AMD A8 APU Heat Issues

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Dindo Kaquilala

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I've just finished assembling my PC and instalIing Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit a while ago and I am running Prime95 right now and my APU's temperature seems weird.. On HWMonitor the temperature is 98-100 degrees Celsius while on MSI Click Bios the temperature shown is 61 degress Celsius. Is this normal or my PC has a problem ?

Full Specs :
Processor : AMD A8-5600k ( Stock Speed )
MoBo : MSI FM2-A85XMA-P33
RAM : G Skill RipJaw X 1866 2x4gb
PSU : Antec VP550W
HDD : WD Caviar Blue 500gb
 
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jay2577
Not really fine no. I have an AMD FX8320 overclocked from 3.5Ghz to 4Ghz and even when i'm gaming it only hits 50 degrees Celsius.At idle it sits at 30 degrees Celsius.
I do have an aftermarket CPU cooler. The cooler Master Evo 212.
I would recommend upgrading the APU cooler.
Try keeping the side off your case and see if it makes a difference.
Also when the side is off check to make sure the fan is spinning properly on the APU.
The other option is to buy some good thermal paste and refit your APU. The thermal paste which comes pre applied to stock heatsinks is usually terrible.
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If you have an AMD PC, take a look at AMD OverDrive and look at the thermal margin.

The higher the margin, the cooler the CPU. The lower the margin, the warmer. Mine is usually about 60 idle, and 40-50 gaming.
 
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