Hello community,
I recently purchased an AMD A8-5600K Trinity 3.6GHz CPU. I read that this CPU usually runs hot but decided to install it using the stock cooler. I was not going to be overclocking or doing anything too extreme. I ran HWMonitor and the CPU was about 50-60C during idle which seemed to be a bit high. I ran Prime95 and the temp shot up over 90C. I immediately stopped the test and decided to buy an after market cooler.
I took a gamble and purchased a new release by Enermax. I installed it using the included thermal paste and only saw a few degrees improvement. I re-installed it again this time using Arctic Silver paste. I ran Prime95 and temp was still pretty high (in the mid 80's). I returned the Enermax cooler and purchased the high rated Cooler Master Evo 212 hoping to see lower temps. I installed it and the temperature is lower but still seems a bit high in my opinion. I attached two pictures. The first image is during idle. The second is during Prime95.
Just wondering if these are OK temps or if I have a bad CPU. I have another machine running an Athlon II X4 at 15C but I assume it's because it's not an APU (correct me if I'm wrong please).
Thanks in advance.
I recently purchased an AMD A8-5600K Trinity 3.6GHz CPU. I read that this CPU usually runs hot but decided to install it using the stock cooler. I was not going to be overclocking or doing anything too extreme. I ran HWMonitor and the CPU was about 50-60C during idle which seemed to be a bit high. I ran Prime95 and the temp shot up over 90C. I immediately stopped the test and decided to buy an after market cooler.
I took a gamble and purchased a new release by Enermax. I installed it using the included thermal paste and only saw a few degrees improvement. I re-installed it again this time using Arctic Silver paste. I ran Prime95 and temp was still pretty high (in the mid 80's). I returned the Enermax cooler and purchased the high rated Cooler Master Evo 212 hoping to see lower temps. I installed it and the temperature is lower but still seems a bit high in my opinion. I attached two pictures. The first image is during idle. The second is during Prime95.
Just wondering if these are OK temps or if I have a bad CPU. I have another machine running an Athlon II X4 at 15C but I assume it's because it's not an APU (correct me if I'm wrong please).
Thanks in advance.