Really Frustrated With Temperatures

[Sean_1509]

Hey guys. So on christmas 2015, i bought a brand new PC for myself, spec:

AMD X4 860k 3.7Ghz, Turbo: 4Ghz
Corsair Hyper Evo 212 CPU Cooler
AMD R9 290x - Stock Cooler
Kingston Hyperx Fury 8GB 1866Mhz Ram + 4GB Corsair 1866Mhz = 12GB Total
1x SSD; Sandisk Pro Plus 120GB
2x HDD; Samsung 500GB
Corsair VS550w PSU

I have posted a thread up before, which had seemed to die off and i allowed my CPU to just run at high temps, so far its been fine?

Well, its just not, im sick of the high temperatures.

The CPU can hit 4.4ghz and 80*c under load, this is stupid... the screen goes black and just nothing happens after a long period of under load time.

idle temperatures can vary anywhere between 50-60 as it fluctuates along with the Mhz and Voltages.

This just isn't ideal anymore, ive tried 4 different coolers now and 3 different thermal pastes, this includes an expensive Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, the corsair one that came with the CPU Cooler, and stock that came with the AMD Stock cooler.

This is driving me mad, i just want to use my computer for games.

The only hope i have is MSI Command centre is telling me 30ish degrees, the exact same as my BIOS and Speedfan. HWMonitor and other programs are telling me different.

When under 100% Load, MSI command Centre tells me its 40*c, same with speedfan, however HWMonitor tells me its 75*c

 

[Arronleeds]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

 

[Sean_1509]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

Currently, my overclock is really screwing up, bios says its on auto turbo, so 4ghz, but it wont go over 3.7ghz, so...

1.3875v is the highest voltage ive set it to go.

 

[Arronleeds]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

Currently, my overclock is really screwing up, bios says its on auto turbo, so 4ghz, but it wont go over 3.7ghz, so...

1.3875v is the highest voltage ive set it to go.

looks like amd voltage is different to intels, either the temps sensors are false or you got a badly produced cpu.

if i was you id get msi afterburner, read the temps from that, id trust that over anything else.

 

[Sean_1509]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

Currently, my overclock is really screwing up, bios says its on auto turbo, so 4ghz, but it wont go over 3.7ghz, so...

1.3875v is the highest voltage ive set it to go.

1.38v... on a 212 evo and x4... no wonder your temps are high, 1.35v should be the limit and thats on newer lower tdp cpus.

my bad, looks like amd voltage is different, either the temps sensors are false or you got a badly produced cpu.

I dont understand have i could just have a Badly Produced CPU? Because i mean, it works right?

 

[Arronleeds]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

Currently, my overclock is really screwing up, bios says its on auto turbo, so 4ghz, but it wont go over 3.7ghz, so...

1.3875v is the highest voltage ive set it to go.

1.38v... on a 212 evo and x4... no wonder your temps are high, 1.35v should be the limit and thats on newer lower tdp cpus.

my bad, looks like amd voltage is different, either the temps sensors are false or you got a badly produced cpu.

I dont understand have i could just have a Badly Produced CPU? Because i mean, it works right?

just because it works doesnt mean its a good picking, was this cpu bought brand new?

 

[Sean_1509]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

Currently, my overclock is really screwing up, bios says its on auto turbo, so 4ghz, but it wont go over 3.7ghz, so...

1.3875v is the highest voltage ive set it to go.

1.38v... on a 212 evo and x4... no wonder your temps are high, 1.35v should be the limit and thats on newer lower tdp cpus.

my bad, looks like amd voltage is different, either the temps sensors are false or you got a badly produced cpu.

I dont understand have i could just have a Badly Produced CPU? Because i mean, it works right?

just because it works doesnt mean its a good picking, was this cpu bought brand new?

Bought of Amazon for full price, brand new.

 

[Arronleeds]

you must have a bad chip.

what is your voltage on the overclock? you may have put it too high.

Currently, my overclock is really screwing up, bios says its on auto turbo, so 4ghz, but it wont go over 3.7ghz, so...

1.3875v is the highest voltage ive set it to go.

1.38v... on a 212 evo and x4... no wonder your temps are high, 1.35v should be the limit and thats on newer lower tdp cpus.

my bad, looks like amd voltage is different, either the temps sensors are false or you got a badly produced cpu.

I dont understand have i could just have a Badly Produced CPU? Because i mean, it works right?

just because it works doesnt mean its a good picking, was this cpu bought brand new?

Bought of Amazon for full price, brand new.

id suggest sending it back and getting another, say that its overheating and you have an aftermarket cooler which hasnt helped and its making your pc useless.

 

[damric]

No. There's nothing wrong with your CPU. Your programs are just wrong.

 

[Sean_1509]

No. There's nothing wrong with your CPU. Your programs are just wrong.

Hi Damric, if theres nothing wrong with my cpu, then why did it bluescreen after a while of playing a game, not only that my screen keeps flashing black? not a GPU problem, ive tested with 3 different GPU's. A HD6970, Some, gtx from an old system, and my current one R9 290x...

 

[CBender]

How is your cpu cooler reacting on those instances. If there is an overheating issue, the fan on your cpu should be making a lot of noise.Is it?

 

[damric]

No. There's nothing wrong with your CPU. Your programs are just wrong.

Hi Damric, if theres nothing wrong with my cpu, then why did it bluescreen after a while of playing a game, not only that my screen keeps flashing black? not a GPU problem, ive tested with 3 different GPU's. A HD6970, Some, gtx from an old system, and my current one R9 290x...

I see two giant red flags waving in your build.

1) Inadequate and poor power supply.

2) Mixed RAM ICs.

First pull out one of your RAM kits so that you only have one model type in there, then reset your BIOS to default settings.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Nice guide BTW Damric, and I agree it could be the power supply. A Corsair VX powering a 290X is just a no-no.

 

[Sean_1509]

No. There's nothing wrong with your CPU. Your programs are just wrong.

Hi Damric, if theres nothing wrong with my cpu, then why did it bluescreen after a while of playing a game, not only that my screen keeps flashing black? not a GPU problem, ive tested with 3 different GPU's. A HD6970, Some, gtx from an old system, and my current one R9 290x...

I see two giant red flags waving in your build.

1) Inadequate and poor power supply.

2) Mixed RAM ICs.

First pull out one of your RAM kits so that you only have one model type in there, then reset your BIOS to default settings.

Thank-you damric. I lowered the voltage slightly and turned off the over-clock, works fine now. Not sure if it was a power consumption issue or what not? Even though i get a slight bottleneck now, its worth it.