fx 8350 core parking

[io stream]

If i park some of the cores on my processor (8350) will i get a lower cpu temperature?

 

[siddharthmukul007]

you cannot manually park cores....you can disable it though.

you should notice a slight bit of temp change, nothing significant though

 

[Anub1s]

I take it a better cooler isn't an option in this case?

 

[FALC0N]

Whether parking gives you lower cpu temp depends on where they park. In a covered garage, out in the sun, snowy weather, warm weather, it all plays a role. Mine are great at parking. They parallel park better than I do.

 

[io stream]

I take it a better cooler isn't an option in this case?

it's an option however (keep in mind this was a budget build) i only have 185mm width (case)

 

[siddharthmukul007]

you can get a 90mm cpu cooler.

like the hyper tx3 evo or the noctua NH U9B SE2

 

[io stream]

you can get a 90mm cpu cooler.

like the hyper tx3 evo or the noctua NH U9B SE2

will either of those keep my CPU from going to 68c in planetside 2? XD

 

[siddharthmukul007]

the noctua sure will

 

[oOSlushyOo]

Keep in mind that core parking is not necessarily a permanent affair. Parking typically occurs multiple times on multiple cores at various lengths of times simply based on your run of the mill install of Windows (a core can be parked and then unparked in a matter of m.s.). Windows actually parks cores, whether you like it or not, right off the bat (especially so on laptops for battery life). If temps are your true concern, turning to a better heatsink or closed loop system would be the way to go.