FX 8350 stuck at 35%

[Vortex]

My CPU isn't going above 35%. I've changed the power management to high performance, I've activated turbo mode, I've deactivated cool 'n' whatever it is. I've tested using Prime95 and monitored temperatures with HWthingy which says it's at 15 degrees. IS there even a fix?

My specs:
MSI 970 Motherboard
FX 8350 8 Core 4GHz
10GB RAM
GeForce 1050 ti 4GB

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

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It's unlikely have anything to do with MSI and all to do with 970 vs 990 chipset version.

But it's so weird that they sell all these 970 boards as compatible if they really aren't. Or kinda are just only to some extent.

^ You serious with this non-sense?

90% of the AMD AM3 Boards on the market were like this.
Most were never "originally supporting FX"
They were "updated to support FX CPUs" < This is whats wrong with the whole thing.
Not to mention, MSI and some others have a strongly poor history when it comes to using poor or low-phase VRMs.

If you do not have something like 8+2 Phase Motherboard; DO NOT put any FX8 or 9 on it, period.

Just cause many 970 Chipset boards support those CPUs above 95W TDP
Does not mean it is a good idea. The VRMs will fail prematurely on most Motherboard that don't have good quality VRMs

Do you think the industry is done seeing this kind of non-sense? NOPE
Think of this way; are you going to buy an AMD AM4 B350 (whatever brand) and stick a 1700X or 1800X on it? Yea go ahead, see what happens with the VRMs

Yes.
I have no idea how they was marketed and if FX wasn't around then then fine upgrading them to some level of support would and should be seen as some advantage I guess but selling them as actually supporting it / not being more clear about it have lead to lots of people buying motherboards with that chip/chipset and running into troubles.
And yeah. I would definitely consider a B350 motherboard because I want to spend as little as possible for something which still works. Sadly the B350 seem like a pretty gimped board. They like to compare vs Intel i7 but X99 have both superior connectivity and processors with superior cores, cache and RAM controllers.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well it was just a bad idea, but it happened mostly because all those years of AMD doing nothing in terms of Desktop Market. They were busy working on new GPUs and also the XBO/PS4 internal CPU/GPU hardware.

So what happened not long after AMD FX lineups were here to stay? Everything Athlon/Phenom disappeared, and for good reason, they had been around long enough. So to ensure AMD FX support to some extent (since you couldn't get older CPUs) was to update Motherboard to support it. Basically as long as it could technically handle up to 95W CPUs and it had the full pinned AM3+ Socket support, then it could technically support AMD FX

Now what occurs is, unless you are on 970/990FX Chipset, you can never get the full CPU features or performance on previous Chipsets, due to 7 & 8 series Chipsets not designed to utilize the way and FX CPU works. Sure it is similar to the Phenom II in some ways, but much better overall performance and CPU features.

Some games now no longer work on AMD CPUs older than AMD FM2 APUs or the AMD AM3 FX series; because older AMD CPUs lack SSSE 4.x ~ Some games are requiring this; as a means of ensuring older CPUs just get cut from any kind of support.

Overall, my point is... you can technically run an AMD FX in other boards after a bios update that supports it; such as AMD 760G, AMD 870/890; but you'd risk the boards generally poor VRMs; not to mention never getting the full CPU performance on such chipsets, ever.

970 Chipset's only downside is it is generally offered on cheaper quality Motherboards with generally poor VRMs.

Now those 95W boards with questionable VRMs; they might be fine when it comes to an FX-4 series; but the rest, generally you want to ensure quality VRMs. The downside is not the 970 Chipset itself though, so please don't think that this is what I mean.

