Insight on build and improvements on temps

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So i'm just making sure things look good on my end with my setup and the temps i'm getting while gaming and idling and such. My current setup is:

Case: NZXT PHAN BLK
CPU: i5-7600k @ 3.8ghz
GPU: MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
PSU: Corsair HX850i
MOBO: MSI Z270 M3
Cooler: Kraken x52

I have 2 fans on the side as intake, and the kraken and rear case fan are exhaust. I left stock thermal on the kraken.

Insofar as my question, referencing CAM and Afterburner, my gpu temps seem perfectly fine; mid to high 60's for Overwatch and games of the like maxed out. My cpu idles at 40ish and tops out around 60 and I'm not sure thats higher than it should be. I don't know if I should be concerned about anything or if I should be thinking of upgrading my case finally (only part of my computer that is original build). I haven't done any overclocking (still unfamiliar on the concept).

Do these temps seem fine or am I just a worry-wort?
Wanted to mention I'm using what Cam is telling me averages are as part of my basis for asking.
 
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Well that's it then. You are running in silent mode and the fans are operating at less than 50%. So that makes sense now. There's about a 10C cooling performance difference between silent mode and performance mode and a whopping near 20C difference spread with maximum on that cooler:

https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cooling/nzxt-kraken-x52-review/2/

So you are normal. Hope that puts your mind at ease!
Both idle and load are warm for your cooler, especially if you are running stock speed. I'd expect those load temps specifically to be in an overclock. CPUs at idle, even the toasty 7th generation Kaby Lake, should be in the low to mid 30C range with a room ambient temp of 25C/78F.

I'm not familiar with the Kraken, but do you have a custom fan profile set up? What is the fan RPM at load?
 

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http://imgur.com/a/Tlqu3
Thats what i'm looking at in a 75ish degree room after playing Overwatch for about 2 hours. This is after the game is off. During the game my gpu was floating around high 60's and cpu was low to mid 50's
 
Well that's it then. You are running in silent mode and the fans are operating at less than 50%. So that makes sense now. There's about a 10C cooling performance difference between silent mode and performance mode and a whopping near 20C difference spread with maximum on that cooler:

https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cooling/nzxt-kraken-x52-review/2/

So you are normal. Hope that puts your mind at ease!
 
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I appreciate that lookup. I know enough to get by but not enough to fix and optimize where I can. safe to say i'm sacrificing the cpu cooling for silence?
 


Yes. It works the same with air coolers as well. More fan noise = better cooling. This goes for GPUs as well. But again you are well within spec. I have 970s in SLI and have two different fan profile settings. One for the warmer spring/summer months, and one for the cooler autumn/winter months. The summer profile is much more aggressive to keep heat exhaust down.