New built PC running at high temps

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I just finished building my first PC last night. Installed windows 10 successfully and all components have been tested with no errors, however my CPU is running between 45 - 55 degrees C. I'm anxious that I may have used too much thermal paste.

After installing windows I installed Google Chrome and Avira Free. Windows crashed to the blue screen of death a few time, and the error was different every time. I went to bed.

Today I checked windows installation through the command prompt with chkdsk and scannow and both ran successfully. The computer hasn't crashed once but is running at high temps?

Should I remove the CPU fan and install it again, or do I just need to wait for paste to cure?

AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card
DIYPC - IllusionI-BL ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair - Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 
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Budge414
No harm in re-seating the CPU. The seating and thermal paste application are directly responsible for getting the most out of your cooling solution. Look at plenty of thermal paste application videos and tests to familiarise yourself a little more, and to get the best way to remove your previous application.

Standard application would be a vertical line in the center of the CPU, roughly 1/5 the length of the heat-spreader. Thickness should be a cooked grain of rice, maybe 2.5 mm. The idea is not to have too much or too little.
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No harm in re-seating the CPU. The seating and thermal paste application are directly responsible for getting the most out of your cooling solution. Look at plenty of thermal paste application videos and tests to familiarise yourself a little more, and to get the best way to remove your previous application.

Standard application would be a vertical line in the center of the CPU, roughly 1/5 the length of the heat-spreader. Thickness should be a cooked grain of rice, maybe 2.5 mm. The idea is not to have too much or too little.
 
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