I7-4770k stock cooler temperature is high?

Henry4560

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Jul 12, 2013
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Hey guys,

I'm currently building my second custom pc at the moment. I got all the parts and put it together and ran a test run. Everything looked great until i check the temperature for the cpu. It was at 128 degree celcius. I'm no rocket scientist, but i'm sure that temperature is not normal. I suspect that it had to do something with my thermal paste so I reapplied it, but the temps are still at a solid 128. Doesn't budge at all, it just stays on 128. So my question is, what went wrong? Is it safe to assume i got a defective cpu? Thanks for the help guys!