over heating cpu

[soulmax]

hi.i've noticed a problem lately.my cpu is intel e7500core2dou.and it's over heating like shit , specially when i'm gaming.it get 78c sometimes. what's wrong?

 

[jinayhvora]

remove the heatsink, apply new thermal paste, do a dust cleaning of the whole case and make sure there is nothing blocking the fans

 

[mauller07]

could be poor contact or bad thermal compound, it might help if you redo the thermalcompound on the heatsink.

clean off the old stuff with isopropyl alcohol and apply a rice grain amount to the centre of the cpu then place the heatsink back on and when its flat push and twist it slightly and attach it.