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Ok so I found out that the NVidia System Monitor reports temps from tjunction max. So actually all the programs are reporting CPU temps between like 26-36C. So that's pretty good right? Yay I put the heatsink on right! And yes this is a q6600 though according to the bios 2 of the cores are...

HWMonitor reports - CPU1 - 39C CPU0 - 31C CORE - 36C Mainboard - 80C HDD - 34 GPU - 59

I think I installed it properly. It's firmly pressed against the metal it doesn't even wiggle. I tried pushing down on it during these tests and it didn't make a difference. As for the thermal paste, I don't know, it looks like a thin layer, I used AS5. I tried one grain of rice but that...

I'm getting temp readings for my CPU all over the map. I've got a 790i xfx mobo and a q6600 chip, with a Tuniq Tower cooler. The chip is totally stock and not OC'ed. I just put the cooler on and have never done that before so I'm paranoid I did it wrong. I'm not sure which way the Tower's fan is...

On one of the reviews on Newegg someone mentions that the Zalman cooler doesn't fit the 790i mobo. I just purchased the 790i mobo myself but I'm holding off on a cooler till I can find one that for sure will work. It's so new that I haven't confirmed one that can work yet with anyone. If you...

This is a really nice idea, building a dos system and all. I've used dos-box, and generally it works okay, but often I find it more frustrating to trouble shoot games in dos-box than to troubleshoot dos games with real dos (XMS and EMS memory issues!). But I knew that stuff really well back in...

Here are the specs - Q6600, XFX 790i MOBO, 2 GB Corsair 1333 Mhz DDR3 RAM, 150 GB Raptor hard drive, 2 X 9600 GT SLI, PC&C 610W PSU. Philosophy - I'm the kind of guy that gets a new computer every 5 years or so. My last computer is 4 years old and built for under 1000 bucks so it's definitely...

The power supply isn't ordered yet so I could change that. I already have chip motherboard and raptor hard drive. Why do you like the PC P&C Silencer? I don't really know one for another except that I want as many 12V rails at greater than 18 amps as possible. I misstated the ram. It is 2 X 1...

I have a huge, ancient computer case (Circa 1995). As far as I can tell it's ATX compatible and all that. I know it's big enough to fit all the components of my new rig which I'll detail below. There's 7 bays on the case and plenty of inside room so it seems to fit the 790i motherboard which...