yes they'd probably notice
and if you sent back for RMA in future and said it hadn't been modded you'd be commiting RMA fraud
so I'd go with your original plan if planning to go water cooling - sell it and get one that can be within rules of manufacturer
or see if someone with an EVGA will do a swapsie
and if you sent back for RMA in future and said it hadn't been modded you'd be commiting RMA fraud
so I'd go with your original plan if planning to go water cooling - sell it and get one that can be within rules of manufacturer
or see if someone with an EVGA will do a swapsie