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    AMD FX-8320 79c with Gigabyte mobo

    To FIABLASTA "Sorry I didn't catch the PSU in the first post. If you think you fixed it that is great! You are probably right about the driver, even though the bios and the cooling should work out of the box. These CPUs can. Have up to a 70c core temp safely! Glad you fixed it!" I agree they...
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    AMD FX-8320 79c with Gigabyte mobo

    Appreciate all the replies, but if you read my first post, I had the major overheating issues with an Arctic 7 pro cooler has well as the stock cooler. My problem is the Gigabyte drivers changed my fan speed settings to nearly stopped. I installed SpeedFan from...
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    AMD FX-8320 79c with Gigabyte mobo

    Corsair TX Series, 650 Watt, ATX, PS/2, Power Supply, UK Version (CMPSU-650TXUK) What other details do you want? In my first post I said in the second line "My PSU is a corsair 650W." Thanks for your interest, but I'm pretty sure this is a Gigabyte motherboard driver issue. Specifically...
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    AMD FX-8320 79c with Gigabyte mobo

    I found a temporary fix by using SpeedFan to increase the CPU fan speed from 500rpm to 2200rpm, now my temps are 23c at idle and 29c under load. So happy days. Still don't understand why the Gigabyte drivers would set my fan speed so low with no reaction to temp increases! To Fiablasta, I...
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    AMD FX-8320 79c with Gigabyte mobo

    I just replaced an old motherboard and processor with an AMD FX 8320 processor on a Gigabyte 970A-DS3P board. My PSU is a corsair 650W. When I installed it first in the case the cors temp was 22c idle and 28c under load with the AMD stock cooler, I didn't have Gigabyt drivers installed at the...