Cpu temp at 61

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Hi,
I recently built my new pc, I bought a mobo bundle with AMD FX8120, it came fully assembled.
AMD FX8120
Asus M5A78L-M USB3 Mobo
4GB RAM
Stock Heatsink and Fan

After playing Crysis 2 at Ultra on multiplayer for a few min, i checked my cpu temp it was at 61 degrees celcius, is that too hot? or is it normal? The game ran fine really smooth
 
61 is fine but is that the max temp it reaches, I mean you said a few minutes.

Install hardware monitor and leave it open while your gaming for an hour or so, then check what the max temp reaches was during the session.
 
35* at idle and 61 under load isn't that bad. Are you using the stock cooler or an aftermarket cooler. If you are using the stock cooler it might be a good idea to get a good aftermarket cooler like the Hyper 212. Or if you really wanted to go crazy with it go with watercooling.
 
He said he's using the stock fan in his post.

35c idle is fairly cool and 61c max is great, but he said after a couple minutes of gaming. A couple minutes wouldn't be enough, you would have to run a good hour of gaming to get a good temp, however games don't usually tax the processor 100%. You would need to install and run Prime95 to stress the cpu at 100% load.

Likely it's gonna go WAY higher than 61 on prime95. (end the test if you go over 70c.)
 
O I missed that. My point was that the temps he is getting isn't bad he can do better especially if he wants to run prime 95 or overclock. I would still look into getting an aftermarket fan/heatsink.
 
Then that's ok, if your hitting 65c I'd go for an aftermarket cooler like a Coolermaster hyper 212+ or EVO.

Keep in mind games don't tax the cpu 100% though, if you ran something like prime95, you would see it get really hot.
 

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I was thinking of an AfterMarket Cooler like the Arctic Cooler Freezer pro rev 11. But the thermal paste and stuff is what im worried about. Anyways could my PSU be playing a factor in these temps. I have a low brand 550w
 

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On CPUID Hardware Monitor it says 18min for all cores and 19max for all cores value is 19.
Heres some voltage info
Hardware monitor ITE IT8728
Voltage 0 0.94 Volts [0x4E] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage 1 1.51 Volts [0x7E] (VIN1)
Voltage 2 1.85 Volts [0x9A] (+3.3V)
Voltage 3 3.43 Volts [0xAA] (+5V)
Voltage 4 8.06 Volts [0xA8] (+12V)
Voltage 5 -0.62 Volts [0xD] (-12V)
Voltage 6 -6.24 Volts [0x82] (-5V)
Voltage 7 2.76 Volts [0x89] (+5V VCCH)
Voltage 8 1.63 Volts [0x88] (VBAT)
Temperature 0 34°C (93°F) [0x22] (TMPIN0)
Temperature 1 30°C (85°F) [0x1E] (TMPIN1)
Fan 0 1772 RPM [0x17D] (FANIN0)
Fan PWM 0 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM0)
Fan PWM 1 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM1)
Fan PWM 2 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM2)
 

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Yeah I saw em, I played Crysis 2 again(after so many fail attempts of Memory Allocaiton errors) I ran it in low settings then in game set it to ultra, in a matter of a 5min the temp reached 59
 
Yeah a few things.

Put the computer on the floor, it'll draw cooler air in.

Install some exhaust fans in the back and top of your case. Too much intake and not enough exhaust causes turbulence.

Tidy up your cables so that you get better airflow.
 

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I ran Prime 95 for about 20min, temperatures stabled after first test at around 54 to 55 for all cores, the TMPIN stabled at 68.
Pic for P95 during test:
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Pic after P95 Test:
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