I'm experiencing some issues with one of my graphics card fans—it makes a loud screeching and scraping noise under stress and clicks when idle. I think it might need replacing, but I'm worried about whether this will void my warranty with ASUS. Specifically, I'm asking if changing the fans on my ASUS DUAL RX 7600 XT will affect my warranty status or if I should go ahead and replace them.
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It's great that you're thinking ahead about the warranty! Technically, replacing the fans shouldn't void your warranty. However, ASUS can be tough about these things. If they notice you've changed the fans, they might give you a hard time if you later need warranty service. I would recommend contacting ASUS support to see if they can fix it without you changing anything, just to be safe.
You're not alone in this dilemma! The manufacturer's warranty might state that it only covers the original cooling, which can make things tricky. A good workaround is to keep the original fans around. If you ever need warranty support, you can just reinstall the original ones and avoid any issues. Also, why not use the warranty right now and get it checked out?
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