Video card burns my hand when touched. How bad is that?

[Lonkut]

I have 3 fans inside. Two blow in and one blows out. I opened my case today, put my hand on the GF and it burned my hand. Is that normal? Do I need more cooling power? If I don't do anything what are the risks of my GF to get fried?

 

[GenMarshall]

You better get your video card cooled as much as possible or risk overheating your video card to cause it to warp or get destroyed leaving you with the BSOD.

 

[Speedo]

Vid cards can easily reach temps in the upper 70s (C) without actually being in any trouble. It's impossible to say without knowing actual temps.

 

[Junglecutter]

I actually just had my vid card replaced and thats w/ only 1 fan. I say 3 fans is just enough

 

[Till]

Video cards do get awfully hot. I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless/until it starts to display artefacts. It probably a good idea to clean the fan once in a while. If nothing else, it'll provide a noise reduction.

 

[Lonkut]

Im actually starting to worry as all my games crash after a few mins of play time.

 

[Shadylookin]

video cards do get hot, but there isn't really a problem until they reach about 65-70 Celsius. If you're not overclocking it then it shouldn't be a problem if all the fans are working and vents unblocked.