just wanted to give a little update on this, did 2 stress tests now.
first: did run it for 40 minutes, average temperature was 86°C.
2nd with open side panel: did run it for 35 minutes, 84°C

did this to be sure its not the airflow..has to be the card doesnt it

Most of the reviews for this card (Gigabyte version) say it runs... HOT!!

Most other RTX 2060's get about 70C on Furmark.

can I try to get it replaced with my warranty?
if they dont notice that I replaced the paste..there was no seal tho.

This post was edited by 16Clip on Dec 17 2019 03:39pm

I'd imagine they could tell anyway. If you bought it at like best buy or similar, you might be able to trade in for diff manufacturer card?

Would a new cooling solution help? I might going to buy the arctic accelero iv if they won’t replace my gpu

Well a better GPU cooling solution would definitely help the GPU.

furmark at 85 is fine
in no way are you going to stress your card like furmark unless you are mining

did he show you case and case airflow

just wondering we both know air flowing helps alot
even if he took side panel off there could be no air flow for the card

plus

front panel x2 in, back panel x1 out, top x2 out
i tested the airflow with a tissue..there is nothing wrong with the airflow.

case is mx330

This post was edited by 16Clip on Dec 18 2019 10:51am

run superposition benchmark in loop for hour or two and tell us temp
furmark overly stresses it