Wanting to increase performance but worried about temperature effects
Wanting to increase performance but worried about temperature effects
I have an AMD fx 8350 on a 990fxa gigabyte motherboard with a 212 hypercooler EVO. I've checked the CPU ID, speed fan, AMD overdrive, and temperatures are consistent across all three. Running around 42 c idle. My concern is that when I run prime95, tmpin1 in hwm jumps to 56 c while the others stay steady near 45 c. I'm wondering if this difference is normal and whether it's a cause for concern before proceeding with an overclock. Additionally, I have two case fans that don't appear in speed fan, overdrive, or hwm readings, as this is my first build about five months ago.
The only method to achieve truly precise temperature readings on an AMD FX processor is through AMD Overdrive. Use the software solely for monitoring, never for actual overclocking. All overclocking must be performed within the BIOS. HWmonitor may show incorrect temperatures; when using Prime 95, monitor temperatures via Overdrive. As CountMike mentioned, the Hyper 212 EVO is suitable for overclocks on the FX 8350 usually up to 4.4Ghz. For exceeding that, improved cooling is necessary. The NH-D15 provides adequate cooling for a 5Ghz overclock, especially if your chip performed well in the "chip lottery" and fits into the appropriate range.
56c (true) indicates a suitable temperature range for full capacity. The cooler performs best between 4.3 and 4.4 GHz, beyond that efficiency drops.
The only method to achieve truly precise temperature readings on an AMD FX processor is through AMD Overdrive. Use the software solely for monitoring, never for actual overclocking. All overclocking must be performed within the BIOS. HWmonitor may show incorrect temperatures; when using Prime 95, monitor temperatures via Overdrive. As CountMike mentioned, the Hyper 212 EVO is suitable for overclocks on the FX 8350 usually up to 4.4Ghz. For exceeding that, improved cooling is necessary. The NH-D15 provides adequate cooling for a 5Ghz overclock, especially if your chip performed well in the "chip lottery" and fits into the appropriate range.