CPU/Heatsink seating issue?

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I have an odd story that i don't think I've seen lying around here. About 2 years ago, I got Dell Inspiron 580 for my Birthday. I happily used that for about one year then i got into the PC building scene. So I upgraded from whatever was in there originally to a 670, new PSU, and case. Since then I've been rocking with an aging i5-650 and the OEM motherboard. So over the weekend I purchased an MSI 990fx-gd65 v2 and an FX-8350. I get it all plugged and i'm all set and power up the pc, awesome, it works and I open up that pretty UEFI.
Now at this point i see the super high CPU idle temp, 60 degrees. Thinking that it was a seating issue with either the CPU or fan, i reseat both (no reapplying of thermal compound because of stock heatsink and it didn't come with any extra).
I start it back up and the temps are still in the 60's, so I decide to just continue and just see if it continues into my desktop. So when I get to my desktop, I that it says "This is not genuine copy of Windows", and, everything is running quite slowly, I have a widget that displays the CPU usage, and it is around 90-100 percent.
For the CPU heat/speed issue, is this because I botched that installation of CPU/ fan? Or some other underlying issue.
For the Genuine Windows issue, is this due to me not being able to provide another key or something along those lines because I don't have a boxed copy of Windows Premium?
Thanks so much for any help provided.
 
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How many fans have you got in the case? Where are they? As far as the thermal paste goes, did you reattach the original heatsink from the old CPU? Without reapplying thermal? Or did the new CPU come with a new stock heatsink/fan? If you reattached an old one, I would most definitely do yourself a favor and get some new thermal on there.
 
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Well what I did was install the Stock fan that came with new 8350, then what I did was take out both the CPU and fan and reinstall them again after I thought there was a seating issue, no reapplication of thermal compound. And I have 2 case fans in front and back, not including the CPU fan.
 
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Currently I have both side panels off because the build just finished and that is what I do. Should I stick the side panels back on?
 
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Yeah, didn't help in anything but making it sound even more like a jet. Do you best buy or some other retailer would have thermal compound? I don't really feel like waiting a couple days to get my computer operational
 
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That explains the "This is not genuine copy of Windows" issue. Windows isn't seeing the same hdwr it did when it set itself up. And upon 'calling home' it found the OEM license doesn't match the motherboard it is tied to legally. That problem can be solved by doing a clean install of the OS. When you go to activate it, Windows may or may not detect it is on a different machine. If it doesn't, you're home free. If it does, it is just a matter of following the instructions to get it activated. It usually involves an automated phone call, following easy directions, and typing in some numbers.

The high temps might be a problem with the mounting of the heat sync/fan. Even re-using the old thermal paste shouldn't cause that kind of temps. If that's already been checked out, The high CPU usage (and resulting hi-temps) may be due to Windows trying to correct for the wrong hdwr. See if the hi-cpu usage/hi temp issue goes away after a clean Win7 install.
 
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Well i cant do a reinstall becuase I had an OEM computer that didnt come with a boxed edition of Windows 7, just it being installed.
 
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Well, then you either have to buy a copy of Win7 or...
You can download the ISO file to make a bootable Win7 installation disk. It will allow you to run Win7 free for 30 days. After which you will have to either buy the license or type in the product code from the copy of Windows you have now. It should be pasted on your old PC somewhere.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

Another work around that may or may not work would be to try to do a Windows repair. It may install the correct drivers for the new MB and whatever else changed. But legally, an OEM version of Windows is only licensed to the PC it was originally installed on.
 
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