AMD 8320 Black Edition temperature details
AMD 8320 Black Edition temperature details
I have increased the clock speed of my CPU (AMD 8320 Black Edition) to 4816MHz and set the voltage to 1.410V. The temperature reading from HWMonitor shows 79°C, while AMD Overdrive reports a Thermal Margin of 13.5°C. Which one is accurate? My system specifications are: motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0, RAM: 2x HyperX 8GB 1600, CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D15, case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer, GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Nitro, CPU: AMD 8320 Black Edition.
HWmonitor isn't a trustworthy reference for AMD CPU temperatures. Stick with overdrive and maintain a thermal margin above 0, avoiding negative values. It's perfectly fine to use the full thermal margin—it represents the maximum temperature for an AMD CPU, which is 62°C minus your current reading. That gives you ample headroom, around 13°C. You're safe.
HWmonitor isn't a trustworthy reference for AMD CPU temperatures. Stick with overdrive and maintain a thermal margin above 0, avoiding negative values. It's perfectly fine to use the full thermal margin—it represents the maximum temperature for an AMD CPU, which is 62°C minus your current reading. That gives you ample headroom, around 13°C. You're safe.
(HW Monitor)
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(AMD OverDrive)
Ryan_78 suggests using overdrive and maintaining a thermal margin above 0, avoiding negative values. He confirms it's safe to use the full thermal margin, which is the maximum temperature for AMD CPUs or 62°C minus your current temperature, providing ample headroom. He also shares a personal experience with a 4.8 MHz processor and mentions the lower speeds of earlier models.
TheBigWerewolf shared the links: http://prntscr.com/bgrtb9 (HW Monitor) and http://prntscr.com/bgrtj5 (AMD OverDrive). They suggest using good active cooling. The 77C temperatures shown are the socket readings, which indicate the actual heat level inside. These readings are a bit high, but not dangerous for a meltdown.
To the best of my understanding, there isn't any software that can provide an accurate reading for AMD chips. Whatever the hardware claims to be, it's often incorrect, even when overclocking. I'd estimate you're around 60 cents. The NH-D15 is a good cooler, but it can be a hassle when overclocking the CPU.
As far as I understand, there isn't any software that can provide an accurate reading for AMD chips. Whatever the hardware claims to be, it's often incorrect—even the overclocking is misleading. I'd estimate you're around 60 cents. The NH-D15 is a solid cooler, but it can be a hassle to keep the CPU cool, especially when overclocking. A dual tower NH-D15 should handle it easily, while a 212 EVO might make it more difficult.