I told you day one, EVGA, playing with your customers will get you cornered and in full panic mod...didn't i?
Now to add some food for the thoughts i'll let statistical numbers do the talking (one may investigate if necessary):
Onsemi Reliability Data: NCP81382HMNTXG/NCP81382MNTXG
Without any mods 'being optional' ( aka Stock cards/no additional OC): VRMs Temps measured at 107°c to 114°c max
0.7eV - 107°c - 90% confidence - MTBF/MTTF: 7321258hrs -
78.98 FITS0.7eV - 114°c - 90% confidence - MTBF/MTTF: 8603197hrs -
116.24 FITS An imaginary card with properly contained VRM heat at 78°c (close to the market average):
0.7eV - 78°c - 90% confidence - MTBF/MTTF: 64869441
hrs - 13.52 FITS The same can be done with the VRAM (temps are usually between -40°c ~95°c max for industrial grade, far less for commercial grade 0°c ~85°c max)