athlon 760k "overheating" solution (free)

[1anas16]

People have reported that they were using hw monitor, and getting temps 80c+, i got 178c. 

DONT USE HW MONITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (with the 760k at least)

use amd overdrive or your mobo software to look at temps.

i have an asus a78m-e , so i use ai suite III

the temp for idle was ~40c~

MUCH BETTER!

 

i noticed the temps were off because i set my pc to shut off at 85c in the bios, it didnt work, so i used ai suite, and i got better temps

P.S. im using stock cooler

[CoolaxGaming]

Um speedfan is still the best

[Imabigmac]

178C is much better than 80C. At least with the one you know it can't be right but the 80C is still within a realm of possibility - that can concern a lot of people. HW monitor is typically fine but it always a good idea to double check especially when you get a high temp reading. 

[1anas16]

178C is much better than 80C. At least with the one you know it can't be right but the 80C is still within a realm of possibility - that can concern a lot of people. HW monitor is typically fine but it always a good idea to double check especially when you get a high temp reading. 

there are many reports on forums that people say that hw monitor doesnt work well with fm2 sockets or something like that

[Imabigmac]

there are many reports on forums that people say that hw monitor doesnt work well with fm2 sockets or something like that

Never heard of that before,  good to know. I wouldn't doubt that there isnt problem as clearly you it didn't work for you and HW monitor is far from perfect. 

[1anas16]

Never heard of that before,  good to know. I wouldn't doubt that there isnt problem as clearly you it didn't work for you and HW monitor is far from perfect. 

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2300255/amd-athlon-760k-high-temps.html

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh boy an error that occurs sometimes.. that happens.

[Timmy-P]

Never heard of that before, good to know. I wouldn't doubt that there isnt problem as clearly you it didn't work for you and HW monitor is far from perfect.

I can vouch for this, my A10 6800k got 70 at idle before. Basically, to find your temp on the Athlons, take your Tj max and subtract it by your thermal margin in AMD overdrive.

[harrynowl]

Basically no FM2 temp sensor is readable by any software other than the motherboard manufacturers.