CPU heat-sink problems

[FoulDragon at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/2006 6:36:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
vltreude at deru.com writes:

>An interesting  idea, perhaps I'll try it.  I probably  wouldn't want to
>lay the string on the actual CPU die, though, because it would leave a
>gap in the layer.  So the string would need to be a tiny bit fatter than
>the height of the  die about the mounting substrate.

Even paste layers aren't critical-- 99 percent of the paste gets pressed out 
once it's mounted.  I rarely make it an art.

Is the fan running properly on the heatsink?  Have you blown it out lately 
(try a straw!)

Sometimes the temp sensors are wildly inaccurate (I'm looking at you, Abit)

Did you degunge the CPU and sink?

Is this the first time it's built in this case?  Maybe your case airflow 
sucks.