Reference board usually dont face this problem since almost all of them is a full heatsink directly screw on the pcb.

Not sure if there is a new update but before if turn off tressfx almost all problem is gone.

Only DDR3 prices r rising fast so is all ram sticks theres been a rather fast price increase in those too so grab urs now if u wanna upgrade.

Logically speaking its not worth it to release a fully functioning die in the consumer market, they can sell the tesla for 3000 usd a pop y waste it on the consumer market when even the titan is consider a ultra niche market already. Companies just dont do alot of high end segment since profit isnt as good as mid and low range is where the majority of profit is from.