Quad G5 - One processor runs 20 degreesF hotter than the other!

I use an app called Hardware Monitor to keep tabs on the various sensors in my G5. Today, for apparently no reason at all, CPU A (both cores) runs 20 degreesF hotter than CPU B!!! Not to mention 20 degreesF hotter than they ever did in the 4 months I've had the system. It does not matter if the computer is idle or if I give it a heavy work load, CPU A is always about 20 degrees hotter (it varies about 5 degrees -- for example, A is 122.3dF right now, and B is 103.0dF). I did a clean OS install on a different drive and took readings again, sure enough, it is the same. I removed all peripherals, check inside for dust, debris, etc... I can find no reason why this would happen! So far it has not been a problem, all the fans and pumps run at normal speeds. In the past my temps varied from about 98dF when idle, to about 150dF when under heavy load. CPU A now is 122dF - 165dF! Anyone have any ideas?

This is only speculation, but it may because your coolant is not flowing at peak efficiently. What could cause this? There are micro-channels the coolant flows through to cool the processors. They may be starting to clog up for some reason or another. If the processors get to hot, the unit will go into thermal shutdown, so you don't need to worry -- yet. I would keep your eye on it and if the unit shuts down while you are working on it, check your logs for lines with "thermal" in them and get the unit looked at. Your LCS may need to be replaced at that point.
Also, make sure you have/get AppleCare!
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