Ouch. I'd be downright pissed off if that was the case.
Out of curiosity, have you tried switching to 270? I almost feel like mine ran better at 270 than 290. I will test soon and report back, as well as just leaving it with the default clock.
edit: What does the 37.0C mean? I have 39.
RKM 0: 39.0C | 32.70/32.59/32.92Gh/s | A:381 R:1+0(.26%) HW:0/none
My default miner setup starts the clock at 270 so yes, I have already tried it.
37.0C is your r-box temperature in centigrade.