How would one go about diagnosing overheating issues in a P150EM?

Friend of mine has one and complains of systematic overheating. He's taken it in to his reseller and they (claim they have) repasted and reseated the heatsinks, but it's still overheating. He's now asked me to check if the reseller's paste jobs was botched; if it wasn't, what else could it be?

I'm going to check for

a) thermal paste
b) heatpipe state (e.g. are they clean and unimpeded or all gunked up)
c) fan state

but after this I'm a bit short on ideas. Any suggestions? Is there any way I can control the fans, some kind of software or something, so I can see if they're working properly or not?

Thanks!

 

I use HWinfo64 for my temp readings, but if it came from a repaste at the reseller and you're still getting those temps that's a little odd. Most resellers after they do that will run their temp tests and if they're not within norms they redo the job. Is he trying to OC the system? System otherwise clean of dust and heat sinks clear? What are his specs for the CPU and GPU?

 

what spec is the computer and is it nvidia or ati. also what temperatures is your friend getting as you didnt mention that.
as Derek said try hwinfo64 or you can find a few more like core temps/nvidia inspector/msi afterburner/hw monitor in my sig below.
a good cleanout every couple of months around the fans and vents with compressed air always helps lower rising temps.

 

Derek, it should be, but he claims it isn't. First thing I'll do once he gets here is run hwinfo64 to see what's up. As for his specs, he's got an Ivy Bridge 7 series CPU (not sure which exact model) and an nVidia 6xx card (not sure which model either). I'll post that once I know all the details.

Thanks for the help guys