FX 8350 aftermarket cooling

[Jborg]

Alright, So i recently upgraded my computer a bit.

Heres what I am running:
ASRock extreme 4 970
GTX 970 G1 Gaming Edition
2x8GB Corsair Ballistix DDR3 1866
EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Corsair R300 Carbide
1TB Seagate Barracuda

Every game I run performs amazing. BF4/ Crysis 3/ Far Cry 3.... Everything maxed out I am getting 50-100 fps all the time. However I do notice at some points after playing for several hours my average CPU temp will be in the higher 50s, and even up into the mid 60s while in games (For several hours straight)

I know this temperature is still within the "Safe Threshold" but at the same time I feel like it could be running cooler.

The sales guy at microcenter pointed out a Coolermaster Fan for 30$ that he said would help me.

Any tips/suggestions? I am not trying to spend more than 40$ for this. Or am I just being overly concerned?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

62 degrees or below is sufficient.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme4/?cat=CPU

Is this your board?

 

[Jborg]

Yes that is my motherboard. And at some points in BF4 I was noticing the processor was up to 66 to 67c. That was really my main concern.

 

[Jborg]

Ok, so I checked temps under load using AMD Overdrive(Was using HWMonitor before which I understand is not good for reading under load) - monitoring the thermal margin. While playing Battlefield 4 for several hours straight. The thermal margin was sitting at 8-11 degrees celcius. I do have some Arctic silver thermal paste I have applied to it when I bought it rather than what it came with.

My question: When upgrading to the Cooler master hyper evo 212 that was mentioned above.

Do i need to worry about fit? Is this the same size as the stock fan that this comes with?(Was reading that some fans are larger and run into the RAM sometimes)

Also, how much of a decrease in temp will I notice? A few degree difference, or a significant change?

How easy is installation? I have never put any after market cooling in my computers up until this point. I need to know if the installation is simply the same as any other processor fan or is it different? Do I apply thermal paste (I believe the answer is yes, just like to confirm)

Thank you for any input, Hopefully I can pick something up tonight at microcenter.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme4/?cat=CPU

That board doesn't support 8350 , because of instability.

 

[Jborg]

Well I accidentally selected you had the best answer.

But how does it not support the 8350 when I have it in the board right now running perfectly?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Because the 8320 and 8350 tend to be unstable with that board.

They aren't listed as support list on the site.

AM3+ Opteron 3300 OS3320SJW4KHK 25W Delhi 1900MHz 1400MHz 2MBx2 8MB C0 P2.20
AM3+ Opteron 3300 OS3380OLW8KHK 65W Delhi 2600MHz 2000MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 P2.20
AM3+ Opteron 3200 OS3280OLW8KGU 65W Zurich 2400MHz 2600MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 P1.90
AM3+* FX FD8370FRW8KHK 125W Vishera 4000MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 P2.60
AM3+ FX FD837EWMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3300MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 P2.60
AM3+ FX FD832EWMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 P2.60
AM3+ FX FD8310WMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3.4GHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 P2.60
AM3+ FX FD8300WMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3300MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 P2.60
AM3+* FX FD8150FRW8KGU(BE) 125W Zambezi 3600MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 P1.40
AM3+ FX FD8140WMW8KGU 95W Zambezi 3200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 P1.60
AM3+ FX FD8120WMW8KGU(BE) 95W Zambezi 3100MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 P1.40
AM3+ FX FD8100WMW8KGU(BE) 95W Zambezi 2800MHz 2000MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 P1.40
AM3+* FX FD6350FRW6KHK 125W Vishera 3900MHz 2200MHz 2MBx3 8MB C0 P2.00
AM3+ FX FD6300WMW6KHK 95W Vishera 3500MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB C0 P2.10
AM3+* FX FD6200FRW6KGU 125W Zambezi 3800MHz 2200MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 P1.50
AM3+* FX FD6130FRW6KGU 125W Zambezi 3600MHz 2200MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 P1.70
AM3+ FX FD6120WMW6KGU 95W Zambezi 3500MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 P1.70
AM3+ FX FD6100WMW6KGU(BE) 95W Zambezi 3300MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 P1.40
AM3+* FX FD4350FRW4KHK 125W Vishera 4200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx2 8MB C0 P2.10
AM3+ FX FD4320WMW4MHK 95W Vishera 4000MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 4MB C0 P2.10
AM3+ FX FD4300WMW4MHK 95W Vishera 3800MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 4MB C0 P2.10
AM3+* FX FD4200FRW4KGU 125W Zambezi 3300MHz 2200MHz 2MBx2 8MB B2 P1.70
AM3+* FX FD4170FRW4KGU(BE) 125W Zambezi 4200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx2 8MB B2 P1.40
AM3+ FX FD4150WMW4KGU 95W Zambezi 3900MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 8MB B2 P1.60
AM3+* FX FD4130FRW4MGU 125W Zambezi 3800MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 4MB B2 P1.60


I unselected the Best Solution , choose one when you are ready.

 

[Jborg]

What are your suggestions if my PC is running stable with that board and processor? I just upgraded a ton of stuff and really dont want to swap the MOBO (Especially since its working great).

At first with my other PSU it was running unstable. But after a PSU upgrade it has been running perfectly.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I wouldn't replace it just now , watch it closely for issues.

Just wanted you to know it wasn't officially supported by Asrock.

A better cooler would help.

 

[Jborg]

Will definitely keep that in mind. Good to know if I do run into any issues.

And honestly I could upgrade my Mobo, but if its working fine I dont see any need at the current moment.

But back to the CPU cooling...



Do i need to worry about fit? Is this the same size as the stock fan that this comes with?(Was reading that some fans are larger and run into the RAM sometimes)

Also, how much of a decrease in temp will I notice? A few degree difference, or a significant change?

How easy is installation? I have never put any after market cooling in my computers up until this point. I need to know if the installation is simply the same as any other processor fan or is it different? Do I apply thermal paste (I believe the answer is yes, just like to confirm)

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

212 EVO would help with cooling.

Installation not too difficult.