AMD x4 630 stock hsf - inadequate?

[shamans33]

I have the following...
AMD x4 630
MSI 890FXA-GD70 (got it for $120 during a price error).
4x2GB of DDR3 ram

Is it just me or is the stock hsf that comes with AMD x4 630 totally inadequate? My temperatures can get pretty high (60+ C) on default settings and running prime...

Stock vcore is 1.4v

 

[Rifter]

yeah it looks weak, assuming its the same as the one ive got with 635's.

The heatpipe Phemon II coolers arnt bad but the athlon coolers suck.

 

[ZipSpeed]

I almost never use the stock HSF. Throw on something like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus if you're looking for a great cooler on a budget.

 

[maniac5999]

1.4v sounds rediculously high though. I used to have a 130nm K8 that ran at 1.5v, and my 65nm Phenom uses 1.2v, I suspect that for some reason your motherboard is defaulting the voltage to be way too high.

 

[nyker96]

that puny thing couldn't cool my sempy notebook cpu ...

 

[AtenRa]

Lower the Vcore to 1.25v

http://products.amd.com/en-gb/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=625

 

[shamans33]

I lowered the vcore to 1.2v.

The AMD Athlon II x4 630 C2 seems like a weak overclocker though, requiring lots of additional vcore to do anything significant.

 

[Tsavo]

60C + is nothing to worry about.

 

[bryanW1995]

yes, I routinely run into the 70's, and even over 80 when I run over 4ghz.

 

[Gikaseixas]

60C + is nothing to worry about.

there's no harm if he can improve that. Buy a aftermarket cooler and you'll see better temps for sure. Those cpu's normally run in the mid 30's - low 40's even with stock cooler.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

I lowered the vcore to 1.2v.

The AMD Athlon II x4 630 C2 seems like a weak overclocker though, requiring lots of additional vcore to do anything significant.

I guess it depends on your definition of "weak".... folks get 3.5+ ghz out of it with sub 1.5v. Of course, YMMV.

My g/f's 620 (2.6 ghz) is currently doing 3.2ghz @ stock, and I haven't tested higher.

AMD's - and Intel's - HSFs are totally adequate for stock speeds, which is the purpose of a stock cooler.