XFX R9 270 All of a sudden way too hot on idle

Ethan WickedPlayer

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I have had this graphics card for about 2 years now ( http:// )
I've been up all night and at around 11pm my monitors would start flashing black and grey bars across the screen and then stop. So, I updated my drivers and that seemed to work for a while, but recently it started doing it again and I looked up the problem. A few threads I found said that it may be an overheating problem and I checked my gpu temp. It was running around 60 on idle while I was only watching YouTube. Wondering if there is any way I can fix this?

Screenshot of MSI Afterburner: https://gyazo.com/3fe1acc527aedaed140bc87b9a339c30
 
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then its definitely artifacting.60c on idle is quiet high.have u tried opening the card up and cleaning or repasting it?

Ethan WickedPlayer

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Yes it is running at the base core and memory clock. Also, additional information: When the temp reach 61ish the whole screen fills with gray and black lines.
 

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then its definitely artifacting.60c on idle is quiet high.have u tried opening the card up and cleaning or repasting it?
 
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Ethan WickedPlayer

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No, but I will give it a try and get back here eventually. I've been thinking it's about time to get a new graphics card anyway if that doesn't work. Thanks for the help :D