I have the same kind of problem with my laptop (Athlon mobile 2400+). It's normally working at 43-50 C but after some time it starts reaching 55-60 C without compiling. Once it even shut down after reaching 100 C while compiling. Fortunatelly I blew it's air intakes with oxygen and it is working normally right now. I advise you to clean the intakes two times a year -- it will help your computer live long :)
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