Added new components.... worried about system temps

CPU fan should be blowing at the heatsink so that's correct. 46c idle for CPU isn't too bad. I have the same CPU and it idles at 40-43c depending on room temperature.

You should drill the front air-intake holes larger so it can actually draw more in. I don't bother to use an intake fan but I do have the power supply fan and a case fan mounted just beside the CPU (this one alone drops the temp 6c). Have you tried the Speedfan program? It's simpler than mobo monitor and should work for you. I have the PC Chips SiS735 board (basically a rebranded ECS) and both programs work for me.

 

those temps are high, but yeah, well within spec, i'd be worried if they reached into the 50's for any extended period of time, but then again i also worry about the temperature in my rig more than mose people (for the obvious reasons, see sig)

if you can balance the airflow in your case a little more, it'd be better, so see if you can add another fan to the front of your case, not necessary by any means, but if for nothing more than to help keep dust out, it's best to have a bit of positive pressure inside your box

fans on any heatsink can be reversed, and given how the airflow is setup inside your case, the optimal direction for the fan on your heatsink may not be what the manufacturer specifies, if you want you can just flip the fan on your heatsink and see if you get any better performance out of it, certainly can't hurt

btw, what heatsink are you using?

 

Sorry Andy but the only concern I'd have is with your power supply.

I'd think it's a little lean for that amount of equipment

Brent

 

Agreed the main cause of heat in your new system is your Gforce 4 card. If you ever wonder run your system for awhile then open it up (without the power connected & grounded) and touch the video card heat sink. I bet that you pull your hand away pretty quickly
Your hard drive will add some but not a considerable amount like you are talking. Also the bigger the Power supply the more heat will be produced. I noticed an increase when I moved from a P4 300watt Power supply to a 400.
KyleS
Oh are those 2 hard drives on seperate IDE channels? If not then you are losing the speed advantage of your 7200 rpm hard drive with the addition of a 5400rpm on the same IDE. (Just a little food for thought)

 

Hey Andy not a problem. Either that or get another 7200 RPM hard drive to replace the 5400? Of course that would mean that you would have to actually get a new hard drive.
Best of luck with the new machine.
KyleS

 

Andy; That's sounds more like it!

Brent