CORE cpu over heating

Holy jeesh that's bad.

First thoughts:

Take off the heatsink, wipe it clean with isopropyl alcohol, dry it off, use Artic Silver 5. Put a dot on the CPU and spread it around with a plastic bag or coffee filter. If you have a dual core read about proper thermal grease placement. Spread properly. Re-seat your heatsink fan and hope for the best immediately. Beyond this for this step, make sure your fans are running.

Another check, make sure you've got adequate ventilation for your rig. For the interim if the above doesn't work, point a box fan or two right at your rig with the case open and turn them on high.

Is the ambient temperature a factor? Is the case inside of a giant metal box that collects a lot of heat? Open a window. If it's uncomfortably hot for you, it won't help your temps.

Hope some of that helps.

and what is the processor?!?!?!

You might need to reseat the heatsink.

WHAT KIND OF PROCESSOR?!?!?!?!

A Core. Which one it is doesn't really matter.

Follow these instructions carefully:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/ap [...] l_wcap.pdf

Make sure you have removed the plastic under the heatsink.
Make sure you install the heatsink correctly.
I had to change heatsinks in order to get good temperatures.

Hi, guys.

I need some help.

For Xmas I got this really wild computer as a gift from some guy named G. Baltar. When I open up the case the CPU is called a Kobol 2000 and then there's some weird characters and at the bottom it says: Made In New Caprica. It had a wireless antenna on a BSG card and when I activated it there was this biga$$ sonic boom over my house and this knockout 6 foot tall blonde bombshell in this slinky dress walked in with this 8 foot tall shiny chrome toaster dude. They thanked me for activating the homing beacon that allowed something called Cylons to find Earth without needing Jupiter's Eye. Now, my question is, the blonde wants to take me to a beach and bang my ba!!s off... should I take along some Arctic Silver?

BSG 4tw