Stupidly high BIOS temp

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So, started my new build up yesterday and while in the BIOS I saw something, which I believe was temperature, that registered the BIOS as 91. I didn't get a unit though, but I assume Celsius. I didn't pay much attention to it then as my build worked, but that's way too high for idling (but I've read BIOS puts a CPU under 100% load). If it was 91C is there anything I can do or should I check with Core Temp first which I intend to (still have to download it)

Note: When building I mounted the CPU fan twice which I've learnt you shouldn't do, the push pins are all the way in, but I can check. It's the stock cooler and the i5 4560

My cable routing is non existent, so I don't know if that's cutting off air flow, but I will reopen my build to route properly, I just wanted to get it working.

It's the Gigabyte GA H87 HD3 board and I think running latest BIOS now as I updated, but during update it froze everything at the end of the update and it performed emergency shutdown. When I rebooted and got the update going again it resumed where it left off and finished like nothing happened. Windows 8 doesn't seem to know anything about the emergency shutdown either
 
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I would say get a number of zip ties and just try to keep everything against the back wall and out of the fans air flow path. Don't pull the cables too tight that you stress the wires/connectors.

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does it really put cpu at 100% load my old pc bios doesnt

you can always upgrade thermal paste.I recommned IC Diamond 24 carat.It has beter W/m*K heat conductivity than silver by up to 5 times and it doesn conduct electricity too.made with 92/94 % synthetic diamonds
 

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It was degrees Celsius. It was at 91! Good thing I looked in there or I'd have never known my CPU cooler wasn't working, because it hadn't got a good connection. Also sorted my Push Pins out. Now if anybody could help me route my cables, that would be brilliant