990XA-GD55 990X Chipset Heatsink EXTREMELY hot.

My PC has started giving BSOD's, and when touching the heatsinks to see if anything is overheating, the 990X heatsink (the one Below the CPU) feels EXTREMELY hot, warm enough to burn a finger if held there for over a second. (65/70C ++ )
CPU is at 45C, Mainboard itself at 32C, Graphics card at 36C (Whilst playing games)
I wish I had a IR thermometer I could read the temperature with.
Is it normal for them to go super duper hot? Could this be as a result of a BIOS setting regarding C1E or Phase control?
The side of the case is open, and the PSU is sucking hot air out of the case causing circulation.
Nothing is overclocked.
AMD FX-4100
MSI 990XA-GD55
MSI 460GTX Cyclone
Corsair Vengeance 1866mhz DDR3 (2x4GB)
Corsair Force3 SSD
Corsair TX650 PSU
Creative X-Fi Platinum PCI-E
Seagate 7200RPM SATA II (2X1TB)

I like my computer to be silent, which it is.
All the other components are fine.
If there really is an issue with inadequate airflow (which I find hard to believe) why didn't MSI fit a fan ontop of the heatsink themselves?
CPU cooler is the OEM one from AMD.
No Intake fans, No exhaust fan. (System temperature is fine)
The PSU sucks up all the warm air from the system and spits it out, which draws in fresh air into the case.
I know this setup (With this fan arrangement) is fine, I have ran it for many years without any issues.
Only part that seems to give an issue now is the 990X chipset heatsink. And only during heavy gaming for a prolonged time.
On idle I estimate it to be around 50-55C
Idle system temp is 29C. With the CPU at 40C.
The four cores (According to CPUID Hardware monitor) are at around 15C each.
SSD disk is sitting at 30C.
GPU at 33C.
Can anyone else with this board see if theirs is the same? I rather suspect that MSI made a mistake by not fitting a cooler on it from stock.
Its also in a rather bizarre location, sandwiched right between the CPU and GFX card, with the RAM on one side and the huge heatsink to the left of the CPU on the other side.

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