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Hey guys i have been worried because i recently upgrade it from stock to hyper 212 Evo and the Asus app Al Suite was telling me that my temps where higher and i was like WTF i thought i needed to buy better thermal paste but then i was searching through the forums and saw that core temp is a lot more reliable than the Asus one so i decide it to give a try and ask what should i use to test it and people from the forum told me to use HeavyLoad so i did my benchmarking or whatever it's called and i was surprise by the results, so i decide it to wait and did it again next day which is today and i got the same results. So it turns out that in Core Temp my CPU is 16c degrees colder/lower than what FanxPert (from Asus) shows. So i decide it to take a screenshot and show you guys. Now i did wanted to ask you guys if any of you know which one is more accurate since it gotten to the point where i am playing Minecraft or BOII (games which aren't intensive) and FanXpert marks that my CPU is running at 65c but according to coretemp is around 48c-49c. So which one do you guys think it's more accurate ?

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Only trust the BIOS. Check there.

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What CPU do you have? also you may have to wait for the thermal paste to break in (depending on the brand this could be up to 200hrs)

 

 

edit: nvm on the cpu I didn't see it on the edge of the screen yeah the Asus one is correct just wait for your thermal paste to set in...you did replace it when swapping out the coolers right?

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What CPU do you have? also you may have to wait for the thermal paste to break in (depending on the brand this could be up to 200hrs)

 

 

edit: nvm on the cpu I didn't see it on the edge of the screen yeah the Asus one is correct just wait for your thermal paste to set in...you did replace it when swapping out the coolers right?

yes i did

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is there a way to check on run a stress test at the same time ?

 

Don't know.

 

I would trust Asus Fanxpert anyway, if you're running stress tests.

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Yes it turns out the Asus and Aida64 are exactly the same in temperatures

question when you used HWmonitor did it give a a CPUtin temp and then A Package temp in the CPU drop down?

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question when you used HWmonitor did it give a a CPUtin temp and then A Package temp in the CPU drop down?

i haven't tried HW since i was stress testing my CPU with Aida64 and in 30 minutes it reached 69c should do a reinstall of CPU since i have a Hyper 212 Evo with the default cooler master thermal paste but my CPU FX 8350 is running at stock and i think the evo should of keep it lower than 69c

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i haven't tried HW since i was stress testing my CPU with Aida64 and in 30 minutes it reached 69c should do a reinstall of CPU since i have a Hyper 212 Evo with the default cooler master thermal paste but my CPU FX 8350 is running at stock and i think the evo should of keep it lower than 69c

remember some thermal pastes have a break in period I know arctic silver 5 has a break in period of 200hours with regualr shut downs

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can you please give us more information of your system specs?

  • CPU (already given, FX-8350 @ stock)
  • Motherboard?
  • CPU Cooler (already given, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO)
  • Case?
  • Number of fans a configuration?
  • Power Supply?
  • etc

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO SHOULD be able to easily handle a FX-8350 at stock.

Make sure your Hyper 212 EVO is mounted correctly; make sure the mounting system is tight.

 

Did you spread the thermal paste out, or did you put an amount of a "grain of rice" on the middle?\

It's best to use the "grain of rice" method, as spreading it could cause air pockets / gaps.

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I haven't used Asus software so feel free to correct me. It looks to me as pic is taken from fan profile, not from temp sensor. I mean if you hover over fan curve you would see what temps and what speed fans will run at that excact point of curve. Like it is in Afterburner.

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I haven't used Asus software so feel free to correct me. It looks to me as pic is taken from fan profile, not from temp sensor. I mean if you hover over fan curve you would see what temps and what speed fans will run at that excact point of curve. Like it is in Afterburner.

Asus FanXpert shows current temps on the fan profile

 

 

 

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The asus readings seem believable, give the thermal paste the time to break in and MAYBE you'll get lower temperatures. 19c is impossible by the way unless your room is very cold.

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can you please give us more information of your system specs?

  • CPU (already given, FX-8350 @ stock)
  • Motherboard?
  • CPU Cooler (already given, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO)
  • Case?
  • Number of fans a configuration?
  • Power Supply?
  • etc

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO SHOULD be able to easily handle a FX-8350 at stock.

Make sure your Hyper 212 EVO is mounted correctly; make sure the mounting system is tight.

 

Did you spread the thermal paste out, or did you put an amount of a "grain of rice" on the middle?\

It's best to use the "grain of rice" method, as spreading it could cause air pockets / gaps.

sorry for the late reply but here it is

Motherboard: Asus M5a99X EV0 R2.0

Case: Fractal Define R4 Windowed version

Fans: 1 Front intake (upgrading to 2 tomorrow just waiting for fan to arrive) and one exhaust (Rear)

Power Supply: Seasonic GSeries 550W Gold Series

 

Note: I think it might be the thermal paste since i used the default Cooler Master one and i think i should upgrade this paste any recommendations ?

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