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mrd
02-15-2008, 11:33 AM
For the UK/europe warranty is it voided by unscrewing the large heatsink from the card and putting it back on?

I had lots of sut in mine and removed it to clean it but dont want to void the warranty.

Also is it ok to add a waterblock at some point?
Miker
02-15-2008, 04:12 PM
If you remove the HS you will void the warranty.
Madpyro
02-20-2008, 11:51 PM
What about the plastic cover for the heatsink? I found it good to remove it to ventilate the heatsink a bit
Forsook
02-21-2008, 12:04 AM
How can XFX know you removed it if you put it back before doing an RMA? :eek:
Miker
02-21-2008, 02:31 AM
How can XFX know you removed it if you put it back before doing an RMA? :eek:

RAM tape, and so on. I have seen people get a RMA in UK after HS removal but don't count on it.
werty316
02-21-2008, 06:22 AM
I don't know if there is a definite way of knowing whether someone took a GPU's HSF off or not unless the thermal pads were thrashed which would make it obvious.
funkyman23
02-21-2008, 01:00 PM
yea i hate that they are treating us like second grade people are u american people better then european i dont get it they have double lifetime warranty and in europe we get 2 years and no modding i payed almost 2000 dollar for my 2 cards so xfx i want lifetime warranty on my ultras i cant belive it that makes me real angry in america lifetime and i europe 2 year and some warnings on stuff :x
Miker
02-21-2008, 04:58 PM
yea i hate that they are treating us like second grade people are u american people better then european i dont get it they have double lifetime warranty and in europe we get 2 years and no modding i payed almost 2000 dollar for my 2 cards so xfx i want lifetime warranty on my ultras i cant belive it that makes me real angry in america lifetime and i europe 2 year and some warnings on stuff :x

XFX Europe and XFX North America are almost totally different companies. Just because one does something, doesn't mean the other will.
funkyman23
02-21-2008, 10:58 PM
they wear the same name ,grafick cards are the same in america and in europe that is one company u can talk all u want xfx is treating us as second grade people :x
Miker
02-21-2008, 11:04 PM
They have the same product, but are different companies.

Just like Honda Japan vs Honda America. One might offer a 5 year warranty, the other a 2 year warranty.

XFX America is run by totally different people then XFX Europe. They run different adds, have different support people, different phone numbers.
funkyman23
02-21-2008, 11:32 PM
i know i know but it isnt fare my street is older then america what to **** they have lifetime warranty and europe not XFX EUROPE CHANGE THAT ! we want lifetime warranty to lol :)
ikjadoon
02-22-2008, 02:36 AM
Wait, so is removing the heatsink is OK with XFX North America?!

~Ibrahim~
Miker
02-22-2008, 03:03 AM
Yes, in North America, you can OC it, put on new cooling (Long as you can prove it was as good as, or better then stock) and still be covered by the warranty, even if you are the 2nd owner of the card.
ikjadoon
02-23-2008, 02:25 AM
Yes, in North America, you can OC it, put on new cooling (Long as you can prove it was as good as, or better then stock) and still be covered by the warranty, even if you are the 2nd owner of the card.

Just had an orgasm. OK, I'm done cleaning up, lol. My GTS doesn't hit great clocks (594MHz causes artifacting!). Sweet, I'm amazed!

~Ibrahim~
Miker
02-23-2008, 02:39 AM
Just had an orgasm. ~Ibrahim~

(If you are female) Glad I could help you with that. :grin:
(If you are male) Ew!!!!!!! :help:

XFX won't replace a card if it can't OC, just to put that out there.

I would recommend a ZALMAN cooler.
ikjadoon
02-23-2008, 02:51 AM
(If you are female) Glad I could help you with that. :grin:
(If you are male) Ew!!!!!!! :help:

XFX won't replace a card if it can't OC, just to put that out there.

I would recommend a ZALMAN cooler.

OK, I am male, but I'd been really frustrated when I saw people hitting 700MHz+ and I'm here stuck with a 576MHz clock. That was the main reason I didn't splurge on the GTX.

Right, I don't expect them to do that, as that would be unethical on my part. The cooling, however, has a chance of helping, though.

The Zalman VF-1000 looks sweet, but some Zerotherm cooler is smaller (less stress) and is marginally better.

http://techgage.com/articles/8800cooler/8800cooler_graph.jpg

Arctic Cooling recently released a 3x80mm behemoth and am scouting out some reviews.

Just would like to say that I now think that XFX has the best warranty. EVER. eVGA can go and ___________________ (insert dirty/racist/colorful/biased/morally incorrect/slang comment).

~Ibrahim~
Miker
02-23-2008, 03:21 AM
Every card will OC different remember. Just because someone gets something crazy high doesn't mean you will. Cooling might help as artifacts are usually from heat.
ikjadoon
02-23-2008, 11:31 PM
Every card will OC different remember. Just because someone gets something crazy high doesn't mean you will. Cooling might help as artifacts are usually from heat.

Exactly. My friends' 8800 cards actually don't artifact, they just get errors and stuff. I have 4x120mm fans in the side of my case, though. Either way, I'm ultra-happy about this. :)

~Ibrahim~