Overheating query

[Russian_Hitman]

A friend asked me to post this. Been trying to help him sort...

I'm having problems with my cooling, meaning my CPU and GPU are
running far hotter than they should be.

Specs:
CPU - Intel q6600
GPU - nVidia GeForce 8800GT (Latest drivers)
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
Memory - 2GB unbranded RAM

Here's a screenshot of my current temperatures -
http://www.goruchaf.info/images/speedfan.jpg

When I play a game (Counterstrike Source being an example) my core
temps go up to 90-95, and even went up to 125 until I cleaned out the
CPU fan and re-seated it.

I've updated my BIOS to ensure the temperatures are being read
correctly, turned up my fans to 100% using RivaTuner (made a very
marginal difference, knocked off like 5 degrees from the GPU
temperature), and left the case off in a cool room, and the
temperature is still running insanely high.

I thought the temperatures must be being read incorrectly, but when
they go up too hot I get horrendously bad performance, with my FPS in
CS:Source dropping down to 20-30 with an FPS config and 25 odd
processes running.

Any help greatly appreciated, and if anymore information is required
let me know.

 

[Russian_Hitman]

safe yeah...but idle temp :S?

And hes reseated his CPU with new thermal paste. Stiock cooler on the CPU btw. I mean fair enough if it was sturggling to keep it low in use, but that high idle?

 

[Russian_Hitman]

Ignore :X

 

[Russian_Hitman]

He did use thermal transfer compound between CPU and HSF?

Yup. Took off the HS cleaned off all the old TP and reapplied some then reseated the HSF.

Pinkfloyd Will get an answer off him. I know bios temps are the same. Not sure what else hes used to monitor temp.

I don't know if this might help but when I flashed to the latest BIOS on a ABIT IP-35 pro, it read the temps on my q6600 way too high. Something about the new BIOS being designed for for the die shrink to 45. When I flashed to a previous BIOS the temps read correctly. Might be worth a try

He was running the F4 gigabyte bios originally and i got him to flash it up to F12 last night to see if it remedied it. Hes running a gigabyte P35 DS3.

 

[Russian_Hitman]

buy a non stock cooler