CPU reaching 168F when Gaming

Recently replaced my dying stock CPU fan for a new one, everything seemed to be fine, played Skyrim for a few hours on a max settings and everything seemed fine never got over 150 degrees but playing Fallout 4 the max temperature reached jumped to 168.

I didn't receive any warnings, nothing shut-down or anything crazy but I am concerned as that temperature seems a bit high to me.

The program I use to monitor the temp is called Core Temp.

I'm using a AMD FX 8320 everything is stock, nothing overclocked.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
That is too high, Max safe core temp recommended by AMD is 62 degrees Celsius.maximum socket temperature is 70 degrees Celsius , 168F is =to 76Celsius. Check make sure you heat sink is seated properly. Fan is running up to speed. Is it the stock heat sink?
 
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