E8500 Max Temp under full load

I read the sticky on temps but...

I am overclocking an E8500 3.16, Wolfdale
with 8gb of OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) 5.5.5.18
GA-EP45-UD3P

it is currently over clocked to a 3.80
at 1.28 V
bus of 400MHz
FSB of 1600
multiplier of 9x

according to CPU-Z

Under a full load running prime it reaches 72 c
According to Intel 74 c is ok for a max temp
I will never work this computer this hard for any length of time.
It would seem that this is an ok temp

Is it?
what is the max it can run under this heavy of a load?
Just an idea I know each processor will very.

Jesus... my E8500 never breaks 50 under full load at 3.8 GIghz. **** it never broke 60 at 4.2 Gighz. you really need an aftermarket cooler because 72 is hot and will only get hotter once u add a gpu pumping heat into your case as well.

I dont know what all those questions mean.
That is why I felt it was complicated.
I saw that my CPU was within specs, But I wanted to make sure
I was reading everything correctly. Someone did a great job on the
Sticky, the deal is Me not your specs.

What CPU Stepping? - dont fully understand. I have a multiplier of 9.5 and a vcore of 1.316. I left it set to Auto in the Bios. I do not have any speed stepping software that I know of. When not in use the cpu multiplier drops to 6

What CPU cooler? - Thermaltake CL-P0370

What ambient? 73-75

Which 72c? CPU temperature or Core temperature? I guess core temp since the program spec's say it is measuring cpu core temp.

Which temperature monitoring utility? - Core Temp

Which Prime95? Large FFT's or Small FFT's or Blend? No idea I just downloaded it for 64bit Vista and ran Torture Test

For what duration? an hour

Case covers installed or removed? installed

All fans at 100% RPM? I believe so

also 4 - SATA 500gb HD
GrForce 8400 and 8gb of ram

I thought I posted the question to seek out answers.

So, From your guide it would seem that my processor's Core Temp is ok.
E8x00: Tcase Max 74c, Stepping E0, TDP 65W, Idle 8W

I simply want to know if I am reading that correctly.
The idea of trashing a processor while I learn is stupid if all I need is a yes or no.

The temps are with in specs BUT DO NOT keep CPU at those temps. Get a good HSF ASAP. High Heat = death to CPU.

For a 45nm dual-core they are high, even at 3.8ghz. Mid-60's is as high as you want to go.

My 45nm quad is at 3.3ghz and only hits 56c on one of the cores after 2 hours of prime.

Should I be worried if both cores of my e8500 are hitting ~100c when running extensive compression algorithms?