So, i bought my PC back in 2010, and it's been serving me

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2016-07-01 19:43:57 Post No. 55361874
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 19:43:57 Post No. 55361874 [Report]

So, i bought my PC back in 2010, and it's been serving me well ever since, but recently the CPU has been getting some astronomically high temperatures.
On most games the processor load shoots up to a constant 100% and the temperature hits ~100ºC.
This is AFTER cleaning dust.

Did age finally catch up to it? Should i upgrade the whole thing, or is there something i can do to squeeze some extra life out of it? I tried to upgrade some parts before, but the shitty motherboard severely limits my options.

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 21:13:08 Post No.55363177
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>>55361874
>my temperature

1) replace your thermal compound
2) make sure your fans are still working
3) place your PC into freezer
4) buy new PC

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 21:15:22 Post No.55363212
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 21:15:22 Post No.55363212 [Report]

replace the thermal compound/paste/grease. it's quite easy look up on youtube

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 22:16:55 Post No.55364157
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 22:16:55 Post No.55364157 [Report]

>>55361874
Replace thermal compound.
If your CPU is holding back your GPU (it might, it's only a dual core with HT) you can upgrade to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-Quad-Core-i7-880-3-06GHz-8MB-Socket-LGA1156-Processor-SLBPS-/302001488909?hash=item4650b1040d:g:jXAAAOSwuzRXdcGo

The price to performance ratio for that processor is actually really good, it'll be adequate for any mid-tier GPU (like yours) and you can keep your motherboard.