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- If it's a eVGA card, Yes. They cover O/Cing and adding aftermarket coolers under warranty. As long as you don't do physical damage to the card installing the cooler and replace it with the original one if you ever have to RMA the card.It's the only MFG that allows these things which is why most O/Cer buy eVga brand cards.Thermaltake Tsunami Dream, Black
with Side Window Case.
Pentium. D 945 @ 4.08 GHz CPU.
with Zalman CNPS 9500 AT Cooler
Asus P5NSLI. Motherboard.
2 Gigs Corsair XMS PC5400 Memory.
SLI. eVGA CO SC 7900GTs 256 MB
with Zalman VF900-CU Coolers.
OCZ Powerstream 600 Watt. SLI. PSU.
Samsung 225BW 22" Widescreen.
Logitech Z-2300 THX. 2.1 Speakers.
MX 518 Mouse --- n52 Nostromo Gamepad. - If you are talking about the eVGA card in your Specs. Then yes, it is covered under warranty if you add a aftermarket cooler or O/C it. It's the most liberal warranty policy in the industry. You just have to replace the aftermarket unit with the original Fan/Heatsink if you ever have to RMA it. What is not allowed under warranty is Volt-Modding or other Hard Mods.
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34467Thermaltake Tsunami Dream, Black
with Side Window Case.
Pentium. D 945 @ 4.08 GHz CPU.
with Zalman CNPS 9500 AT Cooler
Asus P5NSLI. Motherboard.
2 Gigs Corsair XMS PC5400 Memory.
SLI. eVGA CO SC 7900GTs 256 MB
with Zalman VF900-CU Coolers.
OCZ Powerstream 600 Watt. SLI. PSU.
Samsung 225BW 22" Widescreen.
Logitech Z-2300 THX. 2.1 Speakers.
MX 518 Mouse --- n52 Nostromo Gamepad.
Message Edited by Oletymer on 05-16-2007 10:38 PM - I should add though that you have to be the Original owner and register the card with eVGA online for the Lifetime Warranty. Also keep the sales receipt or record online if that's how you bought it in case you might want to use their Step-Up Program or have to RMA it.
- well actually i was asking about Dell XPS warrenty coverage and there stance on OC'ing the GPU.I personally already know about eVGA being super cool with OC'ing there boards, and as you said, they only care that if u RMA it, has to have original HS/Fanwas just wondering what Dell thinks about it for there Customers who buy there warrenty
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Posted May 16th, 2007 23:00
NO sorry overclocking always carries risk. BFG brand video cards allow overclocking on their warranty. NOT Dell or most others.
""or is it voided if Stock HS/Fan are removed / Overclocked?""
Video cards are definitely not replaceable if Stock HS/Fan are removed.
Wait for the warranty to expire to attempt this surgery. Then you have noting to lose since warranty is over..
EDIT I thought the questions was about Dell XPS computers. If you bought the card elsewhere it may be under a separate video card warranty yes. But if the video card was original in an XPS computer, removing the heat sink will void the Dell warranty.
Dell recently allowed overclocking the CPU on the new XPS 710. So they may start allowing overclocking of new models.
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/services/con_xps_warranty_support.pdf
Services Do Not Include:
"Repairs necessitated by software problems or as a result of alteration, adjustment, or repair by anyone other than Dell (or its representatives)."
Message Edited by korrson on 05-17-2007 04:39 PM