Fx-8370 with Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

SteeleDuke · Oct 11, 2017

Hi I have posted in the past about this issue but ive finally found out the cause of the problem all I need now is a solution. Apparently the "LE" version of this board does not have VRM heatsinks thus after 2 years of trouble shooting its not my shitty power supply or anything but just the mobo overheating. What are some settings I can tone down to get the most out this processor with my current setup? The throttling drops me down to 1.369 mhz once every couple of minutes making things very unstable for long periods of gaming.

Ascorbate · Oct 11, 2017

SteeleDuke :

You can add some copper heatsinks (like http://www.enzotechnology.com/bmr_c1.htm) and/or a fan over the vrm (something like this http://cdn.overclock.net/3/37/500x1000px-LL-37aadcf5_DSCN1864.jpeg).

madmatt30 · Oct 11, 2017

Heatsinks are a waste of time , the vrm setup isn't strong enough full stop.

Its a 3+1 setup , the lack of heatsinks isnt the issue , its the lack of MOSFET voltage regulators that is.

Disable turbocore , drop your multiplier to 19 (3.8ghz)

If its still throttling then try a voltage drop too, 1.35-1.36v

(Although disabling turbo takes a big chunk off voltage straight away)

What cooler are you running ??

Hopefully the wraith which came with some 8730's??

If you're using a tower cooler it only makes matters worse.

SteeleDuke · Oct 11, 2017

I dont have an extra slot on my mobo for another fan, I was wondering if there was any settings in particular that could be used as a work around. Ive already dropped the core speed to 4.0mhz, would possibly cranking my fan from my cpu to max work?

SteeleDuke · Oct 11, 2017

madmatt30 :

Wow first off thanks for the reply, it seems you really know your stuff to have all that loaded and ready to go. I'll try those now and let you know. Also it is the wraith cooler.

madmatt30 · Oct 11, 2017

Oh forgot something else mate (& yes spent countless hours helping people to stop throttle on cheaper boards - sometimes to no avail though unfortunately)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B26I8uSTEOTseFpuS24wWGtIOHM/view?usp=drivesdk

Download that , unzip to desktop

Double click the off.bat file , can disable over stringent power management on older boards

My own batch files from my own gdrive account mate so 100% safe .

I would say you should be able to gain stability on the Asus at some point or another it's not a great board but there are far far worse asrock & MSI boards out there

SteeleDuke · Oct 11, 2017

madmatt30 :

Oh wow that's gotta be tedious, should I try that with the stock cpu settings to see if it throttles again? My only concern is that killing this mobo, or should I just keep it at 3.8 for now? Also what would be the best motherboard upgrade for under 100$, are there mobos that work with ryzen and the fx line of chips?

madmatt30 · Oct 11, 2017

No mate , do all the steps , 19 x multiier , disable turbo , run the off.bat file (this is only a singular use so it only disable APM for 1 cold boot)
Should you restart/reboot/logoff/log back in it needs to be rerun.

You can leave voltage alone for now

What you should do one you've followed the above is

Download & run amd overdrive
https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/amd-overdrive

Open the CPU status tab & keep it on screen.

Download & run cpu-z
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Once again open it on the CPU tab ,leave it on screen alongside overdrive

Download & run Intel burn test

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intelburntest.html

Start a test, watch your clock speed on all cores in overdrive & note the core vid voltage under load in cpu-z.

SteeleDuke · Oct 11, 2017

madmatt30 :

No mate , do all the steps , 19 x multiier , disable turbo , run the off.bat file (this is only a singular use so it only disable APM for 1 cold boot)
Should you restart/reboot/logoff/log back in it needs to be rerun.

You can leave voltage alone for now

What you should do one you've followed the above is

Download & run amd overdrive
https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/amd-overdrive

Open the CPU status tab & keep it on screen.

Download & run cpu-z
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Once again open it on the CPU tab ,leave it on screen alongside overdrive

Download & run Intel burn test

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intelburntest.html

Start a test, watch your clock speed on all cores in overdrive & note the core vid voltage under load in cpu-z.

Seems its still downclocking https://imgur.com/a/GWJbG

madmatt30 · Oct 11, 2017

SteeleDuke :

Is it downclocking while the burntest is actually running though ??
its supposed to downclock under low or idle loads,just not under heavy load.

run it again ,swap amd overdrive to the cpu status screen so you get a readout of all cores,loads & clocks & take a screen grab while the test is actually running.

Your load voltage at 1.344 I would honestly expect the board to manage fine.

SteeleDuke · Oct 11, 2017

madmatt30 :

SteeleDuke :

Is it downclocking while the burntest is actually running though ??
its supposed to downclock under low or idle loads,just not under heavy load.

run it again ,swap amd overdrive to the cpu status screen so you get a readout of all cores,loads & clocks & take a screen grab while the test is actually running.

Your load voltage at 1.344 I would honestly expect the board to manage fine.

It seems to happen at 59 Celsius on the top cpu thermal which isnt bad as I thought it could go to 70 before down-clocking? https://imgur.com/a/aMUka

Came across this thread seems to be my exact situation, http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1977496/8350-underclocking-55c.html .

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