Is my computer running too hot?

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IshtarGate

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I got my Zotac GTX 970 a few days ago, and I've found that while it idles at ~45C, during gaming it goes up to 80C and stays put there. From what I can see of the reviews for this card, that seems to be normal. What doesn't seem normal is that according to Open Hardware Monitor, my processor and motherboard are reporting temperatures in the 90-95C range.

I'm not sure how cooling works, but I have a fan facing down in my PSU (top-mounted), the stock fan on my processor, and two fans on my graphics card. Also, I have a cheap, old case and the graphic card's power cables are touching the case cover. The entire case, with the exception of the front, gets pretty hot to touch when gaming, and remains fairly warm when not.

Do I need fans? I believe I have two unused fan slots on my case, one on the side and one in the back. Which way are they supposed to face? Do I need a new case altogether? Or are these temperatures fine?

Here's my specs:
Intel Core i5-4440 Processor
Gigabyte B85M-D3H Motherboard
Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan Graphics Card
Kingston HyperX 8 GB RAM (1x8)
Corsair VS550 Power Supply
Seagate 320 GB Hard Drive (fairly old)

Edit: I think I should mention that before this, I was using a Sapphire HD 5670 card, and the case definitely did not get this hot. I might be wrong, but I'm sure that the motherboard/processor temps would be around 60-70C or so.
 
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Yes, you definitely need case fans, get those first. I suggest using the slot on the side as intake, then the one in the back as exhaust, just something to keep fresh air moving.

Try to see what temps you can get with that. Most likely, that will already improve your temps, but if its still too hot, consider getting a better case. At least, at this point, you have the extra fans.
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Yes, you definitely need case fans, get those first. I suggest using the slot on the side as intake, then the one in the back as exhaust, just something to keep fresh air moving.

Try to see what temps you can get with that. Most likely, that will already improve your temps, but if its still too hot, consider getting a better case. At least, at this point, you have the extra fans.
 
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90-95C is unusually hot for a CPU. Check to make sure the heat sink isn't plugged with dust.
Also you'd be surprised how much hotter an old computer case can be then a newer model.

You should have a front fan bringing air into the case and one or more fans taking air out the back and/or top of the case.
 
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Your Sapphire HD 5670 card was reference gpu it means that it blows heat out of case but Zotac GPU is throwing hot air in case and you need better case cooling for that....
 
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Thanks for the responses!

So as I understand it, I need fans. The slot on the side seems to be 110mm in size diagonally, and the on in the back is 120mm. So I'm guessing they'll take 120mm and 140mm fans respectively?

Which way do I mount the fans to get the air flowing in/out? As I understand it, I need the one on the side to take in air and the one in the back to blow it out?
 
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