Z87-G45 Gaming temperature question

I am wanting to verify if the temperatures I see with command center are good during gaming or not. Normal temps doing normal stuff I see 29 - 35c and whenever I game they go to anywhere from 50-60c. I recorded last night for 30 min and the peak was 57c for the CPU (build is below) and the case temp was at 41c. I did send back the original CPU because the temps were around 70-75c while gaming which to me were way to high. Also I'm thinking of replacing the stock heat sink and fan and am wondering what would be a good option (non-water cooling). Thanks in advance for responses!

 Under very heavy loads the stock cooler is crap, anyone can tell you that. For lower price cooler a Cooler Master 212 is OK, for a better one at higher price Zalman 9900 is what I use now but did have the 212+ prior to the Zalman and really didn't have any complaints about it. Under extreme loads my CPU would get up to 75C max with 212+, with the 9900 61C max.

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    Download HWINFO64.
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  • MSI Z87 G45 GAMING erratic BSOD/freeze @ 2300, stable @1600. Can't solve.

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  • MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, sound from USB mouse?

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  • Flashing Z87-G45 GAMING bios

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  • MSI Z87-G45 GAMING.. does the killer networking work with Windows 8.1?

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  • Msi z87-g45 gaming, no display, no beep.

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  • Help! Can't overclock new Z87-G45 Gaming without Event 41 Task 63 shutdowns

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    EVGA 760GTX
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    samsung SSD 840 250GB
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    I just seem to be getting that same A2 debug code whenever I boot, seems to be the WD Caviar Red drive I just bought a week ago, already tried a few different sata and power cables, which dont help the case. When I unplug it the boot happens normally without any debug codes. Thing is the HDD seems to be working just fine, tested it with HD Tune Pro and CrystalDiskInfo. Also im not certain, but pretty sure that the A2 debug code only started happening after I installed a GTX 770 (day after the WD 1TB Caviar Red drive). Then again that doesnt make much sense? Since then it would most likely be an issue with the PSU, but seeing how I can play BF4 on high settings for 2hours straight it most definately isnt I think. My problem doesnt have anything to do with overclocking though, since I run everything on default.
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    Specs:
    i5 4670K
    MSI z87 G45-Gaming
    MSI GTX 770 TF OC 2GB (old gfx card HD7870)
    8gb G-Skill Ripjaws 1333mhz
    2x 120gb SSD (Kingston and PNY)
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