8320 max temp?

[AMDforME]

at 3860 i'm hitting 64 C according to occt

going to be getting a new cooler soon. need suggestions. not going back to water as long as im in the dorms.

Are you reading the Core temps? Under stress testing it's possible to get in the mid-60C range depending on what you have for a HSF, the ambient temp., Vcore and CPU-NB voltage. As far as the official Core max operating temp for the FX-83xx series CPUs - this is an unknown as AMD has not published any thermal data on these CPUs yet.

70C is reported to be the TjMax according to Core Temp. 60C is reported to be the 24/7 max temp for the FX-8350 but no one ever runs their 8-core CPU under 100% load for anything other than stress testing because there isn't any software that can load all 8 cores to 100% other than stress testing software.

FWIW, unlike with the Deneb and Thuban CPUs, 60C does not seem to induce errors in the FX processors when stress testing, according to my testing and that of numerous other reviewers.

Stress testing of an AMD 8-core CPU is far more load than it will ever see in actual use with normal software which is not going to load all 8 cores to 100% probably ever, thus the Core temps are not likely to get out of the 50C range on a hot day.

If you are looking for a better HSF there are a number to chose from that perform very well, cost less than a closed loop cooler, are quieter than a CLC and are thermally more efficient than a CLC. IMO the only reason to ever consider a CLC is if you do not have room for a proper high end HSF. If you are serious about liquid cooling and want to spend $175.+ then go with a proper open loop system. Otherwise a high end HSF will do a better job and cost less than a CLC.

In addition to the HSFs being superior in all normal metrics that consumers typically use to determine a cooling solution for their CPU, CLCs can and do leak causing expensive PC hardware damage, lost data, RMAs, etc. This liability exists with all liquid cooled system but seems more common in CLCs. Thus I can't recommend a CLC to anyone who has room for a quality HSF as it can in fact cool better than CLCs as testing has shown.

What you buy is up to you. The link below has an excellent database of the popular HSFs and the Corsair H100, H80, etc. As you will see the CLCs are not what most people believe they are. Based on personal experience I would recommend the single fan Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 dual heat-pipe HSF which performs extremely well, is quiet and often on sale for <$50. and it doesn't ever leak water.

http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...id=2665&page=6