AMD 8120-FX 8 Core Temps

[Whoppah]

Alright So these are my temps after a 100 load for 30 mins, I have a stock heat sink for the CPU and a RAIDMAX Blackstorm ATX-615 Case.

Can someone let me know if these temps are alright or not?

 

[Cigarsmoker]

For an AMD CPU on stock settings that looks about right. What are you using to stress test? Prime 95? Also would be helpful if you show a CPUZ screenshot.

Must be a noisy system. The CPU fan is 3500ish? For the price you spent on the system, spend another $40 and get a better CPU cooler such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ or EVO.

 

[Whoppah]

For an AMD CPU on stock settings that looks about right. What are you using to stress test? Prime 95? Also would be helpful if you show a CPUZ screenshot.

Must be a noisy system. The CPU fan is 3500ish? For the price you spent on the system, spend another $40 and get a better CPU cooler such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ or EVO.

I was just rendered a video with premier for my youtube channel, and it took roughly 30 mins but all 8 cores were pushed to 100% load.

What exactly is CPUZ?

Also would that fit in my case? The case clearance is about 8 inches

 

[Cigarsmoker]

They Hyper 212+ or Evo is pretty case friendly. It should fit but I don't have your case so can't say for sure.

CPUZ, along with HWMonitor/Coretemp, and Prime 95 is the 3 essential tools for an OCer or non-OCer for that matter. CPUZ tells you a lot of info on current CPU and memory settings. Prime 95 is still used to stress/torture test a system. When building and/or OCing a system I'll run Prime 95 for 8 hours. If it did not crash after that time, I consider the system to be stable. Some folks think 8 hours is overkill as they say 2 is enough while others say 24 hours is needed.

edit - GPUZ is CPUZ counterpart for GPUs.

 

[trents]

Your case is 8" wide so it should have clearance for any of the tower style coolers with 120mm fans, including the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ evo mentioned above. I would definitely get a good aftermarket cooler with an 8 core CPU.

 

[Cojac92]

I've heard and seen good things about this new cooler.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103105

I don't have any hands-on time with it, but it may be another cooler to consider.

 

[Whoppah]

I've heard and seen good things about this new cooler.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103105

I don't have any hands-on time with it, but it may be another cooler to consider.

Another thing, the box labels don't seem to say AM3+ on it.. I have a Gigabyte 990x mother board with 8120 processor, so its a AM3+

Will all the older models including this one fit?

 

[Cigarsmoker]

^^^ Yes. If you click on the details tab you'll see that it support AM3+. Which makes sense as all AMD CPU from AM2 to AM3+ uses the same physical 938pin socket.

Haven't used that HSF so can't speak for it's quality. But IMO, I'd stick with the Hyper 212+ or EVO which is known to be great value or go high end if I want to upgrade. Middle of the road HSF is so so with me.

Example of high end: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

 

[Cojac92]

Another thing, the box labels don't seem to say AM3+ on it.. I have a Gigabyte 990x mother board with 8120 processor, so its a AM3+

Will all the older models including this one fit?

I absolutely assure you that heat-sink will mount right up. It says it will fit AM3+ in the product spec's. Even if that's a typo, it says it fits AM2, AM2+, and AM3 on the box. All of those are the same. If it comes with the 2 plates with 3 mounting holes, that mounting hardware will allow you to mount it on something as old as a socket 939, maybe older. (I got into the hobby around when socket 939 launched. I'm not sure of anything before that.)

 

[Cojac92]

^^^ Yes. If you click on the details tab you'll see that it support AM3+. Which makes sense as all AMD CPU from AM2 to AM3+ uses the same physical 938pin socket.

Haven't used that HSF so can't speak for it's quality. But IMO, I'd stick with the Hyper 212+ or EVO which is known to be great value or go high end if I want to upgrade. Middle of the road HSF is so so with me.

Example of high end: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

The 212 is a good cooler.

If he plans to "maybe" overclock one day, then it might be worth looking up a few articles for a comparison between the 212 and X6.