Quote Originally Posted by Quesse View Post
You act like everyone knows how to upgrade their CPU/Motherboard like its no big deal. It is a big deal for a lot of people and they are going to run into issues - whether it is with cabling/drivers/mismatched components. So pairing a GTX 660 with a dual core athlon2 because they 'might' upgrade in the future is a terrible idea. Better to buy a properly matched card like a 6670 and then just buy a complete new system pre-configured at a later date. That is the advise you should be giving people.
I give people the advice I know works well and optimizes their budget, not the advice you want me to give for some mysterious reason.

Your solution is simply not money efficient. Buying something only to throw it away in a few months is a waste of money.

Quote Originally Posted by Soukyuu View Post
I doubt the thermal paste can change the temps by ~15°C, but might look into it. Does the paste lose it's features over time? I used the paste provided with the cooler this time, but before that it was arctic silver. Didn't really change the temps.

Wrote to AMD to see if they will be willing to do anything, if not, then I guess I will be looking around for a different CPU. My budget is as low as it gets atm, I'm usually aiming for best bang for the buck though.
Good paste doesn't deteriorate for several years if at all, so I wouldn't think that's the cause. At the moment I'm simply thinking about a defective CPU, unless your case ventilation is REALLY horrible. But even in that case it shouldn't be that bad.