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    Advice for scientific (i.e. non-gaming) build

    Howdy, I recently came into some National Science Foundation grant money for some work in computational evolution. I hope to spend about $3000 or so on a machine that won't, unfortunately, be used for too much gaming, but will be used for lots of simulation and numerical analysis work. The...
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    PSU explosion?

    So here's a fun one. Last night I recently realized my networking had suddenly gone out on my home desktop. Curiously, other machines in the house were able to use the same router/modem combo just fine, so I began to try to diagnose the issue. After a couple restarts and futzing around...
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    Crazy high temps with q6600 @ stock speed

    Recently I noticed that my core temps with my q6600, cooled with a thermalright Big Typhoon, were way higher than seems normal, or safe. Running prime95 (on all 4 cores) results in temps just under 80C after a few minutes, and idle temps are in the mid to high 40s (as reported by Speedfan). I...