Broken Fan Blades

Charmello

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So my fan blades on my Asus Strix Gtx 1070 broke. I was wondering if I should RMA Asus for fan blades, or I should purchase separate fans (thinking of the arctic IV cooler https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/accelero-xtreme-iv.html).

I have read that Asus RMA's are very sketchy and sometimes they destroy things and have very bad service. If I take the custom fan route, I will lose how the fan looks at the very moment, and will basically void all warranty for the next few years.

http://imgur.com/5jtRoCk
 
Solution
https://www.aliexpress.com/popular/asus-strix-fan.html

Only place I found with marching fans.

On the other hand, I've dealt with Asus on and off for years, and never had an issue. The only time I got a busted part back was abuse from UPS, somehow it got crushed. Asus sent me a new replacement.
There's always going to be craptastic horror stories about big companies, but in your case, it was (unintentional) abuse so you can be pretty sure that's not covered under warranty.

Karadjgne

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https://www.aliexpress.com/popular/asus-strix-fan.html

Only place I found with marching fans.

On the other hand, I've dealt with Asus on and off for years, and never had an issue. The only time I got a busted part back was abuse from UPS, somehow it got crushed. Asus sent me a new replacement.
There's always going to be craptastic horror stories about big companies, but in your case, it was (unintentional) abuse so you can be pretty sure that's not covered under warranty.
 
Solution

Charmello

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I broke them by accident when I pushed the blades in, while touching the gpu and they broke

And I'm not sure how much they would cost to repair.