Bought a q9550 off of newegg recently. Also bought a freezer 7 pro. The problem is simple really, it runs way too hot. Right now under no stress and with just firefox running my core temps are 73, 75, 75 and 73 C according to coretemp and pcwizard. Despite this my computer functions completely fine even when i midly stress it up to the 80s and sometimes into the 90s of degrees C. I installed the hsf correctly and it makes good contact; however, it doesnt get warm. Yes i remembered to use thermal paste and yes the voltages are in the acceptable range. Im starting to think that the cpus sensors must be broken. I dont see any other reason why it would report temps this high. Any other ideas why it is or should i just return the chip and hope to get a new one that doesnt post scarily high temps?
