Is my contact off or my airflow bad?

luvs2play

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Ok I have an e4300 that I have oc'ed to 2400 with a gigabyte ga 965p-s3 board... I have one wd hd and an evga 7600gt vid card.
This is in an Antec P150 case.

This is a diagram of my airflow as I have added extra fans.



My idle temps are currently:
idle 35 (speedfan) 53 (tat)
load 60 (speedfan) 75 (tat)

My question...did I install the cpu cooler incorrectly or is my airflow THAT bad...I feel i should be getting different temps.

Let me know what I need to do!

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Mondoman

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First, I'd get rid of the top 92mm fan, because if nothing else, it's trying to work against the normal bottom in/top out flow of air.
Second, your CPU idle temp seems high. You need to figure out if the *air temp* inside your case is high, and so the CPU cooler can't cool any lower than that, or perhaps your cooler isn't seated quite correctly (which is often the case with the annoying Intel 4-pin system). Buy a cheap digital indoor/outdoor thermometer ($5-10 at Radio Shack) and put the "outdoor" probe inside your case, in the area of the CPU cooler fan's input. That should help sort things out.