Nvidia Quadro 4000 at VERY high idle temperature

My Nvidia Quadro 4000 is running at ~70°C (idle, GPU have 0,1% load) in a very cold environment (server room with air conditioning). Is that normal? How can I fix this? The card is not covered by warranty anymore. Thanks.

Solution 1:

Open up the card and replace the thermal compound, and use canned air to dust off the heat sink to get rid of the dust blocking the opening near the fan. Considering how expensive the card is a better heat sink might be a good investment.

Solution 2:

Nvidia Quadro 4000 is ~150W graphics card.

I guess you have Maximum Performance set in Nvidia Control Panel. If thats true - ~70°C is normal.

You can switch it to Adaptive (Nvidia help: link). GPU and memory will slow down only when there is no load.

Maximum Performance mode is not good idea if you have your workstation turned on 24/7. It reduces fan bearings lifetime.

You should worry when card shutdowns due to overheating.