A10 6800K over 70c while idle... help please and thank you!

zomgep

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Hey everyone,

I've been running my AMD A10 6800K just fine for awhile now, but recently I switched out the graphics card (to a cheaper one too) and re-applied the thermal paste, and now it goes over 70c and automatically shuts down now and then.

My cooler is the Cooler Master Seidon 120V. My question is: is this a cooler problem, a CPU problem, or both?

Also, can I recover this CPU or will I need to buy a new one for my PC?

Finally, it's been less than a year -- does anyone know if I can get my CPU replaced under AMD warrenty?

Please help and thanks in advance!
 

zomgep

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Thanks for the answer man!

Turns out I had my liquid cooler fan in the wrong direction for over 5 months (exhaust instead of intake -- yikes)