That could be the case, but I've experienced the problems before and after I installed this (with the fan), so unless I installed it incorrectly (I don't think I did), the video card should be much cooler now. The heatsink on the back side of the card does feel warm to the touch, but before, the back side of the card was very hot to the touch.

Does anyone know if there's a way to check an ATI card's temps?