is my cpu too hot?

[OpenFriday]

i was checking my cpu temp and today for the 1st time it went to over 200f! 203 actually and i havent even overclocked it!!! im buying an alpha pep a couple case fans and a hard drive cooler that should set things straight right boys?

WTF 203F!!!!

[TriggerHappy]

What did you test your temperature with?
Is it Motherboard monitor? or did you check the temp in your BIOS?

[dimmreaper]

Are you using thermal compound?

[Mr_Goat]

203 F (93C) is way too hot...if your sure that your reading is correct then you definatly have a heat dissipation problem. Start troubleshooting your setup and keep in mind that the maxmum operating temp for most CPU's is a 80C (176F).

[OpenFriday]

n/m i was using sisoft sandra and it said 204 the bios says 157f so thats not so bad.

[MiracleMan]

Man, 176F still a high heat! You are running with your case closed? Well, if you are, remove the side panel for awile until you got new cooler/system fans. It will pull down your temps around 10C !!!