[SOLVED] AMD FX6300 Overvoltage Crashes

[thespacedwarf]

Hey, I just installed the fx6300 (old CPU was Phenom X6 1090T and it worked without crashing), but whenever I play a game (eg rainbow six siege) my PC will crash and when I power it on, it says overvoltage error.

Specs:
CPU: FX6300
Mobo: M5A78L-M LE/USB3
RAM: 10GB
PSU: Some old office one
GPU: GTX 950 2GB
Voltages taken from hardware monitor:
CPU vcore: 1.296v
VIN1: 2.220v
+3.3v: 1.980v
+5v: 3.447v
+12v: 8.064v
-12v : -2.448v
-5v : -11.520v
+5v VCCH : 2.056v

Btw yes the -5 and -12 were not mixed up, also the voltages on my BIOS are normal, so idk which to choose

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

HWMonitor doesn't read voltages correctly , no software is accurate, if those were true readings your PC would not run.

 

[thespacedwarf]

What could be causing the CPU crashes then?

 

[scout_03]

if you want to stress test pus use occt for about 10 min and see if it hold also you will see the voltages it detect from it .

 

[thespacedwarf]

Tested it, no issues

 

[thespacedwarf]

Also the voltages were wrong,like HWmonitor

 

[scout_03]

what reading you have in bios for cpu voltages i would check this and sometimes a bios reset could help .

 

[thespacedwarf]

OK here are BIOS voltages:

Vcore 1.188v
3.3v is 3.324v
5v is 5.130v
12v is 11.952v

 

[thespacedwarf]

Also, I forgot to mention that my CPU is around 70-80 C at idle and at a Max of 85 C, would that cause these crashes? Also yes I am going to get a new cooler

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

FX 6300 max temp is about 63c - 65c ...if it exceeds this it may throttle and shutdown.

 

[thespacedwarf]

Thing is, I've had similar temps with my Phenom and had no crashes. I'm going to try borrowing a PSU from one of my brothers later and if it doesn't solve the issue, ill assume its the temps

 

[scout_03]

a repaste could also help before getting a new cooler and check the fan on it .