Idle Temperature has risen steadily since installation of a new cooler

AsusPCGuy

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Oct 28, 2013
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I bought a Cooler master Gemenii and put it on my FX-8320 and at first the idle temperature was 30 degrees, in the middle of a Texas summer! Now, a month or so later, it has become 31-33 degrees and only on colder nights does it reach the 30 degrees it once was, any ideas why? * I know a few degrees is not a big deal, but why has the idle temp increased?*
 
Solution
Yes it's almost certainly a problem with the thermal paste/mounting of the cooler. Try re-installing it. Use new paste. A small pea size dot in the middle will do.