The machine was about 3-4 years old, so it was probably about 6 months overdue for an upgrade. I typically go about 2-3 years between PC changes. Oh well. The only bummer is that this happened after Hanukkah, when I could have maybe gotten a few upgrades.
So far, so good. My F drive, with 125G of pictures lost a total of 5 pictures, which were edits of originals, so I didn;t lose any photos from that one. One more drive to go, the C drive, which worries me. I was about 2-3 months behind in backing up the pictures there. My fingers are crossed. I will be putting it in the new machine shortly....
The chip wasn't the main processor, so it didn't have a heat sink or anything. I had three fans in that chassis too!