What gets hottest in a VRM?

Jaculus

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My MOBO doesn't come with cooling for VRMs and I was thinking of getting something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/20pcs-Aluminum-6-5x6x3-5mm-Mini-Heat-Sink-MOSFET-MOS-IC-Chipest-Cooling-Heatsink-/221723027375?hash=item339fb8e7af:g:uBsAAOSw34FVD8Jn or http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Copper-Laptop-Notebook-BGA-GPU-VGA-Cooling-Heatsink-Pad-15x15x1-5mm-new-sale-/271968030183?hash=item3f528ecde7:g:wNUAAOxyXDhSlD66. Should I stick it on both the capacitor and the mosfets or does one get significantly more hot than the other?

 
Solution
The MOSFETs need to be cooled most. Look at photos of boards with heat sinks. What is your motherboard. A downdraft aftermarket GPU cooler can help a lot as well.