Yeah I was going to suggest the stock HSF if you had one just to see. That's basic troubleshooting-changing factors in the equation to at least collect more information as to what the problem is not. While the most likely culprit seems to be the CPU itself, you certainly don't know never having used a different one in this same setup.
Also, for future reference in case ur not aware (this is definitely not the problem), Arctic Silver 5 is no longer the "champ".
The newer non-conductive TIMs, while hardly revolutionary, all beat AS5. I'm going to try some of that new OCZ Freeze next.
Good luck and let us know...
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