Brand New Overheating APU (Help!)

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JSequeira

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I have brand new desktop computer that i assembled, it all works fine, BUT, it shows me while starting boot section, before installing the OS, the CPU and Motherboard temperature and it let's me configure the overclocking settings and such. The problem is that the CPU heats up around the 60°C, almost hitting the 70°C.

Computer specs are the following:

TP-LINK TL-WN751ND Wireless N150 PCI Adapter, 2.4GHz 150Mbps, Include Low-profile Bracket

Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9)

MSI Socket FM2/AMD A75/DDR3/SATA3&USB3.0/A&GbE/MicroATX Motherboard FM2-A75MA-E35

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

Plus,

AMD Quad-Core A8-Series APU A8-6600K with Radeon HD 8570D (AD660KWOHLBOX


* The fan is working and well adjusted
* The heat sink is making contact with the CPU unit, well secured.
* The CPU is well placed.
* There is thermal grease, it was applied.
* Haven't installed any OS, i'm afraid it might get hotter and crash!

So my question is, is it a defective CPU problem(it's actually an APU)? What can be the problem? It goes up in temperature really fast and stays around 67°C in boot.
 
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jaguarskx
Prior to logging into Windows CPUs and APUs run at full speed.

The instructions to tell the APU/CPU to "slow down" comes from Windows. That's why when going into the BIOS your processor will be running at full speed.

I believe the only time outside of Windows when the processor is slowed down is when the motherboard detects the APU/CPU is overheating, then the motherboard's controls kicks in to force the processor to a lower clockspeed.
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jaguarskx

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Prior to logging into Windows CPUs and APUs run at full speed.

The instructions to tell the APU/CPU to "slow down" comes from Windows. That's why when going into the BIOS your processor will be running at full speed.

I believe the only time outside of Windows when the processor is slowed down is when the motherboard detects the APU/CPU is overheating, then the motherboard's controls kicks in to force the processor to a lower clockspeed.
 
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If you have a UEFI BIOS on your motherboard its very likely that the BIOS is putting the CPU under load and causing it to heat up. I would just continue installing Windows (or whatever OS you use) and see if the temps cool down once you do that.
 
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