Increased CPU temps

[sampson0693]

Hi,

I am pretty new to building and modding my own PC for gaming. I previously swapped out the stock Intel cooler and installed a Corsair H60 cooler. I did this more for the looks than anything else, I am not over clocking.

Everything has been working fine for a few months but today I decided to give the PC a clean up as it was getting pretty dusty.

After reapplying new thermal paste to the CPU I am now getting crazy temps at 88 + while playing BF4. Previously I was getting low 70's at the most.

The only thing I can assume is that the quality of paste I have used is bad. It was a pretty cheap kit to be fair. I have taken it off and reapplied several times and nothing has changed.

Does cheap thermal paste really make such a difference or could it be something else?

When the system is idle I am getting around 29 degsC..

Intel 4670
MSI Z87-G45
GTX 760 MSI
8gb RAM

 

[popatim]

Even mayo works ok, It sounds like you put on way to much maybe?
Wipe off what you have and clean it with alcohol the apply about the size of a bb's worth of paste and the reinstall the 'cooler' , tightening it down in a x pattern.
see how that works.

 

[sampson0693]

Tried again, this time i have put even less paste on and still no difference. Cant understand what is wrong with it. Initially i was thinking it was the quality of the paste but now im leaning towards the cooler???