hmm...

I see nobody has commented about how USELESS the VRM heatsinks usually are.

They often make poor contact and the TIM can act as an insulator if its too thick or the motherboard bows due to poor isntallation methods.


With that said, the fault lies likely with a faulty component as there is not a rash of them blowing up yet, unlike the Asus Z7S-WS for example of which there were many that did blow up due to the poor VRM design.