Note this is not my card, im just worried though.
 
Is this something we need to worry about? I have my PC running constantly, even when im not at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAbl0fLY06U
 
http://wccftech.com/nvidi...ga-catches-fire-video/
 

F(ire)TW!

On a more serious note; I would get the thermal pad EVGA offers, or if you don't want to do that for whatever reason; just RMA/return the card.

...And don't the PC on when you're not home...

That one caught fire because it wasn't plugged in.
 
Not really but we've seen this image a bunch of times now.

DeathAngel74
...And don't the PC on when you're not home...

Why not? I had my work pc run for +200days before restart.

You were asking about fire safety, were you not? I was using common sense to provide an answer to your question. Never mind, disregard my previous comments. Good day.

DeathAngel74
You were asking about fire safety, were you not? I was using common sense to provide an answer to your question. Never mind, disregard my previous comments. Good day.

You make no sense sir. So I its better if it catches fire when im at home and $920bucks I payed for it with taxes burn up than when im not at home?
My question was clearly do I need to worry at all.

because you don't want to come home with your house burned down... that's why.  
 
however unlikely that is, it just needs to happen once.  
 
also sounds like a huge waste of energy... what are you doing that you need it to run 24/7? Seeding Torrents? Folding @ Home?  
important enough to risk it?  
 
electrical fires can happen anytime anywhere, unless you got a automated fire suppression system or someone stays at home... turn that stuff off.

That must be 1 heck of a miracle power draw through the Pci-x slot , since the card doesn't have either of the power plugs on it ??  
 
 
* I call fake

Exactly. I answered your question. It's obvious you are too simple to understand common sense/logical reasoning. Turn it off when not home, then no need to worry about fires, etc. I'm still paying on the house, not too keen about fires while I'm at work, from my 1070 or any other reason.