6850 heat issues,Everything was great then.....

hobojoe58

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Typically my 6850 idles at 40-50C. But for some reason today everytime I log into windows, it starts at 40C and dramatically climbs from that point. 50, 55, 60, now having my PC on for 5 mins writing this post its at 90C. DOING NOTHING. I use MSIafterburner and have my fan speed adjust accordingly to temp. Usually I have my fan at 70percent. It seems useless right now. Even cranking it up to 100 which i dont want or recommend somehow this card still runs hot. Ive had the card for less than a year and have nothing to say but good things until now. I worry Idle temps starting at 40 and ending at 100 will only lead to failure. I have no Idea why or what is causing this. Just yesterday playing bioshock infinite on ultra this card wouldnt go past 70C now it idles at 70+?! The fan spins fine, no dust, no close quarters. I dont know what to do...any suggestions?!?!

Thankyou