Sliver of an edge of FX6300 not quite under Hyper 212 EVO

[leftisthominid]

About a a week and a half ago, I installed a Hyper 212 EVO on my FX 6300/M5A99FX PRO R2.0

The edge (on my left) (and possibly the top edge, which I cannot see properly due the orientation) are not directly under the heatsink. This is very tiny edge and is pictured below.

My thermal margins from AMD Overdrive when not doing anything intensive (e.g., typing this message) are generally between 50-60C. Occasionally when something in the background draws on the CPU it goes between 40-50C.

I have not begun overclocking, and I am using standard BIOS settings.

The heaviest load I normally put it on is playing Assassin's Creed Unity. When I've had AMD Overdrive running on my second monitor while playing ACU on my first, the thermal margin at lowest goes down to 30-35C.

Given all this, do I have anything to worry about?

 

[Gam3r01]

I would not worry about any of that overlap.
The margin is very small, so I doubt it has any impact at all. That being said, the main source of heat on the CPU die is in the middle.

 

[damric]

Needs more GHz.

 

[leftisthominid]

Needs more GHz.

I will get them soon. I am a grad student. Time is a major commodity right now, and the time to setup an overclock is currently being outweighed by a stack of 3DS games that are more fun than ACU (which would be the main game that the OC would benefit).

 

[photonboy]

The CPU temperatures are all that matters.

If no sensors report overheating AND you got no BSOD or other issues related to the CPU I wouldn't worry about it.

(I can't tell from the pictures, but in my experience most CPU coolers are either installed correctly or they have major problems. Also, keep in mind the CPU main chip itself does not extend to the edge of the CPU heat spreader.)