Thermal Margin..CPU temp confusion

[BorrowedMender]

Hi all, I have an AMD A10-6700 not over clocked. I noticed a few days ago the fans seemed to be a little noisier than usual. Having had a computer in the past with CPU overheating problems I decided to install HWMonitor. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw my temperature regularly hitting 100C.
I replaced the thermal paste as I had some lying around and this seemed to help 'a little' but my temps were still way high. Then I heard that HWMonitor may not be that great with AMD and I needed AMD Overdrive.
This is where my confusion begins. My thermal margin temp in OD is very similar to the temp shown in HWM. Surly this can't be correct.
I've added a screen grab of both programs running side by side with the PC idle.
Any input would be much appreciated.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

When you replaced the CPU paste did you clean the old off?

 

[BorrowedMender]

Yes. Cleaned both the CPU and heatsink with IPA. Replaced thermal paste with Arctic MX-2. Pea size blob on CPU.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Can you provide details about your case and fan setup?
Maybe even a picture?

 

[SalemSaberhagen]

Yes. Cleaned both the CPU and heatsink with IPA. Replaced thermal paste with Arctic MX-2. Pea size blob on CPU.

For a moment I thought, which IPA and why beer?

 

[Robert17]

Have you determined that you have the latest version of Overdrive?

 

[BorrowedMender]

Can you provide details about your case and fan setup?
Maybe even a picture?

Its an off the shelf ASUS M32BF-US001S. The fan set up....what fan set up when I cranked open the case I found no fans except the CPU. I have two winging there way to me, hopefully be here today. But I still don't understand the figures between HWMonitor and AMD Overdrive. Shouldn't they be drastically different?

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Have you determined that you have the latest version of Overdrive?

I think so, it was downloaded from their site yesterday so I'm assuming it is.

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For a moment I thought, which IPA and why beer?

yeah, that's here as well to calm me down

 

[ATMINSIDE]

I would just use HWMonitor, honestly. Do the temps drop if you have the side panel off with a house fan blowing into the side?

 

[BorrowedMender]

I don't have a house fan believe it or not, it doesn't get that hot in Manchester I'm going to install a couple of fans as soon as they arrive and i'll report back. Last time I had this issue with a previous PC it was constantly shutting down with the overheating error message on restart. This one hasn't done that...yet.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Many are having the same issues, what cooler is on the CPU?

 

[BorrowedMender]

It's just the stock cooler that came with the pc. The fans came today, I'm going to install them later but don't hold out much hope. I'm leaning toward getting a new cooler, possibly the cooler master hyper 212 evo due to my budget.

 

[BorrowedMender]

So, as I suspected adding fans to the case made little difference. Looks like I need to upgrade the stock cooler. Why do they put such poor quality components in systems. Its not like a half decent cooler cost THAT much more.
Learned my lesson, going to build my own pc next time

 

[exadeuce]

So, as I suspected adding fans to the case made little difference. Looks like I need to upgrade the stock cooler. Why do they put such poor quality components in systems. Its not like a half decent cooler cost THAT much more.
Learned my lesson, going to build my own pc next time

Stock coolers are designed to be as cheap as humanly possible while still letting your CPU limp along at stock settings for about three years. Even on a system you don't intend to overclock/can't overclock, people should upgrade coolers.

Although that hyper212 is a freaking pain to install.

 

[BorrowedMender]

Although that hyper212 is a freaking pain to install.

I've noticed. I'll need to remove the mobo to fit it. May go for the Hyper TX3 EVO instead, looks a lot simpler.

 

[niven]

I saw my temperature regularly hitting 100C.

AMD A10-6700 Max Temps is 71.30° C
Sure you are not reading temperatures in Fahrenheit's?

 

[BorrowedMender]

AMD A10-6700 Max Temps is 71.30° C
Sure you are not reading temperatures in Fahrenheit's?

If you look at the screen shot you can see its already maxed at 75°C (166°F) and that was with the PC just starting up and idle.