Hmm, that hardly seems as outrageous as that one report claimed (about 105C iirc). Looks like you were able to OC decently too. I guess I'll still be on track to purchasing one whenever they get back in stock.
On a side note, I love you guys. Thanks Porter_ :)
Anyone here able to confirm or deny the report on hotter VRM on the XFX 7970 BEDD? Losing the double lifetime warranty peeves me and I really wouldn't want to keep some [supposedly] ridiculously hot components like that in my machine...