I agree with Qbah, the card should be able to run fine at the higher idle temp and clocks. It's designed to run two or more monitors. It isn't under constant load like gaming and cards in the past never used to even bother changing from max clocks 24/7.
I've got a old nVidia 6800 that always ran 56-58C idle, a x800 XT that runs 47-55C idle (I changed the fan profile - fan only kicks in at 55C) and these cards never failed after many years of abuse. Still running in some SFF's for other people.
Friend has even got a card constantly folding, it's hot all the time and it's still going strong after three years. Yet some people hardly game and their card dies.
Manufacturing defects, bad capacitors and solder, static and power surges etc kill a card more than a bit higher idle temps in my opinion. In fact, as I said above, big heat differences between idle and load can actually cause more heat stress from the constant heat/cooling cycles I believe, but again on a well manufactured card this shouldn't be an issue.
I've got a old nVidia 6800 that always ran 56-58C idle, a x800 XT that runs 47-55C idle (I changed the fan profile - fan only kicks in at 55C) and these cards never failed after many years of abuse. Still running in some SFF's for other people.
Friend has even got a card constantly folding, it's hot all the time and it's still going strong after three years. Yet some people hardly game and their card dies.
Manufacturing defects, bad capacitors and solder, static and power surges etc kill a card more than a bit higher idle temps in my opinion. In fact, as I said above, big heat differences between idle and load can actually cause more heat stress from the constant heat/cooling cycles I believe, but again on a well manufactured card this shouldn't be an issue.
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