i will try these suggestions when i get home tonight. I never really thought about heat. I am just running the stock HSF on the i7 920. i guess it could get pretty hot in there.
Thanks again!

(btw: i tried to search for links on symlinking on this website, but everytime i try to click a link it always takes me back to the general forum page. Not sure if this is an issue with a borked iexplorer at work, or if it's a site thing)