amd fx 8350 temps too high ?

[Swan1360]

so under 97% load my cpu reaches 68-70c is this fine everything i read about it is either its not good or thats fine just dont go over 80 so its a bit annoying can anyone help out ? i have a cryborg h7 cooler and i know for sure thermal paste is installed right.

 

[cdabc123]

that's fine

 

[barto]

Are you overclocking? What are you doing when monitoring this temp? You don't want to go over 70.

 

[Swan1360]

im gaming mostly no oc i do live in ca tho so the heat might be a reason

 

[cdabc123]

those temps are far from hurting anything

 

[Lawrence Taylor]

your temps are fine.

 

[Kube]

Not sure what monitor software you're using, but make sure you're looking at the right temperature. I made the mistake when i was first overclocking. I was using CPUID HWmonitor and looking at the temperature marked CPU, but after some research, i found that it was displaying the socket temperature and not the actual CPU.

I started using the AMD overdrive tool as a double check for my temperatures when stress testing. I don't use the software for anything else, but the CPU status shows the thermal margin very clear for all your cores. This margin displays the difference between the max rated temperature for your cpu and what temp it's currently at.

 

[Swan1360]

ill check that out

 

[barto]

Let me know if you need any more reading material.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1128821/amd-temp-information-and-guide

Core Temp 62.
Socket Temp 70.

 

[madmatt30]

I'd personally consider those temps unacceptable especially with an h7 fitted.
As kube says above use the thermal margin in amd overdrive for temp monitoring - anything else is somewhat unreliable.

I would honestly expect ,even with ambient t temps of 30c , the h7 to give a clear thermal margin of 20c+ even under 100% load testing.

 

[Swan1360]

okay my margins 100% is 7 being lowest and 12 being highest and sits at like 9

 

[Swan1360]

so i ran the auto clock on overdrive and now my cpu is clocked to 4.3mhz and is sitting at 17 thermal margin while under 100%

 

[barto]

Don't auto overclock. That's the problem. The motherboard will always overcompensate with additional voltage than necessary. You need to overclock it manually the correct way. Read an FX Overclock Guide. Again, anything over 70C is not ok for AMD FX chips. I can pull link after link stating this.

 

[Swan1360]

okay i would appreciate that

 

[barto]

okay i would appreciate that

Max Temp 8350:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1722394/amd-8350-maximum-safe-temp.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2764559/fx8350-strange-temps.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2361233/presume-isnt-safe-temperate-8350.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1781444/amd-8350-cpu-temps-safe.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2195574/amd-8350-cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-temps-high.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1839227/amd-8350-maximum-socket-core-temps.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1653857/8320-max-temps-titletooshort.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1626622/amd-8350-cpu-temp.html
http://www.overclock.net/t/1339236/cant-find-official-answer-fx-8350-max-temp
http://www.overclock.net/t/1134229/amd-cpus-max-temps
http://www.overclock.net/t/1548287/fx-8350-cooling-on-high-ambient-temp

I think I've made my point.

 

[madmatt30]

The temps under the auto over clock are in all honesty ok but still higher than I'd expect with an h7 - for comparison I'm hitting 4.4ghz@1.332v with a clear 22c margin on a far inferior evo 212.
I'd always use the bios over clocking personally.
As barto states ,- software overclocking pushes voltages abnormally high to ensure stability & it also tend to up the fsb whichbis pointless with an unlocked chip & can destabilise ram speeds.
You're probably touching 1.4v with that method when 99% of 8 cores will do 4.3ghz at 1.35v or lower.

Obviously your case cooling & ambient temps play a part in this too - warmer air into the heatsink = higher temps obviously.

What motherboard are you using??

 

[Lee Hoe Mun]

so under 97% load my cpu reaches 68-70c is this fine everything i read about it is either its not good or thats fine just dont go over 80 so its a bit annoying can anyone help out ? i have a cryborg h7 cooler and i know for sure thermal paste is installed right.

Install new CPU Air Cooler instead stick with the stock one.
Recommendation:Cryorig H7/CM Hyper 212 evo

I am currently using Cryorig H7,idle temperature stay at 30-40c,max load(stock clock)never beyond 60c