Is this normal?

[Max McCarthy]

Hi, I've got an intel core i5 4690k oc'd to 4.2 ghz with a vcore of 1.1v. When I run prime95 small fft's, the hottest core never breaks 60 Celcius. However, after playing a game, if I run prime95, my hottest core goes up all the way to 72 Celcius. I know this is most likely the gpu spitting hot air out into the case, but are these temps normal? I've got an h440 w/ 3 120mm intake fans, and a single 140mm exhaust fan. Thanks, Max

 

[N3rdR4ge]

your system will never see that much stress in real world use. the more you stress it, the hotter it'll get. running a game and p95 at the same time is pointlessly overheating your processor. p95 v26.6 small fft by its self is sufficient for testing your overclock.

on a side note, 72c is fine. 77c is around the maximum you should get to at any given time. 80c is acceptible during p95 testing during hotter spikes. the max vcore you should use on that chip is 1.3. you could probably go a decent amount higher. i'd say bump it up to 4.6ghz at like 1.25v and see what it gets you. then drop clock by .05 until you stop failing. if temps are too high lower your voltage till they are acceptable.