GPU fans are likely to fail very fast if you keep it on 100%, the bearings will wear out in at most 2 years.
Is this true? Anyone else have an opinion on this?
Topic: [Poll] What temperature do you keep your GPU? - page 2. (Read 6183 times)
Is this true? Anyone else have an opinion on this?
I keep them just below 75C. I try to have the gpu fan RPM as low as possible. Because at 75C, the GPU will last at least 5 years if not more, but GPU fans are likely to fail very fast if you keep it on 100%, the bearings will wear out in at most 2 years.
So it looks like 68 C - 73 C is the range that I should be shooting for. I think I'll probably install another fan to get myself in that range (without increasing fan speed so it sounds like an airplane taking off). 
I think I've had my vid card up to 68 once or twice, but that's on a warm day.
Yes, yes I do go a little nuts with airflow.
Yes, yes I do go a little nuts with airflow.
I'm water cooled! So my cards rarely see 40°C! 
But,if I was air cooled, I'd keep them below 70° as much as possible. and definitely below 80°!
But,if I was air cooled, I'd keep them below 70° as much as possible. and definitely below 80°!
I try to keep it <75°C for Radeon 58xx Series.
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I'm sitting at 75 C with 2-6870s and 5 case fans operating at 67%.
I'm sitting at 75 C with 2-6870s and 5 case fans operating at 67%.
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