100C+ When Idle

[Do206464]

I have an AMD A10-7850K, which I have heard runs hot, but I believe that idle, or low intensity browsing, shouldn't yield temps of 90-110C. Temperatures get so hot the CPU slows to prevent damage. All this I have realized only recently. On the 'High performance' Power plan, I get these extemely high temps, and a CPU clock speed of about 4GHz

This is a speccy reading of my CPU, when on the high-performance power plan.

After burning itself up, the CPU automatically goes into what im assuming is power-saver power plan, as the cpu clock speed is the same

This is a reading on the power-saver plan, which I am currently running. Of course this also comes at a cost of reduced performance.

I have checked my CPU fan, which is on (4000RPM), the thermal paste looks fine (images below) and the heat sink is firmly attached.
These are current pictures of my cpu cooling situation. (if they look dusty its because these were taken before cleaning)

This is the CPU fan currently in use.

And these two show the amount of thermal paste on both sides of the connection, which I believe looks normal?

Do any of these images show anything blatantly wrong with this setup? At the moment, since performance is taking a huge hit, at the expense of keeping low temps, I am considering buying a new cooling solution, such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, as I have heard good things about it, while hearing bad about the stock cooler for this CPU. I am really concerned about the high temps, as those are damaging(?) to the cpu im assuming, and I am unsure how long this issue has persisted for. I cannot always remember my pc slowing itself to heat (I have had this cpu for about 5 months), but I do not know if temps have been this high the entire time.

Will getting a new cooler be the solution to my problem, is the issue somewhere within my current setup, or does the fault lie with my CPU itself?

I have checked my BIOS, and I was on a max performance plan, and I am now on 'normal', but otherwise I have done no overclocking or fiddle with anything but quite recently, the fan speed.

 

[Snipergod87]

Use AMD's software to read out the temperatures. AMD uses a different method of measuring sensors that most programs cannot read properly

 

[CBender]

What is for certain is that if an AMD reached not 100 but even 90c then you would have seen at least a blue screen if not a hard shut down. As sniper said the software doesn't read the temps correctly. Amd cpu i believe max out at around 70 degrees.

 

[Do206464]

Use AMD's software to read out the temperatures. AMD uses a different method of measuring sensors that most programs cannot read properly

What program do you have in mind for this?

 

[JamesSneed]

You might try core temp or hwmonitor but the fact it throttled back means you very likely have a real issue and those were real temps(or at least high enough to throttle in any case).

I cant really tell how much thermal interface material is on the heatsink. Since you pulled the CPU heatsink you have to reapply the tim anyhow. Watch this video as it has all the tips I would tell someone and this is how I apply tim as well. Its much less than people assume like 1 grain of white rice small.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2p6Hk4IfqI

Getting a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a good cheap fix as that stock cooler is not that great but that is very high temps even for it so I am suspect of the readings.

 

[Do206464]

You might try core temp or hwmonitor but the fact it throttled back means you very likely have a real issue and those were real temps(or at least high enough to throttle in any case).

I cant really tell how much thermal interface material is on the heatsink. Since you pulled the CPU heatsink you have to reapply the tim anyhow. Watch this video as it has all the tips I would tell someone and this is how I apply tim as well. Its much less than people assume like 1 grain of white rice small.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2p6Hk4IfqI

Getting a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a good cheap fix as that stock cooler is not that great but that is very high temps even for it.

Is it even worth buying a new cooler then? I can move my power plan to 'blanced' which currently yields temps of about 85C, so I guess if that was significantly lower....
But otherwise I think you are right in saying those are real temps, and do you think these is any other solution?

 

[JamesSneed]

You might try core temp or hwmonitor but the fact it throttled back means you very likely have a real issue and those were real temps(or at least high enough to throttle in any case).

I cant really tell how much thermal interface material is on the heatsink. Since you pulled the CPU heatsink you have to reapply the tim anyhow. Watch this video as it has all the tips I would tell someone and this is how I apply tim as well. Its much less than people assume like 1 grain of white rice small.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2p6Hk4IfqI

Getting a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a good cheap fix as that stock cooler is not that great but that is very high temps even for it.

Is it even worth buying a new cooler then? I can move my power plan to 'blanced' which currently yields temps of about 85C, so I guess if that was significantly lower....
But otherwise I think you are right in saying those are real temps, and do you think these is any other solution?

I would go for the new cooler. Its pretty cheap and should fix the throttling. Also if you want to do it a bit cheaper you can try getting some decent tim like IC Diamond 7 carat which will run you about $7-8 and try that rice grain method like shown in the video I posted above.