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Crossfire formula - Z making CPU hot faulty board?

meow
Level 7
hey, i just upgraded from my msi gaming 970 mobo to the formula with an 8350 using an H60 and everything is stock/default the cpu runs 10-15C higher idle and load with the asus board, ive change paste 3 times and gone back forth on mobos msi idle on start up 24C, idel after gaming 28C and gaming underload 48C for the asus idel 37C, after gaming 42-44C underload load 60C. faulty board?
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dertester
Level 7
1) Temperature readings could be off, what programm do you use?
2) Same voltage settings etc?

meow
Level 7
thanks for the reply. bios, asus suite and HW monitor. voltage 1.380 default settings. going to have a run with stock amd sink to rule out possible pump complications

meow
Level 7
ok well on the asus board its running it hot the fan is runnig at almost 3000rpm just at idle and cpu temps are again still 10-12C higher 😞

Detection
Level 10
New board giving higher CPU vCORE ?

Those temps are fine though btw - maybe your old board was not giving enough vCORE, or the sensors were faulty on that one

Nothing to worry about - but the 8350 is a hot chip, and that cooler could do with being upgraded - I have an H100i and it barely keeps my 8350 within limits with my OC
MOBO - Crosshair V Formula
CPU - AMD FX-8350 @ 4.8GHz
COOLER - Corsair H100i / MX-4
RAM - 12GB G.Skill RIPJAWS X @ 2133MHz
GPU - XFX R9 295X2 8GB
HDD - 2TB Seagate
PSU - Corsair TX950W
CASE - Coolermaster HAF 922
OS - Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit

AMD_FX_9370
Level 7
Are you talking about socket temps or individual core temps ?
MOBO - Asus Crosshair V Formula Z
CPU - AMD FX-9370 @ 4.7GHz 1.45v
COOLING- Xspc raystorm,Xspc RX240 rad, EK C5F-Z wb,Swiftech mcp 655 pump
RAM - 8GB Corsair Dominator @ 2133MHz 9 11 11 31 54 2T 1.65v
GPU - ASUS R9 390X DCII 8GB
HDD - Samsung SSD 250gb evo X2 raid 0/ Segate 1.5tb 7200
PSU - Corsair TX750W
CASE - Corsair 450D
OS - Windows 7 Pro 64bit

should i be reading core VID or current core VID? core is 1.337 but current is 1.048

meow wrote:
should i be reading core VID or current core VID? core is 1.337 but current is 1.048


VID is what the chip reports as needing for stock - Current is what the board is giving it - don't worry about it being less than the VID when it's idle because chances are C&Q is clocking it down for power saving - stick it under load with Prime95 or something and check what it's ramping up to

You could set it manually in the BIOS if you wanted - Id use Offset if you want power savings to still work - if you're not bothered about that, and are not OCing, set it manually to the VID 1.337v

And as above - Coretemp is the one you want to watch - you can install a program called "Coretemp" to monitor it, but with FX CPUs it is only accurate once the temps reach 40c and above, below that it doesn't report them properly, and tbh under 40c doesn't matter anyway - these chips max core temp is around 63c (some say 73, I personally would not like to see it hit anywhere near that)
MOBO - Crosshair V Formula
CPU - AMD FX-8350 @ 4.8GHz
COOLER - Corsair H100i / MX-4
RAM - 12GB G.Skill RIPJAWS X @ 2133MHz
GPU - XFX R9 295X2 8GB
HDD - 2TB Seagate
PSU - Corsair TX950W
CASE - Coolermaster HAF 922
OS - Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit

meow
Level 7
socket temps i guess. and well its £100 more then the msi board gaming (which isnt really old) 10-15C is a bit of a joke for that money. i like the board i want to keep it. others on forums with same set up have better temps. but i dont see the board being worth anywhere near that price for the temps im getting. especially as my build is a cool and silent one 😞

AMD_FX_9370
Level 7
Don't go off socket temps dude they are not accurate it's software predicted. Just keep the individual core temps below 70c for 24/7 usage and you have nothing to worry about. Another thing to look out for is the cpu vcore. If you have it set to auto on both boards it's possible the crossahir is pumping more volts into the chip and giving you hotter temps.
MOBO - Asus Crosshair V Formula Z
CPU - AMD FX-9370 @ 4.7GHz 1.45v
COOLING- Xspc raystorm,Xspc RX240 rad, EK C5F-Z wb,Swiftech mcp 655 pump
RAM - 8GB Corsair Dominator @ 2133MHz 9 11 11 31 54 2T 1.65v
GPU - ASUS R9 390X DCII 8GB
HDD - Samsung SSD 250gb evo X2 raid 0/ Segate 1.5tb 7200
PSU - Corsair TX750W
CASE - Corsair 450D
OS - Windows 7 Pro 64bit