Can i open it?

[Harkulles]

Hi

Do i void my warranty, if i open my GPU to change the Thermopaste? What about replacing the cooler with an aio watercooler?

It is an RX580 from Powercolor (RedDragon V2) and the cooling is just crap. I live in germany, and cant find a way to contact Powercolor and ask them.

If u know their Phonenumber, i would call them

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Harkulles said:

Hi

Do i void my warranty, if i open my GPU to change the Thermopaste? What about replacing the cooler with an aio watercooler?

It is an RX580 from Powercolor (RedDragon V2) and the cooling is just crap. I live in germany, and cant find a way to contact Powercolor and ask them.

If u know their Phonenumber, i would call them

Probably, if it has an void sticker on the screws or something else that needs to go off in order to change the termal paste, then yes.

[GoldenLag]

Technically no

 

In most cases yes it will void your warranty.

[Harkulles]

What about Undervolting or OC? Does it void the warranty?

[BlasFemy]

If you don't know, why chance it?

 

[WoodenMarker]

4 hours ago, Harkulles said:

What about Undervolting or OC? Does it void the warranty?

Usually but it doesn't seem to be under their terms and conditions. https://www.powercolor.com/rmaus

The settings shouldn't be saved onto the card anyway unless you flash the bios to do it in which case it would void the warranty.

Have you tried using their contact form? https://www.powercolor.com/contact

[atomicus]

I'm sure I read those stickers don't mean s**t, not from a legal perspective anyway. That is if you card goes wrong and it's not as a result of anything you've done to break it, then you are still covered. 

[Harkulles]

1 hour ago, WoodenMarker said:

Usually but it doesn't seem to be under their terms and conditions. https://www.powercolor.com/rmaus

The settings shouldn't be saved onto the card anyway unless you flash the bios to do it in which case it would void the warranty.

Have you tried using their contact form? https://www.powercolor.com/contact

thx for the help! I wrote them an email. There is written, that:

 

"PowerColor products sent in for RMA must be free of any improper use, including but not limited to physical damage from dropping, improper installation, or modification of any kind (this includes installing aftermarket cooling solutions)"

 

How will they know, if i reinstall the stock cooler back on the card, after it goes wrong?

[WoodenMarker]

11 hours ago, Harkulles said:

How will they know, if i reinstall the stock cooler back on the card, after it goes wrong?

The card will probably be disassembled for diagnosis which might show any differences in thermal paste and the warranty sticker on the screw would likely be damaged upon removal. It's not something I'd worry about voiding the warranty but it's a possibility.