a8 6600k overheating issue

[MayhemGamingYT]

So lately my amd a8 6600k has been overheating. i still had the stock cooler so i bought an artic freezer pro 7 rev 2 however it is still hanging around 60c and 80c. It overheats whenever i try to play a game and sometimes reaches 100c when i render videos. Is this a normal thing for my cpu or do i have a dodgy chip?

[BluPaperclip]

I saw a post on reddit a while ago where someone's H110 fans weren't spinning. Make sure your fan is spinning.

[MayhemGamingYT]

1 minute ago, BluPaperclip said:

I saw a post on reddit a while ago where someone's H110 fans weren't spinning. Make sure your fan is spinning.

Yes my fan is spinning, its spinning at around 1500 to 1600 rpm

[aisle9]

8 minutes ago, MayhemGamingYT said:

So lately my amd a8 6600k has been overheating. i still had the stock cooler so i bought an artic freezer pro 7 rev 2 however it is still hanging around 60c and 80c. It overheats whenever i try to play a game and sometimes reaches 100c when i render videos. Is this a normal thing for my cpu or do i have a dodgy chip?

Listen inside the case and make sure your pump is running. If it's not, RMA. If it is, remove the cooler, clean all the paste off with isopropyl alcohol, then reseat the cooler with new paste. Make sure it's got a firm, even connection with the CPU all around.

[MayhemGamingYT]

7 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Listen inside the case and make sure your pump is running. If it's not, RMA. If it is, remove the cooler, clean all the paste off with isopropyl alcohol, then reseat the cooler with new paste. Make sure it's got a firm, even connection with the CPU all around.

just to clarify i have an air cooler

[aisle9]

2 minutes ago, MayhemGamingYT said:

just to clarify i have an air cooler

D'oh. I saw H110i and assumed that's what you had. My bad for forgetting the OP.

 

Reseat the cooler. If that doesn't fix it, consider the following questions:

-What were your temps on the stock cooler?

-Were you overclocked on stock, or is that a new thing on the Arctic?

 

Regardless, your idle temp is way too high, which makes me suspect that the cooler isn't mounted properly.

[MayhemGamingYT]

48 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

D'oh. I saw H110i and assumed that's what you had. My bad for forgetting the OP.

 

Reseat the cooler. If that doesn't fix it, consider the following questions:

-What were your temps on the stock cooler?

-Were you overclocked on stock, or is that a new thing on the Arctic?

 

Regardless, your idle temp is way too high, which makes me suspect that the cooler isn't mounted properly.

ok i will get some thermal paste and reseat it tomorrow 

[BluPaperclip]

1 hour ago, MayhemGamingYT said:

ok i will get some thermal paste and reseat it tomorrow 

Don't you have any left?

[MayhemGamingYT]

8 minutes ago, BluPaperclip said:

Don't you have any left?

i didnt have any in the first place since the fan came with it applied to the bottom already

[Quaker]

Reset your BIOS. Transient spikes on power line, and other odd circumstances can result in some BIOS settings getting change. It could be that your APU is running out of spec - wrong frequency or voltage, for example.

[MayhemGamingYT]

29 minutes ago, Quaker said:

Reset your BIOS. Transient spikes on power line, and other odd circumstances can result in some BIOS settings getting change. It could be that your APU is running out of spec - wrong frequency or voltage, for example.

i just reset my bios and it hasn't made a difference, thanks anyway tho m8 

[MayhemGamingYT]

On 5/15/2016 at 4:19 PM, aisle9 said:

D'oh. I saw H110i and assumed that's what you had. My bad for forgetting the OP.

 

Reseat the cooler. If that doesn't fix it, consider the following questions:

-What were your temps on the stock cooler?

-Were you overclocked on stock, or is that a new thing on the Arctic?

 

Regardless, your idle temp is way too high, which makes me suspect that the cooler isn't mounted properly.

i have reseat the cooler and it hasnt made a difference, nor is it overclocked. the temps on my old stock fan were 70c-85c. Is there anything else or should i just get a new cpu

[MilfShake]

Have you tried many different monitoring tools? Maybe that specific program you used displayed the wrong temp.

[MayhemGamingYT]

2 hours ago, MilfShake said:

Have you tried many different monitoring tools? Maybe that specific program you used displayed the wrong temp.

i have used speccy which gave 60c-8c, i have used AMD Overdrive which gives about 50c and Speedfan which gives 30c. My pc always turns its self off while i play games because of it overheating and thats why i want to fix it

[MayhemGamingYT]

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