How to control system temprature

turn the fan speed up, re-apply thermal paste, purchase a better cooler...

If the CPU (im guessing) is hitting those temperatures while under a light load, something is definetly wrong your cooling.

Clean the inside.
New case with improved airflow.
More fans.
Better CPU heatsink.
Move the PC away from any heat-sources.
Undo any overclocks you may have.

Without more info we (as in, us resident Vault Dwellers) cant really give information more specific than this.

Agreed, what system do you have. If you don't know the cpu, you can download free software, called cpuz, that will tell you what brand and model number your cpu is.

How old is the system, is it possible that dust is clogging either your fan or your heatsink below your fan, which effectively prevents cpu cooling? If so, forcing air with a vacuum or compressed tank is the best way to clear these out.

Is it possible that a wire on your motherboard is preventing your heatsink fan from spinning? I have seen this before.

The more details you can provide us about your system, including age, and if it is prebuilt at a factory, like a dell or hp, the better.

Is this system built yourself? How did you apply thermal paste to the processor? Ideally, you should apply a layer thin enough that you can almost see through it.

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