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"Radeon 9800 XT and extra cooling advice..."

It arrived yesterday morning and has so far kicked some serious ass when it comes to graphically demanding games at very nice frame rates. I have a query however. The temperature of my graphics processing unit is 67 degrees celcius (152 F). Now I'm not into all this cooling none sense but I wonder if someone could help. Firstly is this too hot? The little temp bar suggests not and its no where near full, about half way probably. Secondly, would using the noob style overclock (over drive) up the temp too high and spoil the card? Thirdly, what can I buy to cool it down that will go in my PC somewhere? I am looking for an extra fan of some sort but I am not too sure about all this cooling business and could do with a little help/point in the right direction. Finally, would a couple of extras fans increase the cards performance (without consuming too much power) considering that it would be running at cooler speeds?

One other thing, I can only seem to run Far Cry with Medium settings (Texture quality and water effects are on default Very High for the recommended count for my card) with only the 2 settings on very high. Every other game (Max Payne 2, Call of Duty, C&C Generals, Splinter Cell, Halo, Prince of Persia, Deus EX: Invisible War) runs on top whack settings with little to no slow down at all. I am thinking it is possibly a bug with the drivers and the game (currently running the Catalyist 4.10 Drivers for Windows 2000). Will this be fixed for the release of the game or am I doing something wrong?

My PC specs are:

Windows 2000 (with service pack 4)
Direct X 9.0b
Athalon 2600 + XP (clocked at 2.1 GHZ)
1GB PC 2700 RAM
Radeon 9800 XT 256mb
40GB Maxtor (7200 RPM) Hard Drive

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Merci!

Pro is much more stableb and runs more efficiently...

It can also help you in games when you get stuck (that little microsoft wizard comes along and gives directions, hints etc)*

*see future posts

having got Pro now, I have to say there isn't much everyday difference between them...

In fact, the Home version has less processes running by default, therefpre should startup quicker/take up less memory.

Damn you Icky!! you just beat me to it:

I have a genuine copy of XP PRO up for grabs...

I have a genuine version of XP Home if you want it.

Also, Ali, Why don't ya get Windows XP?

You'll notice an improvement in game performance

Finally moved my Soundcard up a PCI slot at first glance it looked stupid for Dell to put it right in front of the Radeon fan!

If you are still looking for some cooling ive ordered a couple of Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer from OCUK, they can reduce the temp by 30° at full whack.

You've gotta think though, are those probes actually accurate?

I shouldn't worry about it too much.

I am VERY picky when it comes to perfection. Although its mainly for a stability point of view, I use the supposedly "safe" OverDrive feature and I had 3 crashes within 10 minutes, the first crashes I have had since getting a new power unit back in November. I am guessing its due to the extra heat used. I need a new case anyway so I am going for one with front, back and side fan slots.

Is the performance increase worth the money though? I'd be wary of spending money just for a few extra FPS...