I just assembled a new build, using the i5-2500k (and an Asrock Extreme4 Z77 motherboard, Radeon HD 7870 GPU, and 650W PSU). I'm fairly new to this, and I wanted to do a few preliminary tests to see if the CPU etc. were performing all right. The case is still open and a couple 120mm fans are running. I'm not overclocking, I'm using default BIOS settings, and I'm using the default CPU cooler.
When I loaded up OCCT's CPU: OCCT and CPU: LINPACK tests, they each fail within about 30 seconds. All four cores quickly and pretty equally climb up from the idle 25 C or so to about 85 C during that time period, and I get a "Core #2 over maximum value! Value Reached: 87, Max Value: 85" message at about 30 seconds. Or sometimes it's Core 1 that gets the message, although they're all about the same temperature. Running Prime95 results in the same thing happening in about the same time period, maybe even a little faster. I cut it off quickly when it reached 90 C. After a test is over, temps drop pretty quickly to the thirties, then a few minutes later the cores are down to about 25 C each.
Is this something to be highly worried about, considering that I'm not currently taking any special measures to get extra cooling? What do you think my next step should be?
When I loaded up OCCT's CPU: OCCT and CPU: LINPACK tests, they each fail within about 30 seconds. All four cores quickly and pretty equally climb up from the idle 25 C or so to about 85 C during that time period, and I get a "Core #2 over maximum value! Value Reached: 87, Max Value: 85" message at about 30 seconds. Or sometimes it's Core 1 that gets the message, although they're all about the same temperature. Running Prime95 results in the same thing happening in about the same time period, maybe even a little faster. I cut it off quickly when it reached 90 C. After a test is over, temps drop pretty quickly to the thirties, then a few minutes later the cores are down to about 25 C each.
Is this something to be highly worried about, considering that I'm not currently taking any special measures to get extra cooling? What do you think my next step should be?