CPU reaching 200ºC (412º F)

[Cloverfield]

Hello all, I just made an account here because I think this forum is very useful and I didn't found anything on the web relating to my problem, some people has this kind of temperatures but the problem is that the PC slows down (when playing game)

Here are my PC specs:
CPU: AMD FX6100 (stock cooler) with clock at 3,3GHz (Standard)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P21
GPU: Saphire Radeon 7850 2GB
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Sorry about the PSU, forgot the exact model but it was Coolermaster and the wattage was enough for this configuration.


So... here is the problem:

When I play games (some games doesn't make this) my CPU reaches 206º C and the temperatures start frozen at that point until I minimize or close the game. I tested the temperatures with Speedfan, HWMonitor, and the own AMD program, AMD OverDrive. All of them give the same temperatures. A peak of 206ºC (400ºF)

I had this problem before and what I did was send the PC to the technic to clean it (Yes, I am lazy to do it and I lack of the correct equipment), after it the PC ran nice with no problems, but a week after the same happened, I went to the BIOS and dissabled ''Cool N' Quiet'' because I tought that the sensor was broken and CPU slowed itself, problem fixed for 4 months until now 🙁. The same is happening right now and with Cool N' Quiet disabled, tried doing some bunch of stuff at the BIOS, alternating configurations with Cool N' Quiet and Turbocore, no results this time.

I must say the the computer is totally clean inside, the temperatures makes no sence, the CPU would already died if those were real, but why the games slow down? There is something going wrong with my CPU and I don't know what. I don't care about the sensor thing but atleast I want my games to run fine even if the sensor read wrong temperatures as 206ºC and 118ºC.


Thanks and I hope you help me to fix this.

 

[Cloverfield]

you need to downgrade the bios
the bios update is your problem then
download the old version put it on a usb and flash it from the bios

Oopps sorry for chosing this as solution 🙁

I just put an usb and flash it? That's it?

did you flash the bios of the flash drive on the motherboard

When I updated it I did it trough Live Update 5 (Software, I know that's a wrong method)
And now I need to get a pendrive, can I do it with an external HDD or it has to be formated?

 

[Cloverfield]

Ok I opened the case and removed the heatsink, it looks like the thermal paste is used, it went all arround the center and it is grey. How often I need to replace the thermal paste and what thermal paste do you recommend for this CPU?

 

[mc962]

Different people have different opinions, I would only replace it if you notice oddly high temperatures some time later. You could probably go a year or two without changing it, although it might be best to change it at least once a year, at which point you also have a good excuse to make sure the rest of the insides look fine (aka general maintenance). Even if you don't change it for years, it will still probably work, but it will lose it's effectiveness over time.

Pretty much anything that isnt conductive/capacitative (should say something like that on the specifications) would be my recommendation. I used Tuniq TX-2 for me, but you could often just go with the stuff that comes with an aftermarket cooler. Arctic MX-2 (or 4, can't remember) is another one that comes to mind

 

[Cloverfield]

Different people have different opinions, I would only replace it if you notice oddly high temperatures some time later. You could probably go a year or two without changing it, although it might be best to change it at least once a year, at which point you also have a good excuse to make sure the rest of the insides look fine (aka general maintenance). Even if you don't change it for years, it will still probably work, but it will lose it's effectiveness over time.

Pretty much anything that isnt conductive/capacitative (should say something like that on the specifications) would be my recommendation. I used Tuniq TX-2 for me, but you could often just go with the stuff that comes with an aftermarket cooler. Arctic MX-2 (or 4, can't remember) is another one that comes to mind

Ok thanks, I noticed a bit ''used'', so I will decide to buy a gas can to clean the heatsink and fan and also the thermal paste to make sure it doesn't gets too hot. The iddle temps now are 35ºC and with high loads it reaches 46ºC or 50ºC so maybe the CPU actually overheats and reaches temperatures of 60º to 70º making it to get slower but the sensor getting 206ºC so I will try to clean it and see if it helps.

 

[mc962]

You want to wipe it (both cpu heat spreader and cooler heat sink) with a lint free cloth and isopropyl alcohol (90% or above, easily available at the local pharmacy) until they are both clean and then apply some fresh paste. The cpu gets slower (throttling) as it approaches its max temperature so that it doesnt overheat (or at least tries to). If it reaches that max safe operating temperature it should shut itself down to prevent nasty things from happening

 

[Cloverfield]

You want to wipe it (both cpu heat spreader and cooler heat sink) with a lint free cloth and isopropyl alcohol (90% or above, easily available at the local pharmacy) until they are both clean and then apply some fresh paste. The cpu gets slower (throttling) as it approaches its max temperature so that it doesnt overheat (or at least tries to). If it reaches that max safe operating temperature it should shut itself down to prevent nasty things from happening

Thanks man, I will do it, it must be that. Also I will rollback the BIOS version to prevent this problem if it is the software.