Another good way to check the CPU temp after a crash is to just boot into your BIOS right after it happens and see what it reports. I had it happen with mine a while back and it showed really high temperatures.
When it happened to me it turned out there was gunk (dust and hair) all built up over the heat sink, preventing heat flow. Unscrewing the fan from it and running over it with a q-tip to clean it off helped. |