"EVGA's GeForce GTX 1080, 1070, and 1060 graphics cards are catching fire when put under stress, for example, while running benchmark software or any number of games. The cause is a lack of cooling components installed on the cards... EVGA has been quick to acknowledge and respond to the problem, releasing a list of affected cards:.. A BIOS update has been released, which tweaks the way the cards use their fans so as to keep the temperature down. This will no doubt mean faster spinning fans and therefore more noise. Additionally, EVGA is offering to send owners thermal pads free of charge to install on their card..." http://www.pcmag.com/news/349319/evga-patches-graphics-cards-to-stop-them-catching-fire NB: EVGA sells all it's GPUs with a lifetime free replacement guarantee, no matter the cause of failure, such as abusive, extreme overclocking. If you pay a one time nominal fee when registering, they will ship a replacement card before they receive the damaged card.
