Fx6300 + Zotac 750 ti = CPU overheating.

[crazipowerz]

Hello to the many minds of the forum.

I have a fx 6300 CPU which used to be paired with a powercolor amd r7 240. I had no problems with this card for a good while, after seeing a good deal on a Zotac 750 ti I bought one. Once I installed it I ran Assassins Creed 3 and within 10 minutes black screen and hard reset. After reboot I ran HWmonitor and discovered crazy heat on my CPU. GPU heat was fine, I am stumped really. Even running idle now it's up in 50's (Celsius), I am worried and unsure what to do.

It is a well maintained system, gets cleaned, off the floor, good venting, all fans working. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated and thank you in advance, I am also more than willing to provide any further info you may need to ponder this issue.

Thanks

 

[TheMast3r]

Have you built you PC yourself? If yes, check how much thermal paste is applied on your CPU. Normaly, there shouldn't more than a bean-sized amount of thermal paste. If there is too much, I'd recommand removing a little bit but in the improbable case where you don't have enough you may have to buy an add some.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

What is your system, especially your motherboard?

 

[Poozle]

Try putting the old card in or taking out the new one.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

No response from the OP in the last three weeks, so I think they've solved the problem or been abducted by aliens.