Loud/Overheating CPU fan

[Napsta]

I recently purchased an Cooler master Evo 212+ The Supposedly "Fast and Quiet fan",After Installing I noticed that This fan isn't much different from my stock one.. my idle is at 50-56 and 60-65 degrees When Browsing the web..I know this isn't normal...I cap my fan speed at 40% because any higher the fan just Gets really Loud.I hear that some people cap their fan speed to 100% and it's stays silent....Anyway not much i really did , Just got delivered> took it out the box>Screwed it down and finished.

Running a FX-8120 bulldozer 8 core CPU btw(AMD)

 

[frank the tank]

I recently purchased an Cooler master Evo 212+ The Supposedly "Fast and Quiet fan",After Installing I noticed that This fan isn't much different from my stock one.. my idle is at 50-56 and 60-65 degrees When Browsing the web..I know this isn't normal...I cap my fan speed at 40% because any higher the fan just Gets really Loud.I hear that some people cap their fan speed to 100% and it's stays silent....Anyway not much i really did , Just got delivered> took it out the box>Screwed it down and finished.

Running a FX-8120 bulldozer 8 core CPU btw(AMD)

did you remember to put thermal paste between the proc and the heatsink?
try removing the heatsink. clean any thermal paste with a lint free cloth and rubbing alcohol. then apply a dot of thermal paste in the middle of the CPU about the size of a BB pellet. then remount the heatsink.

 

[bumnut53]

"Anyway not much i really did , Just got delivered> took it out the box>Screwed it down and finished"

did you apply thermal paste?

 

[GeekThief-1354135]

some HSF's have a plastic sticker on the bottom to protect the surface of the hsf. did you remove this before screwing down the hfs ?

 

[Napsta]

Yes I applied the Thermal Paste I also already Cleaned off the old paste with rubbing alcohol. CPU Fan also gets louder when I Click or hit enter on websites when browsing.

 

[frank the tank]

Yes I applied the Thermal Paste I also already Cleaned off the old paste with rubbing alcohol. CPU Fan also gets louder when I Click or hit enter on websites when browsing.

how about the protective sticker on the bottom? did you remove that?

 

[Napsta]

Yep took it out of the box > removed sticker>Cleaned off my old thermal paste>applied new thermal paste and places it on

 

[sifulopez9]

The bulldozer architecture has the problem it was a heat monster. the 212+ is a great air cooler but this chip if you read up on others the have used it, has heat problems thats why not many people bought the chip and amd lost alot of money with it, the 8350 was a better version of this, and didnt produce as much heat. But hey, thats how we learn right? you also need to remember the fan is blowing air into a heatsink so that air hitting the sink creates noise, depending of the static pressure of the fan. let me know if you have any questions

 

[frank the tank]

I know on the Intel chips the 212 evo is a favorite on the Z68, Z77 and possibly the Z87 chips (between 77-95 watts TDP). although the AMD chips have a 125W TDP. i would treat its cooling needs like the Intel X79 CPU's or even the X58 Chips before it. if you want something quiet and will cool that 8120 and then some. get one of these

This is a Noctua U14S. one of the best air coolers on the market right now. and its almost silent even at full speed. This is my personal favorite as far as heat-sinks go. its a bit more expensive but the build quality and performance is worth it. and it isn't ridiculously huge like the more famous D14.

 

[Inquisitive Builder]

I recently purchased an Cooler master Evo 212+ The Supposedly "Fast and Quiet fan",After Installing I noticed that This fan isn't much different from my stock one.. my idle is at 50-56 and 60-65 degrees When Browsing the web..I know this isn't normal...I cap my fan speed at 40% because any higher the fan just Gets really Loud.I hear that some people cap their fan speed to 100% and it's stays silent....Anyway not much i really did , Just got delivered> took it out the box>Screwed it down and finished.

Running a FX-8120 bulldozer 8 core CPU btw(AMD)

Hey, sorry to revive an old thread, but did the poster ever resolve his issue?

I ask because I am kind of in a similar boat, as I have the same CPU in my new rig. It's pretty loud, and I've considered buying this same 212 evo fan because I'd rather not spend as much on the fan as I did for the processor, lol!

Does anyone know if he got a bad unit, or is that fan model just insufficient for this chip? And would the ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm do the job better?

 

[frank the tank]

I recently purchased an Cooler master Evo 212+ The Supposedly "Fast and Quiet fan",After Installing I noticed that This fan isn't much different from my stock one.. my idle is at 50-56 and 60-65 degrees When Browsing the web..I know this isn't normal...I cap my fan speed at 40% because any higher the fan just Gets really Loud.I hear that some people cap their fan speed to 100% and it's stays silent....Anyway not much i really did , Just got delivered> took it out the box>Screwed it down and finished.

Running a FX-8120 bulldozer 8 core CPU btw(AMD)

Hey, sorry to revive an old thread, but did the poster ever resolve his issue?

I ask because I am kind of in a similar boat, as I have the same CPU in my new rig. It's pretty loud, and I've considered buying this same 212 evo fan because I'd rather not spend as much on the fan as I did for the processor, lol!

Does anyone know if he got a bad unit, or is that fan model just insufficient for this chip? And would the ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm do the job better?

I don't know if he did but I have a Zalman 9900 NT on an overclocked 1055T (running at 3.5 GHZ) with no problems with it for 4 years (that computer is still running today) i dont know why he had bad luck with the evo as it is a decent heat-sink. the 8120 is a perfect storm of cooling issues though, a high TDP and a low operating temperature. (65+ is danger for these chips) I would recommend you get that Noctua cooler that i suggested (140mm fan). as that can keep X79 CPUs chilly. i would treat your cooling needs as if you were looking for a cooler for an X79 CPU