Windows 10: my pc CPU temp seems to be high lately

i dont know why.. maybe its because i keep downloading large wallpaper images? i have wisecare 365 program, and the floating image always shows a high temp. blue range of 62° is normal level. but orange range of 72-74° is cause for concern. does using a cooling pad help at all? if its the fan or something else that needs replacing, i dont have the resource to replace said part(s)

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Temperature issues in Windows 10 system

Original Title: CPU Temp

I have been using an Asus "automatic" Overclocking suite and it manages to get the CPU up to 4.6 Ghz at which time I get the BSOD, reboot automatically & get an OC speed of max 4.5 on 2 cores, and 4.4 on 4 cores. I use a single fan water cooler but lately
the temps have been getting very high. [Using Win 10 for a month or so]

I wanted to know what is a good "max" temp to aim for? It's a 4770K i7 CPU.

Temps used to go over 74 C all the time.

Now they tend to stay at 66 - 67 and sometimes just get to 68 for a couple moments.

Is that way too high? Or too high?

I've seen posts here about temps reaching 60 C and user is "concerned" etc.

 

My Brand New Laptop is running hot on windows 10

I monitor my temps constantly. Win10 is running several degrees warming than Win 8 doing the same task (work PC). Nothing major, but definitely warmer. Win8 was low / mid 40s, Win10 is high 40s to low 50s. Even when CPU usage is low the temp is high.
Might be an issue with temp being reported wrong.

Should not be at 50c when CPU is idle, doesn't make sense.

 

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i will look into a pc vacuum device. i saw a few at local tech store yesterday. i will also continue using my cooling pad if and when iam on the pc for more than 3 hours. cheers