(poor cooling design by Inno3D). Radeons don't break like that. They run at
100C for hours without breaking, they just start making graphical errors. Why can't they make them with a thermal throttle like the Intel processors?My nVidia GPU has a thermal throttle at 125°C. The value doesn't appear to be configurable (at least, not via the GUI).
It normally ran at 47°C, but the fan is now knackered and it climbs to 65°C every few months, until I pull the fan apart and clean out the bearing again, and then it's back down to 47°C until next time.
I've bought a replacement card, but the driver doesn't like it. Haven't got around to updating the driver yet.