At 7/18/14 03:39 PM, egg82 wrote: FX series doesn't need overclocking :P
I don't agree, partially anyway. The 8120 can be overclocked to achieve performance likened to the 8150. They might not need to be overclocked but they have some nice room to do so.
I was planning on getting an 8120 for that purpose, before I realised their roadmap had no more chips on the AM3+ socket. I'm not sure how much of that has changed, I haven't really taken much interest in hardware for a long time, actually.
But yeah, most likely a defective cooler. Might also be worth checking your airflow in your case, though.