Processor Overheating

[sikerdebaard]

[..] thermal paste [..]

How much thermal paste did you use? Usualy, spread out the paste evenly on the core, but make the layer of paste as thin as possible, altough not too thin. Usualy, a drop at the size of a Pea (Y'know, like these) is enough. Creditcards are godlike when it comes to spreading the paste evenly.

I've seen quite a few PC's overheat due to large amounts of paste. It works like an insulation if theres too much of it.