my cpu got very hot

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my pc specs
CPU: i5 3470
GPU: GTX 760 2GB VRAM

i was benchmarking my pc so i can check frames and make it 60fps on watch dogs 2 so when i bencmarked my pc i was seeing gpu temp was around 60 but i didnt worrird but while i was playing the game on low setting :(
my cpu got to 94!! i turned the game off immediately
why my cpu got hot i was only using msi afterburner and some pages on Google Chrome
should i buy 212 evo because i m using stock cooler (i guess)

btw sorry for bad english (i know my gtx 760 2gb bad for watch dogs 2 xD)
 
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Most people do replace the 'stock' cooler but you also need to have thermal paste on the CPU, AND you need proper cooling pulling / pushing the air through the case itself, which won't help if there are wires and other things in the way too. Test again but this time with the side panel off and see if you get to those temps. If not, then the problem is air flow not specifically the CPU cooler
Most people do replace the 'stock' cooler but you also need to have thermal paste on the CPU, AND you need proper cooling pulling / pushing the air through the case itself, which won't help if there are wires and other things in the way too. Test again but this time with the side panel off and see if you get to those temps. If not, then the problem is air flow not specifically the CPU cooler
 
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Turned out that I only needed to replace my thermal paste, after I replaced it my CPU temps almost never goes above 75