How can/should i optimize my system?

[Mikkel_8]

I want to upgrade my system to give me a more smooth ride when gaming. i run at 35*c at idle and 42-47 at peak performance. i suspect that the high temperature is because my build is currently really clustered. Not much air-flow. To fix this, i plan on adding a fan in the top of the system to draw out the air my system makes. My CPU fan's are currently facing upwards, but i am thinking about switching that so they point towards the exhaust-fan. What do you guys recommend? Should i go for the airflow alone and reduce the temperature or do i have some hardware you recommend i change/add?

I'm running the following system:

Tower: Corsair Obsidian 450D

MB: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition, Socket-1150

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Processor

GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G

PSU: XFX XPS-650W-SEW Power Supply

Ram: HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 16GB

CPU-cooling: Noctua NH-D15


Additional, 2 front fans and 1 exhaust fan.

 

[hazzyboy3]

Bro, 47degrees at peak performance is a good temp trust me aha. Its when you get into the 70's and 80's that your gonna start having performance issues,
all of your hardware seems fine to me at the moment. The only two things I can recommend is getting an SSD to improve bootup and game loading times and then maybe in a year or two upgrade your GPU. TBH even the 970 is good aha I have it paired with an i5 3570k at 4.1 ghz and I can run mostly everything in max.

 

[Mikkel_8]

Bro, 47degrees at peak performance is a good temp trust me aha. Its when you get into the 70's and 80's that your gonna start having performance issues,
all of your hardware seems fine to me at the moment. The only two things I can recommend is getting an SSD to improve bootup and game loading times and then maybe in a year or two upgrade your GPU. TBH even the 970 is good aha I have it paired with an i5 3570k at 4.1 ghz and I can run mostly everything in max.

i already run a 500gb ssd for bootup and 1tb hdd for large files and stuff.
I just want a more smooth perfomance you know. It's great, but it can get better!

 

[hazzyboy3]

How much are you willing to spend on more parts?