Can I still warranty my 970 ASUS video card, I removed heat sink?

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eddie500

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My GTX 970 has always locked up when gaming if temps go above around 50-50C, if I put the fans on manually to 80% and keep the temps below 50C, it never locks up.

I recently removed the heat sink and damaged the sticker over the screw, but replacing the thermal paste didn't correct the problem.

Do you think I can still send this back to ASUS, or will they definitely deny warranty?

Card basically works as normal, just that it locks up randomly if I don't set fans at 80%+.

Thanks.
 
Legally you are safe (at least if in the US). However, Asus can find a way to say you damaged it.
 
DooLocsta said:
Might be OK but why not RMA before taking off the heat sink?
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The reason was because the card does work, it is just that I have to manually go in and turn the fans on to 80%. This keeps temps under 50C.

I didn't want to be without a video card for 3 weeks while I waited for warranty.

I decided to replace the thermal paste thinking it was an overheating problem but that didn't fix it. I then got the idea why not sell this for $200 on ebay and buy a 1070 gtx. I would then be able to warranty it before selling it.

I think I'll just live the the 970 at this point and turn the fans up. The 970 runs everything super fast.
 
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