CPU idle temperature far too high

kripat-96

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Jun 9, 2015
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I have noticed that my CPU has been running at an extremely high temperature even when idling, which results in poor performance by it.The PC is also unbearably loud at times and I believe this might be one of the reasons why. I have checked all of the components and the CPU Cooler is attached properly and I applied a new thermal pad yesterday. Is there anything that I could do to fix these temperatures and improve performance? Kind Regards

PC Specifications:
Case: Cit Neptune Gaming Case
CPU: AMD A8-5600K (not overclocked)
CPU Cooler: Asus Silent Knight II
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI)
Motherboard: F2A85-M LE
HDD: WDC WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 (2TB)
SR2000M001-1CH1 (2TB)
CD Drive: Samsung Blu-Ray Drive
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Case Fans: 2x12cm Corsair AF120 Blue LED

Asus AI Suite II: http://tinypic.com/r/25u1yl3/8
HW Monitor: http://tinypic.com/r/2u6ogo3/8