A weird question about warranties...

[Latvietis96]

How do you properly damage a product so you can return it? I got a Sapphire HD7970 I bought from a store a while ago and my warranty is about to end in about 9 months, and since they dont have the HD7970 in stock anymore they will gave to return me a card priced the same, even its actual price has dropped since i bought it (I bought the HD7970 for $720, the price tag is on my warranty check). This is written in the Sapphires site: ''Product Warranty will not be valid even if returned after purchased for the following cases:
-Products that are defaced or physically damaged and modified by customer.
-Products that become non-functional due to customer improper use.
-Products that cannot be verified as Sapphire products.
-Products that do not have a matching serial number between the product
and the original receipt.
-Products not sold from our official distributors or resellers.''
http:// So apparently pouring water over the card isnt an option:lol: This is kind of a big deal for me since the HD8000s are being released in a few months and I assume they will be priced the same as my HD7970 was as i got it.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Simple answer: You don't

What you propose is highly unethical (and could be prosecuted as fraud in some jurisdictions). Just sell the card, take what you get for it, pay the difference, and buy the new one.