AMD Phenom 2 is idling at 50°C, can I get it cooler?

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Published on 2012-04-10T19:36:51Z Indexed on 2012/10/08 9:39 UTC
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Is it possible to damage a CPU so that it works, but only at high temperatures?

My Phenom 2 1090T is idling at 50°C and I have tried everything to get it down. I can play Deus Ex HR, Arkham City, or Dirt 3 and it hovers around 60.

I have cleaned out all my fans: 2 intake (front and side), 1 exhaust (Arctic Freezer). My machine is a brand new Antec 520 high current gamer. Also:

Extreme3 770
8 GB Kingston DDR3 (2x4 GB)
750 GB Seagate Barracuda
ASUS Xonar DG
Radeon HD 5670
New Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 2 (days old and mounted properly with Arctic Silver 5).

I also dropped an Athlon 250 dual core into my rig and that ran at under 30. Is the CPU dying? I know that 50°C idle for an AMD is not normal.

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