FX 9590 overheating on idle

[wozzal]

Hello

I have a serious problem with my FX-9590 overheating almost as soon as I start up. I have never overclocked but have had to underclock (to 3.8-4ghz) just to stop it switching off in idle.

I have the H100i to cool it and have tied multiple times to reapply the thermal past and make sure it is connected properly.
My motherboard is the asus crosshair v formula z
My case is the obsidian 650 and has one large intake fan at the front and one exhaust fan at the back plus the two fans on the h100i

I have been able to use it underclocked for some time but now it has gotten worse and I can just about login before it switches its self off. I use AMD Onedrive to do this - I have tried in the bios but have run into problems as I am not an experience over/under-clocker

I am thinking of replacing the H100i with a KRAKEN X61 280 but my thinking is that it is not a problem with the cooler but the processor, as it is overheating so quickly.

I know that the 9590 runs very hot but this seems too much. I think I may have to give up and get the 8350 but can't really afford to if I don't have to.

I brought the pc second hand about 2 years ago so cannot return any of the parts. It was working fine until about 6 months ago. Not too long after I upgraded to windows 10 but I am not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I am pretty desperate now as I need my pc for work. Any advice will be very appreciated.

Thanks
Adam

 

[mjslakeridge]

If not overclocked, the stock cooler should be adequate. I used the stock cooler on my FX6300 for a couple of years with no issues. (I know the 6300 is only 95 watts, compared to 140 on the 8xxx). I switched it out to a Zalman I had left over from a "Frankenstein" computer I had retired, mainly because it is super-quiet.