ATI Radeon X1900 - how to monitor temperature, control X1900 fan?

I've found ATItool for Windows to control fan speed, and keep an eye on temperature.
Is there a Mac OS X equivalent? Temperature Monitor doesn't see the X1900, just the slot bay.
Like many I'm having obvious overheat problems - and yes I've cleaned the fur out of the Radeon intake.
Any tips on more extensive cleaning of the Radeon would be much appreciated!

There are modifications to use 3rd party fan and cooler.
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com
Boost the fans helps. Keeping the MP away from a wall or where it won't get good air ventilation (one person had theirs in a corner and exhaust had no where to go).
Other video cards like 8800GT or Radeon 3870, which unfortunately doesn't push air out the back but so far seems to be quieter and working.

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        3. wget, rpmunpack, cpio
        4. PKGBUILD [FILE]
        5. ati-drivers.install [FILE]
        6. fglrx-2.6-vmalloc-vmaddr.patch   New!!!
    Those are code for listed files:
    PKGBUILD New!!!
    pkgname=ati-drivers
    pkgver=3.11.1
    pkgrel=1
    pkgdesc="Proprietary (binary) drivers for ATI Radeon Cards."
    url="www.ati.com/support/driver.html"
    depends=('xfree86')
    install="$pkgname.install"
    source=(http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/fglrx-4.3.0-$pkgver.i386.rpm)
    #md5sums=('9f7802ee0bbdeb5172673027056e789d')
    # build-time deps: rpmunpack, cpio, gzip
    build() {
    cd $startdir/pkg
    rpmunpack < $startdir/src/fglrx-4.3.0-$pkgver.i386.rpm | gzip -d | cpio -idmuv
    chmod 755 -R .
    mv opt/kde3 opt/kde
    mkdir -p opt/gnome/share
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    usr/X11R6/bin/LICENSE.{GPL,QPL}
    usr/X11R6/bin/*.bz2
    ati-drivers.install   New!!!
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    cat << EOF
    NOTE
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    ./make.sh
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    ./make_install.sh
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    for your graphics card.
    EOF
    post_upgrade() {
    /bin/true
    pre_remove() {
    /bin/true
    op=$1
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    fglrx-2.6-vmalloc-vmaddr.patch New!!!
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    ==> .......
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    ATI module generator V 2.0
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