That's all good stuff, I don't have and have not seen a black ice but aren't those highly rated?
A couple of things. Is the block tight on the core? If you can, gently now, take the block and swivel it, not rock it, then it is still too loose.
I know it concerns you about cracking the core but it has to be snug. You did say you have a shim so just tighten corner to corner slooooly if needed. How long has this been running, is there a chance all the air is not out? Tubing 1/2". Did you use Artic Silver 3 and a super thin coat? What is the case temperature and your ambient temperature?
Did your CPU run hot when air cooled, hotter than rigs close to yours in makeup?
Jim
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