aftermarket coolers

[tokey]

okay so i have been reading about and seeing alot of people putting aftermarket coolers on their new and fairly expensive video cards..... does this void the warranty on the card? I know in the past cards came with plastic clips on them that you really couldnt get off w/o damaging the clips.... now i notice the are actually screwed on... thus making the changing of the cooler quite easy. i was wanting to know cause i was thinking about purchasing a new cooler for my card but aint no way i want to risk voiding the warranty incase i want to step up to the new 9xxx cards when released.

 

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I think for EVGA cards (which, I'm assuming is the card you're going to upgrade from your signature, the 8800GTS) the warranty is not voided if you swap out the cooler, provided you'll put it back on if you were to RMA it. The sticker on the back, for my 8800GT, didn't have to be taken off in order to take off the fan, so my warranty stays valid even with an Accelero S1 mounted on it.

 

[tokey]

yes thats the card thnx for the reply

 

[WintersFury]

I'm pretty sure as well that eVGA cards won't have the warenty voided by replacing the cooler. Buf if it doesn't die or show any problems in the first month, chances are that it'll be fine well past it's gaming usefulness.

And the fact of the matter is that if you put the stock cooler back on before you RMA it or trade it up, there really is no way for them to tell you ever removed it.

 

[tokey]

well i was thinking about the Accelero S1. after everyones rave reviews of this thing... the current cooler is quite ugly. plus i want to try my hand at oc'ing so i want to be prepared for the potential heat problems..... i know they cant really tell if their sink has been removed or not.... same with cpu's (which is why i purchased a tuniq tower as an open box item at a local microcenter for $10 ) but since i might be stepping up in mid may i wanted to make sure i wasnt going to lose my step-up by adding a aftermarket cooler on there.