Undesirable Temps & Restricted Airflow

[JerryMcFail]

Long time reader, First time poster.

I started my first build.

So far I am working with a.....

NZXT S340 Case
Asus Sabertooth Mark 1 Z170 Mobo
i7 6700k cooled with a
Fractal Design Kelvin S24 AIO
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8gb FTW
750w Supernova 80+ Gold
16gb of G.Skill DDR4
2X Kingston HyperX 3k SSD's (apps)
Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD (system)
Hitachi 2tb HDD (storage)

Enough of that.

Now for my stupidity..

I am running the cooler in a push pull config but my temps at idle are 22-27c which is terrible IMO.

I had to mount the Rad against the case and the 120mm FD fans on the opposite side they were intended because of clearance.

These Fans are the ones that came with the cooler. The have like 2000rpm with like 85CFM but.....

That is whats pulling. The ones pushing are mounted outside the case. They are 2 Thermaltake Luna 14's slim.

Those are 15mm think 1300rmp 140mm fans with like 37CFM.

My question is.....

Are the fans in the push position restricting the ones pulling??

When stress testing, my temps immediately shoot up close to 100c.

Does Push/Pull configs only work with equivalent fans?

Could it be the paste?

I reseated it like 3 times and every time I did the block slid around a bit before I could get it tight.

Any insight would help.

Thanks.

 

[Gam3r01]

Idle temps are completely meaningless unless they are overheating.
What are your load temps?
What are your ambient temps?
What stress test are you using?

Ideally you should have those fans facing the opposite way, and I never recommend mixing fans in a push/pull config.

 

[USAFRet]

I am running the cooler in a push pull config but my temps at idle are 22-27c which is terrible IMO.

22-27C is 71-80F
What is the general temperature of your room?

Contrary to popular belief, an air cooler or standard liquid cooler will NOT bring the idle temp to below ambient.
At all. Ever.

 

[USAFRet]

Does Push/Pull configs only work with equivalent fans?

Even with identical fans, it generally makes only a degree or two difference, if anything.
With different fans? It may well make it worse. Turbulence inside the fin array.

 

[akseli]

"When stress testing, my temps immediately shoot up close to 100c."

That's clearly a problem. Does the radiator get warm, if not the water is not circulating.