Capt, my point to you wasn't so much about video cards, but overheating in general. My contribution to the thread was as much about the new case I'm getting (for the purpose of cooling my vid cards) as about video cards, but that also lead to some discussion about keeping the system cool...and the problems if you don't.
Oh yeah - Douglas Adams is a literary giant. He stands arm-in-arm with Shakespeare.
BTW, Chem knows whereof he speaks regarding the widescreen monitor as well.