if you check on pc probe the ram seems to get overvolted so 1.9volt set in bios shows 1.97volt in pc probe , i would change the paste as on my motherboard it was like this, half on half off and on the s/bridge and crosslinks itr had those crappy thermal pads if you were going to put replacement paste on the mofsets use artic ceramic instead of artic silver 5 as its a non conductor, i am using the watercooled fusion block as well , seems a good motherboard to me always resumed from over ambitios overclocks, mines still a bit flakey yet still playing about with settings, theres so many