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Yeah, my intended suggestion was the same as Jefferz's was, previously, I guess. I am not sure what other solution could be related to case fan setup. Perhaps the top fan you installed that is closest to the front of the case should be disabled (top right, here). It's worth giving it a shot. My thought is that it is pulling the air out that the front 3xintake fans are pulling in before they pass over the components, or at least disrupting that front to back airflow current before it reaches the CPU on the motherboard.
Otherwise a thermal paste reapplication is the most sensible troubleshoot before purchasing a liquid cooler.
Yeah I'll test it with the first top fan disabled tonight. I redid the thermal paste on the weekend using Noctua's thermal paste and was a lot more careful with the reapplication. Thank you for the suggestions
As for liquid cooling, am I right in my understanding that the hotter the ambient temperature the harder it is for the liquid cooling to actually keep the CPU cool? Say it was one of Australia's 45 degree summer days, would liquid cooling have much of an impact in that scenario?