mr2sw i have getting similar temps as you are on the core and the memory. i just haven't been so lucky with the vrms. im guessing the vrms that it is reading from are the 3 next to the vitec chip. i covered the pulse and vitec chips along with the 3 vrms next to the vitec and the 2 next to the pulse chips but after covering those with the supplied t rad sinks i saw no difference in vrm temperature. im getting about 60-65 idle and they are always above 100 in load. they usually get up to around 115 and stop about there. maybe there is something im doing wrong? im gonna try to get a fan to blow across the card and see what it does.