[shadyb1]

I recently completed my first build and have been monitoring both the CPU and motherboard temps through the BIOS and ASUS PC Probe. They seem a little high for my setup to me:

CPU Idle: 42-46C
Motherboard Idle: 39-43C
CPU Full Load: 49-53C
Motherboard Full Load: 40-44C

Ambient air temp: 80F (Hawaii)

Here's my setup:

ASUS P4S800D
P4 2.8C
1 GB Kingston DDR400
120 GB Maxtor HDD (2)
Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB
NEC 8x DVD-R/+RW
Lite On 52x32x52
Hercules Gamesouround III 7.1
Hauppuage PVR-250 TV Tuner
Antec SX-835 Case w/ 350 watt PSU
5 80mm Sunon case fans
2 fans in PSU

I also have all round cables and the PSU connectors are tied-up to increase air flow. My fans are set up as follows: 2 intake at bottom front, 1 intake over HDD, 2 outtake at top back, and two PSU fans operating correctly.

I'm using the stock HSF. Even so, with all of the case fans, shouldn't the temps be lower, especially at idle?

Are my temps within the satidfactory range? I've read people whose temps were much lower with similar setups.

Would switching the stock HSF make that much of a difference, especially with the motherboard temps?

Any suggestions?

Thanks from a newbie...