Need help to decide whether to RMA my gpu or not

[dA_HarV]

Right now, I have a Gigabyte R9 380 2GB that I had for a year now, still under warranty. Only recently the rear fan on the card (closest to the back of the case) is starting to die. It makes a ticking sound at 55%-65% fan speed. My temps are great, never going above 65 *C when gaming, and that is on a overclock too (no voltage increase).

Reason why I am having trouble deciding whether to RMA it or not, is because I read a lot of horror stories on people get their cards back damaged, or one story the guy was 8 months without his card.

Would it be worth the risk for me to send it back for them to replace the fan?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Worth it.

What happens when that fain fails and the warranty is over? now you have a paperweight or have to hack together a fix.

 

[Eximo]

Horror stories aside, sometimes they don't have replacement parts available and simply send back an equivalent card, occasionally a newer model. Though I doubt that would be the case for a bad fan.

You might simply try contacting them to see if they can ship you a fan.

 

[dA_HarV]

Worth it.

What happens when that fain fails and the warranty is over? now you have a paperweight or have to hack together a fix.

Never thought of that, thanks for pointing that out