GPU Warranty - custom watercooling

[Boothy128]

Hi guys, 

 

I'm looking at getting a new graphics card, and the plan would be to fit it with an EKWB watercooling block. 

 

I've just had an MSi 980ti Gaming 6G literally go up in smoke. I had 2 in Sli and both have failed in the last year 

 

So I'm currently GPU-less 

 

I'd like to know if any GPU manufacturers allow you to fit aftermarket cooling solutions without voiding the warranty? I've wasted a lot of money on these 2 980tis and I'd rather go with a manufacturer that supports custom watercooling.

 

Alternatively, if anyone could suggest an open loop GPU with a prefitted waterblock, that would be welcome. 

 

I'd be looking at getting at 1080 or 1080ti 

 

Gaming on a 3440x1440 Acer Predator x34 and sometimes a 4k tv 

 

Cheers 

Mike 

[Himommies]

Pretty sure MSI has one with a preattached waterblock. That shouldn't void waranty. Overclokers Also has something like that.But for everything else the moment you touch the screws your screwed(see what I did there)

[Guest]

Not sure, but maybe EVGA has something you like. They hand all kinds of GPU's out to Jayz2cents, and he is big on water cooling and aftermarket water cooling blocks. Also, EVGA has a superb customer support as far as I know/have heard. If you have any issues, you'd be best with them me thinks.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Dutch-stoner said:

Not sure, but maybe EVGA has something you like. They hand all kinds of GPU's out to Jayz2cents, and he is big on water cooling and aftermarket water cooling blocks. Also, EVGA has a superb customer support as far as I know/have heard. If you have any issues, you'd be best with them me thinks.

Evga Is probably your best choice.They are the ones most likely to have pity on you

[Skiiwee29]

EVGA is cool with it for sure. 

[Cyracus]

Gigabyte has water blocked cards, msi as mentioned, evga has an option as well, asus doesn't...

[jet224presents]

YES msi does have the 1070/1080 with EK water blocks

[Himommies]

9 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

EVGA is cool with it for sure. 

Pretty sure watercooling breaks warranty

 

9 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

Gigabyte has water blocked cards, msi as mentioned, evga has an option as well, asus doesn't...

they do the poseidon

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Himommies said:

Pretty sure watercooling breaks warranty

 

they do the poseidon

If its damaged from water cooling yes. But they have no problems with you taking the cards apart and putting blocks on and such. If the card gets a bad port or say the memory fails on the chip, they have no problems with it as long as you put the original cooler back onto the card before sending it in for RMA/warranty repairs. 

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

If its damaged from water cooling yes. But they have no problems with you taking the cards apart and putting blocks on and such. If the card gets a bad port or say the memory fails on the chip, they have no problems with it as long as you put the original cooler back onto the card before sending it in for RMA/warranty repairs. 

NVM i'm wrong

http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmmain.aspx?faqid=57720

[Cyracus]

2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

they do the poseidon

missed that, didn't show up in their graphics card section of their site

[Simon771]

EVGA allows you to do so.

I did put waterblock on it, and sent it back 1 month later without any issues and got new card.

 

(I was returning it because coil whine directly to EVGA, but sadly all cards have coil whine)

 

So yes EVGA does allow it, as long as you put stock cooler back on before sending it back for some reason.

[Boothy128]

Thanks for the help everyone, this gives me some reassurance