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Help with CPU temperatures

elfoxy

elfoxy

elfoxy

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I've been using my FX 4100 for a while now, but I've noticed that after running games and such for long periods of time the temperature gets really hot (like, almost 80c) and even in light usage it runs hotter than desired (maybe about 50-60c just web browsing)

I've been advised to remove any dust on the fan and maybe underclock the CPU, is there anything else I could try?
 
You shouldn't have to underclock. Remove dust from fan and reseat it using fresh thermal paste.

If you are using the stock cooler, consider some cheap aftermarket coolers.
 
As above...reseat and new paste...and use isopropanol to clean both cooler and cpu till cotton bud stays white...takes ages but gets it clean properly.

Stock coolers are poor on any cpu so as above get a aftermarket one...even a cheap one will do.

Saw a 20c drop in mine at stock under load to put it into perspective :)


max temp for your cup is 81c from what i just found so def need to do something about it asap.

How is the airflow through your case?

No specs in sig so dont know what you have....gpu could be dumping loads of hot air in case which is then being used to cool cpu...not good.
 
It depends how you measure the temp :) There are many programs - many of them are different "generation", so real temp might be a bit different as well.

The biggest temp fall you'll get buying aftermarket cooling, like Noctua, Zalman, Alpfenfohn, Prolimatech, Rajintech, Scythe, Thermaltake, Corsair, BeQuiet, eventually Arctic Cooling etc) . As second - good thermal grease (Zalman STG-2, Arctic Silver 5 etc). Both - good ones, not some kind of other ****. But nothing helps as much, as mentioned above + proper case ventillation. If you've got some tight casing, with no good vents (front 120mm minimum fan intake, and rear 120mm outtake) it won't work good as warm heat from graphic card (for example, if it is no OTES system = which means blowing inside, not outside) will heat up CPU a bit anyway. By the way - you may check if cooling is properly mounted as bad mounting leads to overheating as well.

You may also check BIOS, if it keeps proper voltages & frequencies for CPU. History knows such cases when CPUs were overvolted with no need. Use QoolNQuiet technology as well which slows down CPU when it is not used much.

And remember - having an AMD CPU makes you sensitive to keep CPU power section cool as weel. If your mobo doesn't have proper radiator there, buy some VRAM heatsinks and mount yourself to prolong mobo's lifespan :)
 
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