BrownBrown
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I've been using the same fx 8350 for over three years now, and only recently discovered it's overclocking capabilities. Just a couple weeks ago I got it running stable at 4.6ghz, good temps and all, usually idling at ~33 degrees and only reaching around 62 degrees under load.
I leave the computer to sit for a week and come back figuring I'd try overclocking memory and northbridge next, and so I run some stress tests before changing anything. But I notice it's running a bit hotter than before, not once dipping below 45c before and during testing, usually sitting around 50 on desktop, and would easily break 70 degrees under load. After a number of restarts, nothings changed.
I figured bad thermal paste was to blame, since the last application was over three years ago. Using cheap $5 compound from a local computer shop, I applied some fresh paste, and booted into windows. Checking temps the moment I log in, I find it sitting at ~62c, not dipping below 57 degrees, sometimes breaking 70 degrees just browsing chrome. Since writing this, it's stayed consistent at 60+ degrees, despite only running AIDA64 and a chrome tab
Reapplying thermal paste seems to have added a good 10 degrees onto my average temp. I've tried rereapplying with a smaller glob, nothing. Before writing this conclusion, I tried downclocking to stock frequency/voltage, which has brought average temp down to ~52 degrees on desktop, down from the 70 degrees displayed in bios.
50 degrees still seems abysmal, and I'm at a loss for solutions. Is the thermal paste to blame? I've put in an order for some thermal grizzly conductonaut compound, will that make a significant difference? The stock cooler has otherwise serviced me well, fan speeds aren't any different, reaches 6000+ rpm no problem. Not sure what could be the problem other than the paste, and it doesn't seem right that 3 year old preapplied compound would beat out a new application, even if cheap
I leave the computer to sit for a week and come back figuring I'd try overclocking memory and northbridge next, and so I run some stress tests before changing anything. But I notice it's running a bit hotter than before, not once dipping below 45c before and during testing, usually sitting around 50 on desktop, and would easily break 70 degrees under load. After a number of restarts, nothings changed.
I figured bad thermal paste was to blame, since the last application was over three years ago. Using cheap $5 compound from a local computer shop, I applied some fresh paste, and booted into windows. Checking temps the moment I log in, I find it sitting at ~62c, not dipping below 57 degrees, sometimes breaking 70 degrees just browsing chrome. Since writing this, it's stayed consistent at 60+ degrees, despite only running AIDA64 and a chrome tab
Reapplying thermal paste seems to have added a good 10 degrees onto my average temp. I've tried rereapplying with a smaller glob, nothing. Before writing this conclusion, I tried downclocking to stock frequency/voltage, which has brought average temp down to ~52 degrees on desktop, down from the 70 degrees displayed in bios.
50 degrees still seems abysmal, and I'm at a loss for solutions. Is the thermal paste to blame? I've put in an order for some thermal grizzly conductonaut compound, will that make a significant difference? The stock cooler has otherwise serviced me well, fan speeds aren't any different, reaches 6000+ rpm no problem. Not sure what could be the problem other than the paste, and it doesn't seem right that 3 year old preapplied compound would beat out a new application, even if cheap