How long to run prime95

ChrisDFW1

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So I initially overclocked my vishera 8350 to 4.4 at stock voltage with a hyper 212 and temps started goin over 70c on smallftt prime 95. so i stopped the prime95 and looked at my cpu cooler.. i had 2 issues. it wasnt centered and i didnt apply enough thermal paste.

So i readjusted the heatsink tower and reapplied the thermal paste and temps are great now. running prime 95 smallftt on stock it got around 50c. So i want to test again to see if my temps skyrocket like last time.

My question is.. after i overclock how long do i actually need to run prime95? I have seen so many different answers ranging from 1 hour (as the guy in the youtube video states) to 24 hours. How long do I really need to run it?
 
I usually run it for four hours on a light overclock, or eight to twelve for a heavy overclock, then test it under normal conditions such as gaming. As long as temperatures and voltages are in safe zones the worst that will happen is a lockup/crash during usage if it is unstable.