The Noise comment I can believe, But that second half of your comment I'm going to need a bit of evidence for. The Ti's don't run that much hotter than the plain 780s, and the asus cooling solutions do nothing else if not pump heat directly into your case. :confused:
No big loss. All of the stars content is low def and re-compressed so it looks like crap. Also, I have been getting better entertainment value out of the studios not associated with stars.
Not my idea ;)
http://www.dangerden.com/Radiator-Questions/26798-Making-vibration-damping-fan-and-radiator-gaskets.html
I have a few tricks learned from years in automotive that should make the outcome more consistent, and hopefully less messy.
I will be making my own 4x120 gaskets out of silicone using 2 plates of acrylic /w 1mm spacers. Later I will use a knife /w fan template to remove the excess. To press and distribute the silicone I will use a 5gal bucket of sand (used for blasting), but anything heavy should work.