Don't worry about your temp for the time being. Another member is doing a test as we speak to validate what a lot of us have been thinking all along; THE SENSORS ON THIS BOARD ARE WRONG!!!! I for instance, replaced the retail heasink/fan with a thermaltake volcano 7+, used AR3, and installed 4 brand new Panasonic Panaflows. After all was said and done, my temp dropped 1 degree Celcius. I would have to say something is wrong with the sensors.