Any manufacturers that don't void warranty for watercooling gpu?

[Alir]

Does anyone know of any manufacturers that allow you to watercool your gpu?

[RelentlessAF]

I think EVGA doesn't. (Void the warranty that is)

[coen113]

i though xfx didnt

[KPZ211997]

I think EVGA doesn't.

With their Hydro Copper line up, yes

Water cooling CPU means replacing stock cooler and backplate, enough for every GPU manufacturer to void your warranty already

[Toddwjp]

if it has a preattached water block it usually covered how ever the second you touch a screw you warranties gone

[winningsince1337]

XFX doesn't provided you live in the USA

[boopbop]

Pretty sure that I read somewhere that your warranty won't be voided if you watercool your GPU as long as they receive it as it was when you bought it. Or so I believe anyway. 

[Alir]

Pretty sure that I read somewhere that your warranty won't be voided if you watercool your GPU as long as they receive it as it was when you bought it. Or so I believe anyway. 

 

But by watercooling or even using a Kraken G10, you would have to replace the thermal paste right? So by watercooling you literally cannot return it as it was when you got it.

Also the screws would look like they've been used making it obvious

[flibberdipper]

But by watercooling or even using a Kraken G10, you would have to replace the thermal paste right? So by watercooling you literally cannot return it as it was when you got it.

Also the screws would look like they've been used making it obvious

If you don't strip the screws because you know how to take out screws they won't look used...

[Ialyrn]

overclockers in the uk sell graphics cards with water blocks already on. Depending on the card you buy, you get a 2 to 3 year warranty on them. Perhaps you could find a shop that sells them like that, as you will have a warranty with that store then. I have never bought anything from overclockers uk though, but they have been around a very long time.

[KeyVahn]

I find it rather stupid that companies like EK and Bitspower make blocks for GPU's but if you use them on a card such as one from ASUS your warranty is void. So if you want a water cooled card from ASUS you'll have to get a Poseidon. This seems somewhat counter-intuitive considering the high end cards like the Matrix 980ti are going to be brought by gamers and enthusiasts who are likely by their nature to want to watercool those cards.

What confuses me even more is looking at the Poseidon compared to the Strix 980ti on Overclockers UK. The former is clocked slower than the Strix yet is an ROG branded card and a platinum one at that. I wish manufacturers would support their customers within reason. I guess they're all on the Nintendo fence currently though.

[WhiteGoblin]

I literally just RMA'd a watercooled 970 to EVGA and on the special instructions list once a tech has already approved your issue for an RMA it says "please remove any after market modifications & return the card in stock configuration as purchased". The only thing it said voided the warrenty was if you had physically damaged the card in any way and / or the serial sticker was removed from the back of the card.

[ChrisCross]

Does anyone know of any manufacturers that allow you to watercool your gpu?

i've heared xfx will accept it if you put the original cooler back on (as long its not a water damage or anything like that).