FX6100 -180 degree thermal margin.

[Hawek]

My rig:
Fx6100 6x3.6 Turbo boost disabled
8gb ram 1333Mhz
Msi 760gm-p34 (fx) - i think vrm might be the cause...
Gtx 950 2gb
450 chieftec
Aftermarket cooler: silentiumPC Spartan 3 Pro.
Hwinfo shows two cpu temperatures when idle :20°¢ and 40°c.
Amd overdrive shows 55 degree of thermal margin when idle
When running prime95, thermal margin slowly drops to 30°¢ and then it suddenly spikes to minus 180 degrees! You can hear the difference in sound the pc makes when it happens, something like slowing down. It sometimes happens when i am gaming and causes a huge fps drop for a while.

 

[Karsten75]

clearly overheating.

 

[CountMike]

It's obviously overheating but -180c margin is clearly wrong reading, at 0c margin it should be already throttling like crazy.

 

[Hawek]

After few tests hwinfo shows good temperatures even when throttlimg occures and Overdrive goes to -180. I found out that opening the case and blowing office fan air directly at motherboard reduces frequency of thermal margin drops and throttling.

 

[CountMike]

You are going to burn something out like that, better fix those cooling problems pronto !

 

[Karsten75]

AMD Overdrive is the only reliable temperature monitor for AMD systems.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

 

[CountMike]

AMD Overdrive is the only reliable temperature monitor for AMD systems.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

He is using it, see, he's talking about margin and only AOD shows that but it's obviously way wrong.

 

[Hawek]

VRM section was overheating, couldnt even touch it when testing. Made some DIY cooling for it and its slightly better now.
Should i get a better board and go up to @4.2Ghz or wait for Zen to kick in?

 

[CountMike]

Well, some MB with 8+1 VRM and that cooler should give you comfortable 4.2GHz+. I would look for second hand one so it can tidy you up until next setup.

 

[Karsten75]

AMD Overdrive is the only reliable temperature monitor for AMD systems.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

He is using it, see, he's talking about margin and only AOD shows that but it's obviously way wrong.

I was referring to him referencing HWMonitor.

After few tests hwinfo shows good temperatures even when throttlimg occures and Overdrive goes to -180. I found out that opening the case and blowing office fan air directly at motherboard reduces frequency of thermal margin drops and throttling.