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To void or not to void...
- Thread starter Cleeecooo
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I would change the cooler, My mate got away with his when he sent it back for RMA after he had changed the cooler several times and they accepted it (It was not due to the removal of the cooler that caused it to break). Watercooled 580 ***.
So this card actually works?
Keep it after all the fuss you have had with your last 42535 gfx cards.
His luck with PC components seems as bad as mine
You can change the cooler.
Evga have changed their EU warranty since the last time I checked:
'The product is returned to EVGA in the original factory configuration and condition. All aftermarket modification must be reversed before sending in the product for replacement.'
http://eu.evga.com/support/warranty/
Evga have changed their EU warranty since the last time I checked:
'The product is returned to EVGA in the original factory configuration and condition. All aftermarket modification must be reversed before sending in the product for replacement.'
http://eu.evga.com/support/warranty/
Hi,
Don't do it Gleeecooo its a no win situation.
If you want quieter then opt for some sound insulation for your case and buy some fan grills for your case, make sure you cut away the old mesh.
That way you could ramp up your fans keeping the card cooler.
Don't do it Gleeecooo its a no win situation.
If you want quieter then opt for some sound insulation for your case and buy some fan grills for your case, make sure you cut away the old mesh.
That way you could ramp up your fans keeping the card cooler.
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So this card actually works?
Keep it after all the fuss you have had with your last 42535 gfx cards.
Brilliant to know. Out of interest, what manufacturer was this?
His luck with PC components seems as bad as mine
Lol, not just components, phones, games consoles etc. I'm just really unlucky!
Why do you say that? The windforce cooler doesn't really accept any help I give it - if you know what I mean.
Water has a much higher thermal capacity and heat is transferred to it much more efficiently than air, so you can remove heat from your concentrated heat source (the CPU or GPU) much more efficiently.
It's true that once you've cooled the CPU / GPU, you need to remove that energy from the water. But this is now distributed throughout the liquid, and which makes removing it easier. Using large radiators with large, slow fans you can remove heat from water with very little noise.
The key to the efficient cooling of any concentrated heat source is taking the heat away from the source (CPU / GPU etc), and moving it to a place where it can be easily dissipated. Heat pipes do a reasonable job with air cooled solutions, but using flowing liquid is another level of efficiency.
Check out the overclocking and cooling forum - plenty of people on here water cool. Also check out the setups people have in the cases forum, for some cool custom water builds
Initially I thought DON'T DO IT, CLEEECOOO! Though now I think if you want to water cool it go for it! Just be careful.
Well, I'm about to start liquid cooling and building a HAF X and i5 rig so if that goes well, I will do mine afterwards and do the gfx card aswell. Look out for the project logs!
If you want a quiet PC, watercooling is the way to go, the only thing l can hear now is my DVD-RW'S working even though they are not that noisey. Then you have the benifit of cooler core temps + you don't have to down clock you CPU in the summer if it is Overclocked.
Looking forward to it, will be fantastic once finished.
Or it will fail epically.
If you want a quiet PC, watercooling is the way to go, the only thing l can hear now is my DVD-RW'S working even though they are not that noisey. Then you have the benifit of cooler core temps + you don't have to down clock you CPU in the summer if it is Overclocked.
My comp is the thing that makes my room so hot. Even in the winter it's too hot!
I'm pretty certain that global warming can pretty much be solely blamed on fermi!
I sent them a working 680i mobo to upgrade to a 780i, (evga step up), prior to shipping i cleaned the entire board with compressed air, they refused the upgrade due to the board being dirty, strange as it was spotless when i sent it, even took pics of it after cleaning. Anyway i got my 680i back two weeks later, it died after two days, dont think it was even my board they sent back, as the one i received was filthy and a few parts on it felt very loose. I contacted them about it but they never replied.
woah! I have read many RMA stories and EVGA have only had good ones! What happened in the end?
Be interested to know myself.
I'd only heard good things about them until now, and they, along with Gigabyte and MSI, were the three main contenders for my next graphics card.
Never heard back from them again, sent countless emails but all were ignored, had to replace the board with an asus p5q deluxe.
that's just really bad luck - and CS!