Motherboard heat issues

jseekins54

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Sep 26, 2018
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I did a PC build, my first one, I have hit snags all along the way.

I have 2 fans in my build, front bottom, rear top. 2 on my video card and a CPU heatsink with a fan.

So, 5 in my case total. yet here are my specs....

Operating System
Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU
AMD FX 180 °F
Zambezi 32nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M LX PLUS (AM3R2) 193 °F
Graphics
2460G5 (1920x1080@59Hz)
8192MB ATI Radeon RX 570 Series (MSI) 108 °F
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 ATA Device (SATA ) 85 °F
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSB0 ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio



why am I running such a high CPU/Motherboard temp?? Is it possible I put too much of the thermal paste?