cpu thermal throttling

[MyCampGround]

hello pc enthusiast community,

 

    i recently just rma my cpu and they gave me a new cpu and it seems to be getting too hot. I downloaded hwmonitor and it shows that my cpu is at 60-68 at idle. i am using stock amd heat sink with the cooler master thermal paste that came with hyper 212 evo, because i had to swap out my mother board. what should i do from here? thanks i will pick a best answer.

 

 

 

 

PC build:

Wind 8.1 64bit

MSI A78M-E35

AMD athlon x4 760k

R7 260x 2GB OC

Crusial Ballistic Sport 1x8 ddr3 1600

West Digital Blue 1tb 7200rpm

corsair cx430

[theereal]

Did you apply the right ammount of thermal paste? Is the heatsink properly seated?

[MyCampGround]

heatsink is properly seated and i put a pea size dot in the center.

[FinestRyeBread]

heatsink is properly seated and i put a pea size dot in the center.

reapply and try again

[MyCampGround]

i tried that same problem

[FinestRyeBread]

i tried that same problem

did you try different thermal paste?

[MyCampGround]

no

[FinestRyeBread]

no

Try that, is the fan on the heatsink spinning? How's airflow in your case?

[Imakuni]

heatsink is properly seated and i put a pea size dot in the center.

When you removed the heatsink, was the thermal compound reaching the entire CPU?

 

For me, those "pea sized dots" just aren't enough to cover the whole surface, and as such, performance takes a huge hit.

[FinestRyeBread]

When you removed the heatsink, was the thermal compound reaching the entire CPU?

 

For me, those "pea sized dots" just aren't enough to cover the whole surface, and as such, performance takes a huge hit.

I normally do a 1 1/2 pea sized dot