socket temperature?

Also I'd like to know how much difference is in both temperetures between stock AMD cooler and Hyper EVO 212.

Thanks for the answers.
 
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You have now determined that your GPU generates a lot of heat and your case doesn't provide enough airflow to exhaust hot air. 5°C thermal margins isn't that good, but at -10°C the CPU throttles. A better case or adding fans to improve airflow should help. What is your ambient temperature?
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Use AMD Overdrive to check the thermal margins of your CPU; that will allow you to see if it throttles at full load. The 212 Evo is better to cool the CPU, but it provides less cooling to the VRM.

The CPU will throttle (1.4 GHz) before shutting down; did you notice severe FPS drops before it powers off?
 
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How can I get my CPU to be at full load?

Is 212 Evo still better overall? This stock cooler is very loud.

No, never had problems with FPS drops, even just before it powers off.
 
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Run a stress test like Prime95 Small FFTs. If you don't experience FPS drops or shutdowns, then the CPU isn't throttling and it isn't overheating. HWinfo can't read an FX CPU temperature; only AMD Overdrive can accurately report the thermal margins at full load (idle is not important). Did you stress test the GPU with Furmark GPU stress test or a similar utility?
 
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The stock cooler helps cooling the 4+2 phase VRM. If it doesn't throttle the CPU, then the VRM isn't the issue unless there's a setting in the BIOS to disable that protection until it has to shutdown the system.
 
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I've just done the stress test and thermal margins stabilized at 5.5-6.0 °C after 40 minutes. I let it run for another half hour and it was still between 5.5 and 6.0

I'll test the GPU next and report ASAP. While idle GPU has 40°C. Is this normal?

And here is the parts list:
- MB: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
- CPU: AMD FX-8320 Black Edition (Turbo mode enabled - 4GHz, stock AMD cooler)
- GPU: ASUS Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5
- RAM: 2x Crucial BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00 (2x 4GB)
- HDD: WD WD10EZRX 1TB 64M/S600 Green
- SSD: CRUCIAL MX100 128GB 25/S600
- Case: Aerocool Strike-X One
- PSU: XFX TS550 550W 80Plus Bronze
 
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Then I tested GPU and temperature stopped at 88°C

Now I tested CPU and GPU together and after 1 minute CPU had thermal margins -10°C and computer shut down.
 
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You have now determined that your GPU generates a lot of heat and your case doesn't provide enough airflow to exhaust hot air. 5°C thermal margins isn't that good, but at -10°C the CPU throttles. A better case or adding fans to improve airflow should help. What is your ambient temperature?
 
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OK, so I will buy 212 Evo, because this stock cooler is too loud and one fan in the front of the case to suck air into my case and one at the top to blow hot air out. I already have one in back.
Ambient temperature is around 25°C.
 
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I'd add 2 good fans at the top (a single fan will draw cool air from the second fan holes, making it almost useless). Adding a fan or two at the front will help, but the 2 at top and the one in the back are the most important fans to quickly get the heat out. According to https://www.quietpc.com/ae-strikex-one you can add a bunch of fans, but the side fans may not be that useful. Adding an intake fan at the bottom may help a bit.

I'd start by adding 2 at top (they should help a lot) and one at the front.
 
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Probably yes. What are other options? It's the first time for me to connect fans.
But now I don't know if 212 evo will fit into strike x one case. I think I would need an alternative for 212 evo.
 
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The motherboard has 3 chassis fan connectors; you could connect the 2 top fans and a front fan directly to the motherboard, but a splitter is required to connect 2 fans to the same header.

Height limit for CPU coolers (Without side fan): 158mm Can you get the Cryorig H7?
 
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