I'm mining the x11 algorithm with my GTX 970 I have it set to only use 58% of the power with EVGA PrecisionX.
I wanted to try to lower the GPU utilization in order to save the wear and tear on my card as this is my main PC
Is there any way to lower the GPU utilization with ccminer?

or is utilization even the issue that I'm trying to correct if I want to save the life of the card?

Thanks in advance.