http://www.hakaslak.com/private/img/temps.jpg

First pic is just me cleaning out itunes, the second one should naswer most of the questions. The temps and throttling was of the 4870s, not the processor. AFAIK the i7 is running beautifully. AS far as an aftermarket cooler goes... that liquid metal one was interesting, but numbers are needed. I have a CNPS9700 from Zalmann, but no bracket T.T

http://www.hakaslak.com/private/img/temps2.jpg