What temperatures for i5 3570k are normal for gaming?

dcp5082

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I have a 3570k with Hyper 212 EVO that I recently overclocked to 4.2ghz. Running crysis 3 for about 30 minutes yields a max temp of 64C according to CoreTemp. Is this temperature too high? What is the "safe zone" for 3570k at 4.2 while gaming? Thanks
 

petetatzon

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Well after playing Far Cry 3 for two hours my 3570 maxed at 35C ,so I suppose mine is abnormal,but in the best way. No water cooling, I have a Phanteks set up with three fans.
 

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