I've created this topic to list AMD/Nvidia GPU manufacturers that you should buy from if you are the type of person who wants to remove the heatsink to clean it or replace the heatsink with a liquid cooling waterblock
Also inside this topic is the list of AMD/Nvidia GPU manufacturers that you should avoid for the same reason as above
Included is a screenshot of my discussion with each manufacturers to ask where they stand on this matter

Important Note: This does not cover if you cause physical damage/water damage to the GPU

GPU Manufacturers You Should Buy From:
EVGA - Does not void warranty for removing the heatsink
Link: https://www.evga.com/support/faq/FAQdetails.aspx?faqid=57720


Zotac - Does not void warranty for removing the heatsink


MSI - Does not void warranty for removing the heatsink


Gigabyte / Aorus - Does not void void warranty for removing the heatsink






GPU Manufacturers To Avoid:
ASUS - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


LeadTek - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


Galax - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


Inno3D - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


PowerColor - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


Sapphire - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


XFX & PNY pending for their reply

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Oct 15 2020, 08:14 PM

Continued:

GPU Manufacturers To Avoid:
ASRock - Void warranty for removing the heatsink


Palit - Void warranty for removing the hetasink:


This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jul 1 2020, 02:38 PM

Post reserved for something else in the future

what about Palit?

btw do you normally just vacuum the dust off the heatsink or do you wipe it?

Nice. Looks like got changes too. Galax and Leadtek used to allow removal of it for cleaning.

Oh yeah, forgot about Palit
Will check with them too later
Depends on the type of heatsink & how dirty it is
If it needs a wash, I'll wash it too, just have to remove the fan first

any info about EVGA?

EVGA still alive in Malaysia?

I'm also not sure...but still can see people use evga on garage sales...i personally really like their cooler design

Just checked in Lazada/Shopee, not a lot of sellers is selling EVGA graphic cards nowadays
Nevertheless, I've PM'ed them in Facebook, will post their reply in here once I got their answers

On a different note, I really wish some famous Malaysian YouTubers would bring this issue to public so lots more people will be aware about this and force the manufacturers to change their mind on allowing their customers to do whatever the hell they want with the product that they bought as long as there is no physical damage / water damage to it

imba...

What's imbalance about this?

not imbalance la... u pro only.. willing take the initiative to do such boring thing.. waiting their reply is painful... i email 2 3 times bout x570 no support ECC till i bored.. no reply at all

read the topic title, thought it is in general
read the thread, realise that it is referred to the warranty as a result of custom cooling

i've been wandering about the implication of many Zotac RMA being listed despite the 5-year warranty provided

Haha, thats all your criteria?

1. Can you please not quote the whole post? At least remove the images so your quote won't be too long
2. Why the judgement? I did say this list is about manufacturers who allow their users to remove the heatsink to clean it and replace it with liquid cooling waterblock

Still dont encourage others to do this. Once broken, they can give all sorts of excuses not to give RMA. Not much improvement anyway, just buy the best GPU in market. Judgement? Yes this is risky thing to do. Many burned their GPU this way.

Thanks for the initiative, bro. I used to own an Asus AMD Radeon HD7850 and they accept my rma due to some graphical glitches even though I opened the heatsink for repaste. Sad to know they no longer accept rma once heatsink removed.

Here's EVGA. Most manufacturers will state whether they allow water cooling modifications.

https://www.evga.com/support/faq/FAQdetails.aspx?faqid=57720

add warranty coverage details to it since you already made it this far.
1) duration
2) coverage type
3) link to local warranty terms

e.g.
for 2) after applying for extended warranty with zotac or gigabyte, the warranty is bound to a user, not the product.

for 3) warranty terms sometimes differ as you might figure when you check for zotacs official warranty terms; at least tell ppl that despite giving a thumbs up in a facebook reply, they still have the option to revert back to their official t&c and therefore refuse warranty, should they feel like.

after all its easy for them to see a different thermal paste/pad has been used or the user did a mistake during reassembly.

This post has been edited by nrw: Jun 29 2020, 03:09 PM

Will do it when I have some free time

Update:

ASRock response added
EVGA official link also added

PNY missing btw 😁
Spoiler: despite advertising with water cooled cards they do not allow for any modifications. Furthermore warranty void stickers are being used.

Response from Palit added

I spilt water (distilled which is non conductive) all over my GTX 1080. Dried off with towel and working fine.

Much later on, 2 of the AC coupling caps deteriorated prolly due to the lousy asrock board that i was running. This resulted in the card stuck in x4 mode and randomly crashing the PC.
Removed the caps and bought replacement from element11 for RM2 (10 pcs).

All of the above learnt on my own over the years and from destroying my own stuff. Like blowing PSU (iCute 450W) running volt-modded 4850.

My point is, if one can afford it and should they choose to do insane shit to their stuff, they should know the risks and also deal with consequences.
And i strongly encourage everyone to do so!


edit: Oh! and thanks OP for this useful info. will help in future purchases.

This post has been edited by alexkit14: Oct 18 2020, 06:07 PM

This is unsafe act. Make sure you have insurance for yourself and anyone around you as well incase RIP electrocuted. I strongly encourage this, unless your life is cheap / worthless.

Ask the same question at gigabyte aorus fb few days ago, but this time they said can't promise the warranty whether still valid even there is no physical/ scratch damage on the PCB



This post has been edited by doi0728: Feb 27 2021, 03:44 PM

Hi Bro Shawty,

How about Colorful cards? Msg them in FB, no reply till now. Customer Service needs improvement.

This was shared through the courtesy of a gentleman.

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Update on Zotac



Looks like Zotac update their TnC silently.

Another update for zotac from their distributor. In regard to the update on their tnc.