alex98uk

I had a Scythe Musashi cooler on my XFX 4870 and it developed a Critical Core Power Fault after a few months. I went to switch coolers and realised I had lost some of the original screws.

However, I had a full set knocking about from an old 4870 waterblock and they fit perfectly. Would they mind that the screws are different?

Left is original:

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Swiftes

I am sure they won't mind, just RMA and wait and see, worst comes to the worst, say it came like that and hold your ground.

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DesertRat

they might, but it's worth a try.

A Critical Core Power Fault eh? Did you have the VRMs cooled, or s that even related?

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alex98uk

I have no idea what caused the core failure. It worked fine for months and then, bam, keeps crashing and displaying this warning.

Another issue now, cooler is back in. I boot the PC and everything shows fine, but I notice the graphics card fan spins for a second, stops, spins for a second, stops, spins for a second, stops etc...

Gets to booting Windows and crashes, i'm guessing GPU over heat? Knowing how hot they are even with the fan at 20%, must be boiling at 0% :/

Any ideas?

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DesertRat

hmmm...

I have no clue. Bad capacitors perhaps? that'd explain the card's issues as well.

Worst XFX can do is tell ya it's out of warranty and send it back.

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Voltage_Drop

What they said^^, cant hurt to try. Whats the worst that could happen?

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alex98uk

I'd have to buy a new card and i'm skint.

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DesertRat

Considering you don't seem to have another option @TM what else can you do?

Where did the original screws go anyway? just lose them in the regular course of things?

when I take off a cooler I usually like to put it semi-assembled into a zip-lock baggy, especially if it has thermal pads I don't want to get dusty.

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dralb

As long as you didn't mix and match and they are all the same, I think it'll be OK. I think it depends on the company. I have always been curious as to the proceedure of checking RMA's. Is is random? Do you have a better chance of getting a questionable RMA through on a Friday afternoon when the techs want to go home?

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CallmeRoth

I'd just put the screws you have there, if they work without the washers that may be less obvious. Otherwise just say it came like that.

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