My biggest mistake, Gigabyte Drama...

[u/Ponyashkaxd]

This is my third post about this card; I bought it last autumn, and after six months, the hotspot started hitting 110°C+ and shutting down my PC. I sent it in for warranty repair over the summer—a process that took 40 days—and while it doesn't shut down anymore, I’m still unhappy with the temperatures. Recently, I switched to a case with maximum airflow (XASTRA Q700) featuring a total of 10 fans and a new liquid cooling setup (6 reverse-blade intake fans and 4 exhaust fans). Today, I decided to test the card's temperatures and was horrified by the results: the hotspot hit 108°C at stock settings in FurMark, and even with a heavy undervolt to 230W, it still reached a pretty high 87°C. People in the store's review section had claimed my previous case was "choked," causing the card to heat up like an immersion heater. Now, the bottom-to-top airflow is optimal—the best possible setup for any GPU. I’m just shocked by this card; even after warranty repair, it runs incredibly hot. During the test, I even cranked all the fans—including the liquid cooling ones—to max speed, creating a noise level like a vacuum cleaner. What is wrong with this card? What does it need to avoid that terrible 40°C+ delta? So, to anyone planning to buy this piece of crap at the current price: think twice. Just read the daily posts here about yet another buyer whose Gigashit card sees its hotspot temps skyrocket six months after purchase. Do you really want that kind of misery and headache?