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This is a customer's computer, not one I built thankfully (who doesn't check the processor temps in a computer they just built? weird). As everyone here can probably guess, the heatsink wasn't making proper contact with the processor.
Well, in this case, it wasn't making any contact with the processor! Stock Intel heatsink, and none of the three stripes of heat paste had been disturbed
Though I have to say it surprised me a bit that when I gave the HSF a wobble before taking it off the first time, it seemed solidly installed, but when I was removing it and attempting to reset the push pins, at least one seemed a bit jammed so I think it/they got stuck in a position where there wasn't a noticeable wobble. After reinstallation I also checked that the inner part of each push-pin has made it through the other side of the board, level with the outer parts.
The temps were nearly 70C within a couple of minutes of booting Win10, and within a minute of running memtest SMP the processor temp was hitting 90C. Now it's a much more healthy ~35C idle and after a few minutes of prime95 it was slowly heading towards 60C.
Well, in this case, it wasn't making any contact with the processor! Stock Intel heatsink, and none of the three stripes of heat paste had been disturbed
Though I have to say it surprised me a bit that when I gave the HSF a wobble before taking it off the first time, it seemed solidly installed, but when I was removing it and attempting to reset the push pins, at least one seemed a bit jammed so I think it/they got stuck in a position where there wasn't a noticeable wobble. After reinstallation I also checked that the inner part of each push-pin has made it through the other side of the board, level with the outer parts.
The temps were nearly 70C within a couple of minutes of booting Win10, and within a minute of running memtest SMP the processor temp was hitting 90C. Now it's a much more healthy ~35C idle and after a few minutes of prime95 it was slowly heading towards 60C.