AMD fx 8310 high temperature?

[Haojie Wang]

Since the 8310 does not come with stock fan, i use a low end thermaltake CL-P0503 fan. However, i got around 48 C when idle and more than 70 when playing games. Is this normal? I think the fan comes with thermal paste so i assume it should be good. I dont know what i did wrong there...
windows 8.1 and M5A97 R2.0 motherboard.
thanks in advance

 

[rolli59]

Those are a little high! The cooler you are using is no way suitable being designed for a 65 watt CPU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106156

 

[Haojie Wang]

I just realized it supports only 65w cpu. I bought the fx8310 from tigerdirect and they bundle it with this fan. I thought they would bundle the right fan for the cpu but i guess i need to buy another one then

 

[NightAntilli]

Hyper 212 EVO is your best bet in terms of price/performance. Just make sure it fits in your case.

 

[agello24]

hey what cooler did you finally get to keep your fx8310 cool? i bought one also and yes the stock cooler was crap. i went with a zalman 9700 i had on hand.

 

[Feeniix]

these 2 worked very well for me.
https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/freezer-13.html
https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/mx-4.html