Intel Celeron Dual Core CPU 88 Degrees

[Devine2069]

I checked the bios it says my cpu is running at 88 it does not state whether this is F or C but I am assuming it is C. I installed everything correctly it came with its own thermal bonding pads already on the heat sink fan. It seems to run perfectly and everything else is cold so I don't know what can be causing this issue. PLEASE HELP!

 

[Tmagic650]

In this case, the thermal pads should be removed and thoroughly cleaned off. A good quality thermal compound like Arctic Silver should be applied sparingly. If you had to move the CPU heat-sink around even a little while attaching it to the motherboard, the thermal pad could have been rubbed off and it is not sufficient to cool the CPU now

 

[Alexexex]

Does your computer have temperature sensors enabled? If they don't I think it'll display the max temp.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

Does your computer even have temperature sensors? If they don't I think it'll display the max temp.

What does that mean? All computers new enough to use a celeron have sensors...besides, I doubt that is a max temp, thats going way to far.