CPU reaching crazy temps , help?

VladM93

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Hello,
After building my first PC and trying to check my CPU temps to make sure everything is okay, I've noticed something strange.
Using CAM software to monitor my PC I've been notified that my CPU reached above 80degrees Celsius and it may damage my CPU in the long term.
Trying to follow up on the issue I've been following the CPU temps while gaming and as it turns out, my cpu reaches around 87.25 Celsius on average.

Being new to PC building I have no idea if its okay or should I be panicking like crazy.

My specs are :
Intel i7-7700k
CoolerMaster Hyper 612 ver 2 CPU Fan
Asus Strix Z270f
Nvidia GTX 1080
Corsair Vengence 16GB 3000Mhz

I did not try to overclock anything besides enabling XMP for the memory.
Help? o_O
 


Well even that budget cooler should be doing better than that.

Remove the cooler and clean off the thermal paste on both CPU and cooler then reapply thermal paste and remount the cooler being careful to install it correctly.