Got my card back yesterday and looks like it's been fixed. They seemed to have cleaned the grills of the cooler and made it squeaky clean. Also seem to have applied ample thermal paste. The card now idles at 37 degrees and load pushes to around 82 degrees in AC4 Black Flag. Not sure how long this will last, but the next time it starts acting up, I'll make sure I get it replaced and not repaired. But the RMA experience was quite hassle free to be honest. My brother submitted the card and got the RMA receipt. After 2 weeks, I shot a mail across to Brian from their Taiwan HQ for an update and he re-directed it to Arjun in India, who told me it was already at the service centre ready to be collected. Hope it survives for sometime now.
