r9 390x heatsink removal

[blockztwo]

i was wondering dose anyone know if i replace the thermal paste on my 390x will it void its warranty or will it be ok to do as i can see it going high and i know msi had a thing of putting a large amount of paste on the gup

 

[roadie]

Do you have any little stickers on the screws that you would need to remove to take the cooler off the board? Or anything else that would make it obvious that you have disassembled it?

 

[blockztwo]

there is a sticker on there on a screw but i have been looking and people from the usa says as long as you dont damage the gpu it should be ok to do it ( msi rep said that ) they said but i dont no if the rules are the same for the uk as they change the rules from country

 

[mickyflinn]

Contact them directly to confirm but looking at the msi forums its ok as long as nothing is damaged.

 

[blockztwo]

it dosent matter not I have done it I only have like a little warranty now and it done a lot I went from 87-90 to now 70-80 most time sitting around 73 ish

 

[Disco_P]

MSI are alright with cooler removal.

In future you can get around the warranty void stickers on screws by using a pair on pliers. I removed the cooler from an MSI 780 this way then later returned the card for a refund without issue.