I have fairly decent case air flow. Inside my case the temp is 41degrees celcius. The problem is my cpu jumps up about 20 degrees during games. Today i realized that @ idle my cpu is around 59degrees (celcius) and once the game gets goin for a while and i check cpu temp, it reads about 79degrees celcius. Im going by what my MSI core center is telling me. im gonna check my thermal grease later on. YOu're probably right about the setup error. i'll tell you how everything goes tomorrow wwhen i get home from work. thanks guys