the thing is i only solder was the the negitive the one that gets close to the little chip i just let it touch it and i super glued it on the side but anyway would this help u if i told u i had a 8800gt evga and i had the same problem but just at 770/1900/1040, but had to rma cuz the ram went to and artifact like that one screen shown in the 8800gt vmod fourm of him playing bioshock, so i didnt want to take a chance and get another 8800gt so i got the bfg, but i i get 28.5fps in crysis bench on very-high and at 1680x1050, i guess its not to bad and yea about over-heating wouldnt u think the chips it cools would get really hot since this whole thing is conect