I used this to mine Ethereum for 18 months in a climate controlled, smoke free home. The GPU was always run undervolted, drawing less than 100W of power. It has been cleaned and thermal paste and pads replaced, including adding additional pads on the back side of the board for the memory. I also added thermal paste for better contact where the heatpipes contact the midplate. The card has a metal backplate which also helps cool MOSFETS and VRMs. This is a cool and quiet GPU. The GPU has been fully stress tested and benchmark tested and performs like a new GPU. Will ship Priority Mail in secure packaging.