Specs (nothing phenomanal, but it gets through most games on ultra/high and PS2 on low :P , as well as throwing a tantrum with PSX2) :
I'm curious, what rainmeter skins are you using?
Mainly just techno-logic but ive got:
You might want to flip your heatsink counter clockwise 90 degrees. You usually don't want to push air up unless you have an exhaust fan on the top of your case.