No man i totally agree, 70 is WAY to hot.

I was just saying its not so hot as to panic to the point where you daren't turn your PC on. Theres still 20 extra degrees before things get really hairy....

Hmmm i would try another PSU, see if you can borrow one as opposed to actually buying a new one for the time being.

It sounds as though you may have more than one problem, the monitor going into...

Very odd.

76oC - while being very warm, is still within safe operational limits for your CPU, things start to go wrong around 90.

The only thing i can reccommend is changing you thermal...

Try this calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

It lets you work out what supply you will need quite easily.

As for buying a PSU i would look to spend as much money as...

I know i've chosen an IDE enclosure before now, as opposed to SATA. Primarily because I only had an IDE drive at the time, but also becuase the IDE was cheaper.

Also i think on the speed note, I...

Hmm thats a tough one!

The only thing i can think of is how good are your power outlets? I've had power supplys blow on me before because of faulty wall sockets, or even spikes that are not...