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I switched from a full tower to a corsair air 240 case and my cpu temps have gone up. I am not sure why, I've replaced the thermal paste twice. This is the temperature in OOT. http://imgur.com/FuQbcBT
It shuts down the stress test because the temperature exceeds 86 C. Why is this happening?

While gaming on Fallout 4 it reaches temperatures of 89 C. I do not believe these temperatures are safe.
 
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It would take a hell of a lot of dust to cause the temps to rise that fast, like, the heatsink would have to be completely packed with it. Which I've seen, don't get me wrong, but you'd hope that would be something the OP might notice and correct if they've repasted twice now.

I think there is probably, almost certainly, either not enough airflow, too much paste, too little paste, or an incorrect mount of the heatsink. I guess it's possible that they might also just have a really terrible cooler, but it seems unlikely given the other system specs.
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What were the temperatures before switching towers?

Did you play Fallout 4 in the previous tower? And what were the temperatures then?

That's so strange, because I would have said there's an airflow issue, but it gets that hot within 40 seconds.
When changing over cases did the CPU cooler fan get dirty or dusty?

And yeah 89°C is very hot, not good :(

The only thing I can think of that's causing the issue is dust, or damage to the CPU cooler. (if you even have one)

 
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How much thermal paste are you using?

Are you using the stock cooler?

9 times out of ten, either too much or too little paste has been applied, OR, regardless of your convictions, the cooler is not correctly seated with the right amount of mounting pressure. Make absolutely certain all four corners are completely seated and that the fasteners are in the proper positions.

If it's an aftermarket cooler, triple check the mounting to verify everything is right. Every time I hear it's right, it turns out that it's not. And yes, your temps are too high for a stock configuration that is not overclocked.

It could also simply be that you do not have enough airflow through the case bringing in cool air, or that the fan profile on your cooler isn't right.

Make sure all fans are working and correctly oriented with the proper intake and exhaust configuration.
 
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It would take a hell of a lot of dust to cause the temps to rise that fast, like, the heatsink would have to be completely packed with it. Which I've seen, don't get me wrong, but you'd hope that would be something the OP might notice and correct if they've repasted twice now.

I think there is probably, almost certainly, either not enough airflow, too much paste, too little paste, or an incorrect mount of the heatsink. I guess it's possible that they might also just have a really terrible cooler, but it seems unlikely given the other system specs.
 
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