heatsinks around the cpu socket

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I'm using HW Monitor to monitor my P8Z68_V LX temps and "AUXTIN" and especially ""CPUTIN" are running very hot. The latter has a temp of up to 93 degrees celcius when the CPU is idle but it goes down to 68 deg celcius when I use IBT to stress the CPU (my guess is that the CPU fan helps to cool down the chips around the socket when it pushes a lot of air trying to cool down the cpu). I have touched the ICs (or whatever they are called) around the CPU socket and they are really hot so I guess I have found where the high temps are coming from.



question is what are the heatsinks around the cpu socket called, and where can I buy them. It's these ones I need, specifically the one on the right and the bottom:


Image was copied from here:
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...ro-z68-sandy-bridge-motherboard-review-8.html
 
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They're heatsinks for the VRM's (Voltage Regulator Module).

You're unlikely to be able to buy the ones you've shown as they're for a specific motherboard and probably aren't available separately.

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