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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: jonj678 on July 21, 2009, 03:37:46 pm

Title: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: jonj678 on July 21, 2009, 03:37:46 pm

Hello. I wish to remove the heatsinks on the gigabyte UD5 x58 board in order to replace them with better ones. If the board later fails for an unrelated reason, I would still wish to rma it.

Is this possible?

I note that Asus have the policy that nothing has been done to the board, so removing the heatsinks does not void warranty. Lapping the chipset however would void warranty. I wish to know Gigabytes views on this.

Thank you

Jon

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on July 22, 2009, 05:28:04 pm

This would be a good question to have answered.  Especially for the guys who watercool.     8)

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on July 23, 2009, 08:38:17 pm

Can anyone from Gigabyte elaborate on this question???

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: runn3R on July 24, 2009, 09:36:47 am

Hi Jon

You can change the heatsinks, but before returning to RMA the original ones must be installed.
If the MB is damaged somehow during installation or removing of non-original heatsink, the warranty will be void.

similar topics have been already discussed there:
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,217.0.html
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,157.msg591.html#msg591

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on July 24, 2009, 08:22:43 pm

Thnx for the reply runn3R... 8)

Title: heatsinks
Post by: jonj678 on July 28, 2009, 03:50:47 pm

Hell yes. That is exactly what I was hoping for, there's a beautiful set of ek blocks out there with my name on it.

Cheers guys

edit: Yeah, if I break it while taking the heatsinks off, or pour water all over it that serves me right and I won't waste time trying for an rma :)

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on July 28, 2009, 06:52:05 pm

Just installed the EK's on my UD4P Jon, they are nice!

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: Beekeeper on July 29, 2009, 03:54:14 pm

show us the pics please :P

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on July 29, 2009, 08:04:45 pm

Will post pics this weekend when i do my build.  I only have the mosfet blocks, didnt see the need for the nb/sb block since i have a enziotech block for the nb already.  Hopefully this board will work with my 4850x2's, current MSI Platinum board refuses to run em in quadfire @ all......

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on August 01, 2009, 07:51:26 pm

Build Pics...

http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj159/screwtech02/New%20Gigabyte%20Build/

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: Beekeeper on August 03, 2009, 11:12:29 am

nice  :)

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: screwtech02 on August 03, 2009, 11:19:51 pm

Thnx.... ;D

Title: Re: UD5. Removing stock heatsink without voiding warranty.
Post by: hicookie on August 04, 2009, 03:29:18 pm

cool water system built there.