My CPU is getting too hot at low usage

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23zhanga

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Hi, I have an i7 8700 and it's getting really hot, I have a stock cooler from Intel, and I get about 50C at idle and 100C when I'm playing a game called Rainbow Six Siege, the game isn't very demanding as well, and I have noticed my CPU usage is at around 20-50 percent but I'm still getting 100C, what is the problem here? My CPU is clocked at 3.2 ghz, the default.
 
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Dashman9000
Have you tried vacuuming the dust out of the PC and getting the dust out of the CPU heat-sink / fan assembly? 50c idle seems high. How many fans do you have installed on the case for air-flow? Your saying 20 - 50 % load playing the game and reaching 100c isin't good, you've got some serious cooling issues. Blow out the interior or vacuum, pay particular attention to the cpu heat-sink and fan areas for dust / lint....hope a good cleaning is all it takes
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Have you tried vacuuming the dust out of the PC and getting the dust out of the CPU heat-sink / fan assembly? 50c idle seems high. How many fans do you have installed on the case for air-flow? Your saying 20 - 50 % load playing the game and reaching 100c isin't good, you've got some serious cooling issues. Blow out the interior or vacuum, pay particular attention to the cpu heat-sink and fan areas for dust / lint....hope a good cleaning is all it takes
 
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23zhanga

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Yeah I have cleaned my pc and I have 4 fans in my case, my case doesn't have good airflow tho
 
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