Hi there,
As you can see by my join date I have been around a while - but been pretty inactive for the last few years. Anyway I just upgraded by system with a Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition and ATi HD5770: still haven't gotten over how much grunt you can buy for what used to be entry-level dollars!
So given I was going from a 65W CPU to a 125W beast I expect a jump in temps, but not 90degC! That's what I currently get maxing out 4 cores folding, with a big Silverstone NT06 aftermarket cooler with 120mm fan on top (@12V) and 2 other 120mm fans in the system. Everything I read puts a max temp a 62degC so this cannot be good, once I have sent this will shut down and re-apply Artic Silver.
I get the same readings with Core Temp, Overdrive and in the BIOS so not bogus, any thoughts on what going wrong (other than poor contact, as above going to work on that)? For that matter why hasn't the machine shut down?
Thoughts appreciated, will check back in with new thermal paste coating applied.