CPU 40-70 C while idle

ysuran92

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Dec 8, 2015
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Hi all. So basically I'm using HWMonitor and my CPU temperature gets to around 70+ C while PC is idle, and hits 70-80 while running Fallout 4, for instance. I noticed this because I could hear the fans so loudly, which never ever happened before. PC never shuts down, though. It's been only a month since the last time I cleaned everything up and applied new thermal compound. It's also the first time this happens to me with my current setup. SYS fans also reach 100% and the "TMPIN0" temperature (motherboard) is around 40-70 C as well. No trouble at all with my GPU, which stays between 30-70 C depending on whatever I'm running. Here are my specs:

Motherboard: MSI 990 FXA Gaming
CPU: AMD FX 6100 3.3 GHz
RAM: 12GB 1600 MHz
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850 W
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS
GPU: MSI R7 370 4GB Gaming