Socket temps too high Fx8320e oc at 3.92 ghz with a Noctua NH-U9B SE2

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
M

meharc97

Prominent
Oct 23, 2017
1
0
510
Hi,
I recently upgraded my cooler to a Noctua NH-U9B SE2 so I can overclock. I have successfully achieved a stable overclock of 3.92 GHz, but under full load, I get a socket temp of 65 deg and 50deg on idle (25deg ambient temp). I am assuming that this is a thermal paste issue or is this normal?

My set up is
Processor : fx8320e @ 3.92Ghz
Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2
Video Card: GV-N960OC-4GD Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
Ram: 8GB ddr3 (4x4) 1866MHz Kingston - HyperX Fury Black
Motherboard : 970a-ds3p fx 2.0


aP2Lk
 
Solution
CountMike
Socket temps can go up to 90c but your core temps are more important and should start throttling at 62c. A good 92mm (like that one) CPU cooler should be good enough for up to 4GHz on 8 core processor. It is 95W TDP processor only at default frequency but as soon as you OC it it becomes 125W at least and with higher OC it may reach 140W TDP or more.
Use AMD Overdrive https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/amd-overdrive for more detailed and accurate measurements.
It shows reverse temperatures until throttling point, so higher the number, lower temps are. That's how sensors in FX processor work and that's why AOD shows them like that. Also check CPU voltages at full usage, they may be jumping too high if you didn't set them manually.
Sort by date Sort by votes
CountMike

CountMike

Titan
Oct 31, 2015
33,782
3,152
147,990
Socket temps can go up to 90c but your core temps are more important and should start throttling at 62c. A good 92mm (like that one) CPU cooler should be good enough for up to 4GHz on 8 core processor. It is 95W TDP processor only at default frequency but as soon as you OC it it becomes 125W at least and with higher OC it may reach 140W TDP or more.
Use AMD Overdrive https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/amd-overdrive for more detailed and accurate measurements.
It shows reverse temperatures until throttling point, so higher the number, lower temps are. That's how sensors in FX processor work and that's why AOD shows them like that. Also check CPU voltages at full usage, they may be jumping too high if you didn't set them manually.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom