well, i just lapped my sk-7 like 4 days ago and put a fresh coat of as ceramique. I have never used as3 so I couldnt compare it, but it seems like pretty heavy stuff (very dense). After all that my temps went down by like 3 degrees, but all for not since they are back up again. I already have my front intake fan installed, and the only other fan I could put up front would be a hdd fan. As far as my smartfan, I did have it running at 4000rpm for noise reasons, but I have it at max right now. The only thing I can think of is my PSU. Its one of the few things I didnt upgrade last time. It doesnt have a fan in the back, just one on the bottom. However, it is higher up from my mobo now in my new case compared to my old one so I would think if anything it would give me better temps. I plan on upgrading that too as soon as I get some cash for an antec or equivilent PSU. Any other ideas (that don't include hacking up my pretty new case)?