This thing use to be in the low 50s and now has somehow worked its way up to 80! I have no idea why it's doing this. It only hits 80 when I'm gaming. I'm using Core Temp to read my CPU temperature. I've already tried taking off the heatsink, cleaning it, and reapplying arctic 5, etc. I am using this aftermarket cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835999048
On an unrelated matter, I somehow bent a bunch of pins on my CPU getting that heatsink off. I was able to bend them back with a paperclip. The CPU works, surprisingly.
Anyway, is this CPU just getting old or something, or do I need to get a different cooler?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835999048
On an unrelated matter, I somehow bent a bunch of pins on my CPU getting that heatsink off. I was able to bend them back with a paperclip. The CPU works, surprisingly.
Anyway, is this CPU just getting old or something, or do I need to get a different cooler?