[AussieBobby]

Try this,last post,,mine.next page OP says it worked
http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/392183857619989022/#c392183857621031008
slow mode switch
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/mac/reviews/MSI/970GAMING/29th.jpg

Your the 4th Iv come across with the same problem here

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

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Thanks

[Vortex]

Początkowo opublikowane przez AussieBobby:

Try this,last post,,mine.next page OP says it worked
http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/392183857619989022/#c392183857621031008
slow mode switch
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/mac/reviews/MSI/970GAMING/29th.jpg

Your the 4th Iv come across with the same problem here

Dude that's actually fixed it. The smart protection thing was holding it back. Just did a test with Prime95 and it goes to 100%, 3.99GHz. Thank you for bringing that to my attention and thank you everyone else on here for helping me to try and fix it. Y'all great

[AussieBobby]

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Początkowo opublikowane przez AussieBobby:

Try this,last post,,mine.next page OP says it worked
http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/392183857619989022/#c392183857621031008
slow mode switch
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/mac/reviews/MSI/970GAMING/29th.jpg

Your the 4th Iv come across with the same problem here

Dude that's actually fixed it. The smart protection thing was holding it back. Just did a test with Prime95 and it goes to 100%, 3.99GHz. Thank you for bringing that to my attention and thank you everyone else on here for helping me to try and fix it. Y'all great :azuki2:

It drove me mad to trying to find out what the problem was

[Vortex]

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Początkowo opublikowane przez Vortex:

Dude that's actually fixed it. The smart protection thing was holding it back. Just did a test with Prime95 and it goes to 100%, 3.99GHz. Thank you for bringing that to my attention and thank you everyone else on here for helping me to try and fix it. Y'all great

It drove me mad to trying to find out what the problem was

Can't believe it was something so simple.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Another thing everyone should also try is, and this is regardless of what you may have, Laptop, Desktop, Intel based CPU, AMD APU, FX, RyZen... download and run a CPU Core Unlocker App. This will be able to look at your Registry quickly and easily and show you if Core Parking is Enabled anywhere; then just go ahead and Unpark all Cores, and apply, the reboot.

http://www.coderbag.com/programming-c/disable-cpu-core-parking-utility

This is something that was easily overlooked for those testing RyZen on Win 8 / 10 to where by default, those OS usually have Core Parking Enabled.

Now AMD's suggestion to folks, especially for Gamers and Benchmark Reviewers, to just change Power Options in WinOS and that should over-ride any Core-Parking, however that is not a given method.

[AussieBobby]

Don want to alarm you,but my(same as yours) mobo pooped it self,a leak,same as in the link
https://linustechtips.com/main/uploads/monthly_2016_02/12809808_1124069104304846_1990890440_o.jpg.c4f8292ee7700c2676549205fa02bdd6.jpg

I sent it back as it was still under warranty.They refused as I didn't have all the screws(two missing) for the stock cooler mount.That was the second thing I removed after the wrapper.

I emailed back and said, throw it in the bin where it belongs and Ill get the Ryzen mobo from another manufacture.
I haven't got a reply yet.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

FYI the screws for something like the AMD original mount bracket that comes on AMD boards, those use a screw type which you could easily get from your average hardware store if those get lost.

But yes anytime you wish to RMA hardware like Motherboard or GPU; please ensure whatever was "original" with that, gets reinstalled prior to shipping it out. Like CPU Mounting hardware, any screws for things like VGA / DVI ports (as sometimes these come off); etc.

Also for something like GPU Cooler, as long as you keep and then reinstall the original cooling unit should the GPU need replacement, should be fine there too.

I pretty much always keep the box for GPUs, Motherboards, PSU.
Modular PSUs, keep the extra un-needed cables in the original box.
These original boxes, along with their original anti-static bags are ideal for if there is a need to ship the product back or have it replaced under Warranty RMA. I use the Motherboard to store anything original for the built it is tied to, like Windows OS product key slip / any original media discs (just in case) and any extras that were non-essential to the build, but might be needed later on.

If you order any non-retail-box 3.5in HDD, those usually come like this:
https://www.servethehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Newegg-Single-Hard-Drive-Packaging-May-2011-Proper-Inner-Box.jpg
Keep that as well, cause it is ideal for any HDD returns.

If you do ship any hardware, ensure it is double-boxed. Never ship it directly just by the original products box alone.