i'm left handed too

my Shin Etsu x23 temps did not drop after 5 days, they actually went up. i'm expecting that i dont have enough paste and over time developed air pockets due to the motherboard being vertical.

original temps from 4-11-08
Shin Etsu X23 - ambient of 22C
idle temps: taken 10 minutes after startup
core 1: 24C
core 2: 30C
WCG 100% load - after 20 minutes
core 1: 33-35C
core 2: 38-40C

current temps 4-16-08
Shin Etsu X23 - ambient of 22C
idle temps:
core 1: 29C
core 2: 34C
WCG 100% load
core 1: 36C
core 2: 41C

so idle temps went up 4-5C and load went up 1-3C

i may pull the mount tonight and switch over to the IC D7, if not tonight i wont get to it until saturday