ok.. now i'm getting a lil aggro.. I took my rig apart.. made some new HS brackets out of solid copper (instead of acrylic - I figured the acrylic would have an insulative effect).. the temps on one CPU went the lowest I've seen.. the other CPU? well.. it was initially (when I first put the rig together) the cooler of the 2.. its temps shot up to ~95C

WHISKEY
TANGO
HOTEL
????

my HSs have *never felt hot... I wonder if the temp diode thingy is screwed.. any why to diagnose this?