amd a8 6600k running hot

[busterofsouls]

Hello I have just built a gaming system and my cpu has been running very hot even at idle. I have bought a aftermarket cooler knowing that th ones that come with it suck so I bought a Effizio silent x 80 mm cooler. After applying a pea sized ammount of included thermal paste and installing it correctly the idle temp was 35 degrees t which isnt bad but as soon as I open a program it jumps to about 50 degrees Celsius and in a game such a farcry 3 its at 74 degrees Celsius I have tried re seating the heat sinc and have tried the stock cooler with no success. Is it a faulty cpu making it run hot or is it bad thermal paste or a sucky heat sink please help!

 

[clutchc]

I guess the thermal sensor is bad on my 860K too then. At I idle I get 70C Thermal Margin. I cant find the maximum operating temperature for my CPU. The 7850K is 72.4 C so I guess my 860K would be about the same?

This question is to you clutchc.

If my ambient/room temperature is about 20 C, and the max operating temperature is 72.4C can my Thermal Margin be 70C at idle? I don't think things add up correctly.

No, that would indicate something is not reading correctly. Even with the PC turned off, the cores should be room temp. Idle they should be above that.
Yes, it's safe to assume the 860K would be the same max temp if you mean the A10-7850K and not the HD 7850 gfx card. It is the same CPU.

Example: I have a Phenom II X2 B59. It unlocks to a quad core. But AMD disables the core sensors whenever one unlocks disabled cores. Don't ask me why, they have always just done that whenever "core unlock" is enabled in BIOS. My Phenom II (now a quad) always reads 70C TM in AOD now, indicating the thermal sensors are actively disabled.

I can't say that is what happens to your 860K, but it sure seems like it.

 

[slyu9213]

If it's disabled then the Thermal Limit shouldn't change right?

 

[clutchc]

If it's disabled then the Thermal Limit shouldn't change right?

What I meant was the bit may be turned off for reporting temp. The thermal protection system would still work.

 

[slyu9213]

If it's disabled then the Thermal Limit shouldn't change right?

What I meant was the bit may be turned off for reporting temp. The thermal protection system would still work.

alright thanks.