My CPU is reading temperatures of 70c when idling and around 120c when under full load, using HWMonitor

[Plutz]

I have an AMD A10 5800K using the stock fan and its running with a HD 6870. I found out I was getting these temperatures so I reapplied some thermal paste (arctic mx-4) onto the CPU and got exactly the same temperatures, even after making sure that the fan was fully attached. The temperature numbers aren't just the problem, its the fact that when playing Battlefield 4, my pc crashes when playing on highly populated servers. And on Arma 3, I get a constant 20fps no matter what the graphical setting.
Does anyone know what causes the reading of these ridiculous temperatures? Surely the CPU would melt at 120c. Is it the temp sensor? The fan? Or just a faulty processor?
I would have got my CPU replaced by now but I don't want to go a week without my pc when the processor itself may not be the problem.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[amd4lif3]

check using speccy

 

[amd4lif3]

could just be the software

 

[amd4lif3]

but i hope you know that an apu runs a cpu and gpu on the same chip so it will run hotter although i dont thing 120 degree is normal , if your a gamer return and get an i5 intel is better there is no denying it

 

[Plutz]

check using speccy

Its reading the same temps as HW

 

[amd4lif3]

must be the same then and you apu really is hot

 

[bootcher]

120c could not be right, the system would auto-shutdown to prevent the system cpu from burning up.

When touching your cpu cooler does it feel extremely hot or can you touch it for a while without burning your fingers? You should normally be able to touch it for a while.

 

[amd4lif3]

i know for sure go in the bios thats got the most accurate temp sensor

 

[Plutz]

but i hope you know that an apu runs a cpu and gpu on the same chip so it will run hotter although i dont thing 120 degree is normal , if your a gamer return and get an i5 intel is better there is no denying it

Yeah I know, i got the a10 at a time where i didnt really know what i was doing but if I were to get a new cpu, i'd probably go for an fx8320/50 since its cheaper and i dont really have much money to spend on upgrading if i were to upgrade. Do you reckon i should try an aftermarket fan or just get the cpu replaced and see what happens because there is obviously something wrong here.

 

[amd4lif3]

nooooooooo get an i5

 

[Plutz]

120c could not be right, the system would auto-shutdown to prevent the system cpu from burning up.

When touching your cpu cooler does it feel extremely hot or can you touch it for a while without burning your fingers? You should normally be able to touch it for a while.

It's barely hot at all, there's no way its running at 80c right now

 

[Plutz]

i know for sure go in the bios thats got the most accurate temp sensor

When i was checking things in the bios i noticed that it said it was running at an avergae of 50c. But that was only while in the bios.

 

[amd4lif3]

well then it idles at 50 to be on the safe side get cpuz

 

[bootcher]

Well if under load the cpu cooler isn't too hot that you burn your fingers I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe it is something that can be resolved by motherboard/chipset drivers or a BIOS update.

 

[amd4lif3]

yeah probs something stupid try update bios

 

[Plutz]

well then it idles at 50 to be on the safe side get cpuz

I downloaded it but i can't find any temperatures

 

[Plutz]

Ok thanks i'll let you know what happens

 

[Plutz]

I downloaded ASUS AI Suite II and its showing me that it's running at around 40C while idling, I haven't updated the bios yet because I'm a bit sceptical on how to do it and I don't wanna mess things up since I've never done it before.