CPU or Motherboard

CPU or Motherboard I think i damaged my CPU, but I'm not sure. I got a new graphics card(GTX250) and so i imagine the inside of my case was a bit warmer, but after a week or two the CPU started beeping, so I installed CoreTemp32, and it says my Athlon 64 X2 4400+ is idling in the 50s and frequently getting into the 60s, which is clearly too hot.
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"Since you didn't mention anything about thermal paste, I'll chip in my two cents. Often it (thermal paste) gets overlooked, over/under applied and is usually the main cause for CPU heating issues. Replacing Heatsink Fans (HSF) is typically a situation where the paste needs to be cleaned off (acetone works well) and reapplied, but like most people, we forget to do so.

Ambient temperature from a video card would not be the most likely candidate in this issue (edit) unless ventilation is extremely poor. I'd have to wonder if you applied the right amount of paste and spread it correctly as well. I can see this may have been overlooked and gradually overtime, the effectiveness of the paste between the CPU and HSF slowly deteriorated.

At this point, my bet would be on the CPU/thermal paste if you did not properly apply it the first or second time. Assuming that my hypothesis is correct, all you'll need is a CPU."