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GPU Manufacturers That Don't Care if You Remove Their Coolers For Water Cooling

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GPU Manufacturers That Don't Care if You Remove Their Coolers For Water Cooling

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You mean, that won't void the warranty? You gotta ask the vendor. I think EVGA doesn't care if you remove it

 

Yep. As long as you send it back to them assembled the way it was sent to you, it's GG.

 

Even if you paint the shroud they'll take it.

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I asked ASUS if I could remove mine to apply better thermal interface material. They said it was OK under warranty despite ASUS not typically offering that kind of freedom.

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I can only confirm this EVGA stands out with their customer service. It is superior.

 

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I can vouch for EVGA, have had waterblocks on their 780ti's in my previous PC and had to RMA one of the cards due to some issues, they accepted it fine after I put back the original reference cooler.

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Yep. As long as you send it back to them assembled the way it was sent to you, it's GG.

 

Even if you paint the shroud they'll take it.

What if I took off the XFX reference cooler on my XFX 290 and put on a PowerColor reference cooler? They're the same cooler right, so it doesn't matter? Or does the different sticker on the fan do any harm?

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MSI

EVGA

XFX

Thats it

MSI has a warranty void sticker on the back of there screw for the GPU die. Ask me how I know... (Red Fox build)

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MSI has a warranty void sticker on the back of there screw for the GPU die......

Yes but they will still honor the warranty

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Yes but they will still honor the warranty

What?!?!??!??!??! You sure?!??!

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What?!?!??!??!??! You sure?!??!

Says so on their warranty page

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Says so on their warranty page

What do you have to say? 0.0

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If I can get the money NZXT S10 will be meeting my MSI gpu one day........

 

God I wish I could have the money for a good nice build.....

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If I can get the money NZXT S10 will be meeting my MSI gpu one day........

 

God I wish I could have the money for a good nice build.....

we all wish a shit ton fo shit could happen

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we all wish a shit ton fo shit could happen

Just been waiting a long time

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Just been waiting a long time

P4 until 2013

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P4 until 2013

Can't play any of my games in my steam library.......

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Can't play any of my games in my steam library.......

Cant run flash games smoothly..

after christmas I have a friend that will upgrade to a GTX 670 might be able to snag his old GT 740

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What if I took off the XFX reference cooler on my XFX 290 and put on a PowerColor reference cooler? They're the same cooler right, so it doesn't matter? Or does the different sticker on the fan do any harm?

 

You'd need to check with XFX's warranty.

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Cant run flash games smoothly..

after christmas I have a friend that will upgrade to a GTX 670 might be able to snag his old GT 740

Well if I can save money, I plan to go all out. At least $2,000 or less........

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What if I took off the XFX reference cooler on my XFX 290 and put on a PowerColor reference cooler? They're the same cooler right, so it doesn't matter? Or does the different sticker on the fan do any harm?

 

 

Installing third party cooling solutions does not void warranty on our products. Just be sure to keep the original cooling solution as it will have to be on the card if it is ever sent in for RMA. Products returned to XFX must be fully assembled with the original thermal solution (heatsink, fansink, etc) that was installed at the time of purchase.

 
XFX graphics card were designed to perform optimally with our manufacturers thermal solutions, however you may feel the need to push your performance higher than what we have designed it for, so we can only gurantee the performance and quality of the product as it was originally intended so you should keep in mind that over clocking your graphics card and the use of water cooling solutions is at your own risk and that damage to the card via improper use such as unregulated power overages will not be covered. Any physical damage such as burn marks or damaged PCB will void ALL warranties.
 
This modder friendly policy only applies to the United States and Canada.
 

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What if I took off the XFX reference cooler on my XFX 290 and put on a PowerColor reference cooler? They're the same cooler right, so it doesn't matter? Or does the different sticker on the fan do any harm?

 

 

Installing third party cooling solutions does not void warranty on our products. Just be sure to keep the original cooling solution as it will have to be on the card if it is ever sent in for RMA. Products returned to XFX must be fully assembled with the original thermal solution (heatsink, fansink, etc) that was installed at the time of purchase.

 
XFX graphics card were designed to perform optimally with our manufacturers thermal solutions, however you may feel the need to push your performance higher than what we have designed it for, so we can only gurantee the performance and quality of the product as it was originally intended so you should keep in mind that over clocking your graphics card and the use of water cooling solutions is at your own risk and that damage to the card via improper use such as unregulated power overages will not be covered. Any physical damage such as burn marks or damaged PCB will void ALL warranties.
 
This modder friendly policy only applies to the United States and Canada.
 

 

I don't have the original reference cooler, but I have the exact same thing on it, just with a different sticker.

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I don't have the original reference cooler, but I have the exact same thing on it, just with a different sticker.

That is a special case.. call them

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That is a special case.. call them

Well I don't need to RMA yet (and hopefully not ever), but might as well...

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