Computer Cooling Noob help (high idle temps?)

[ThaGeNeCySt]

Hello, this is my first post here. After doing much research, I've hit a brick wall and don't know what's going on or if this is normal or what. Here's what I'm running:

Intel 5930k / Corsair H105
MSI X99A SLI motherboard
2 EVGA GTX 980 SLI (yeah, i'm stupid)
16gb Corsair RAM (2133 mhz)

Case: Thermaltake S71 Urban


Currently, I have my fans set up like such:

Front: Intake - 220mm Cooler Master fan
Bottom Intake - Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition
Top Inside - Corsair H105 radiator with fans exhausting out of the top
Top Outside - On the other side is another 200mm fan exhaust
Rear Exhaust - Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition

Currently (until my move in May) - I use it in a room that has an ambient temp of 25 degrees celsius (77 Fahrenheit) - and my idle temps are 48-49 Celsius .. I don't know if this is normal for a configuration like mine because my old set up was a much smaller case w/ less room and less fans and I Idled at 38 celsius (I had a 3770K w/ 2 670s and a Noctua NH-D14) in the same room with the same temperatures

Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated

 

[clutchc]

Do you have the Rad fans connected to the CPU FAN header, and the pump to any other fan header that is always at 100%?
I don't believe that cooler has corsair-link, does it?

 

[ThaGeNeCySt]

Do you have the Rad fans connected to the CPU FAN header, and the pump to any other fan header that is always at 100%?
I don't believe that cooler has corsair-link, does it?

naw it doesn't have Corsair link, but according to my BIOS, it's always running at around 1800 RPMs

 

[DarkSidesHero]

Hello ThaGeNeCySt welcome to the forum

What temps are your CPU and GPUs with and without the side panel of your case? This may help since maybe the CPU Cooler is sucking in the hot air from the 980s thus raising temperature.

 

[ThaGeNeCySt]

Hello ThaGeNeCySt welcome to the forum

What temps are your CPU and GPUs with and without the side panel of your case? This may help since maybe the CPU Cooler is sucking in the hot air from the 980s thus raising temperature.

Side Panels Closed: CPU = 49 degrees, GPU1 = 61 degrees, GPU2 = 58 degrees (Celsius)

SIde Panels Opened (it's been 5 minutes) - 45 degrees, GPU1 = 61 degrees, GPU2 = 58 degrees (Celsius)

 

[clutchc]

Do you have the Rad fans connected to the CPU FAN header, and the pump to any other fan header that is always at 100%?
I don't believe that cooler has corsair-link, does it?

naw it doesn't have Corsair link, but according to my BIOS, it's always running at around 1800 RPMs

The point I was trying to make, is that lots of folks think the pump should be connected to the cpu fan header. That is not right. The rad fans should be connected to that header (just like the stock cooler fan was) so the BIOS can adjust the fan speed (and noise) as needed.

The pump needs to be running at full speed all the time for best cooling. So it goes to any header that can be set to run at 100% all the time.

 

[ThaGeNeCySt]

Do you have the Rad fans connected to the CPU FAN header, and the pump to any other fan header that is always at 100%?
I don't believe that cooler has corsair-link, does it?

naw it doesn't have Corsair link, but according to my BIOS, it's always running at around 1800 RPMs

The point I was trying to make, is that lots of folks think the pump should be connected to the cpu fan header. That is not right. The rad fans should be connected to that header (just like the stock cooler fan was) so the BIOS can adjust the fan speed (and noise) as needed.

The pump needs to be running at full speed all the time for best cooling. So it goes to any header that can be set to run at 100% all the time.

My motherboard has 2 CPU fan headers.. I have the rad fans set on 1 CPU header, and my pump on the other... and I set the pump header to always run at full speed - however, not sure that matters as wherever I put it whether it's 25%, 50%, etc, the RPMs are always at ~1800 RPMs and I'm assuming that's max speed