New to Ocing are my temps ok?

zanklont

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Hello guys this is my 1st time trying to overclock my CPU so i am a little noob about all the staff i should watch and monitor.
I am running prime95 for about 2h now and i am using a Prolimatech megahalems rev.b cooler.

My rig consists of:
Mobo: MSI P67A-GD55
CPU: i5 2500k (sandy bridge)
Graphic Card: MSI n560GTX Ti HAwk
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz.
HDD(internal):WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb/s
CPU Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B
PSU:Corsair TX 750 V2


I am trying a 4.5 Ghz overclock with Vcore at 1280v and my max temps in Real Temp 3.67 till now are 61-59-66-63.

Are these good / normal / bad ???
 

zanklont

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Well its my 1st time doing it and would like to go higher yeah but my prob is what i should do to convince myself if my system is stable at 4.5Ghz in order to try higher.
 
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With blend run prime95 small fft for 12hrs, blend for 12 hrs, and then you will have a stable system.
 

Cygnus x-1

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You can prime test into the low 70's safely IMO. That means for everything else under the sun, you will run around 60c or less. Your cpu will last 7 years that way.