Don't buy a gainward. Anyone recommend a card with decent warranty?

I had a gainward 7900gt 512mb card for about a year before it started getting artifacts. Sent it back for warranty and after 5 weeks they send it back because a serial number sticker fell off sometime during the lifetime of the card. The card was handled with care and the only reason it needed replacement was because it was faulty. If they void warranty because a sticker falls off then thats pretty poor. Anyone know of any brands of card that do not have this policy? I'd like to get a card from someone who will replace faulty hardware regardless of a sticker being present or not.

If they cannot identify the serial number, they can deny warranty.
I would keep the box as a second measure.

You might want to look into XFX as well.

IMO XFX is better then EVGA...Yes EVGA has the step up program. But XFX has a double life warranty. If you sell your product at any time...The buyer gets the lifetime warranty as well since they have a Transferable Warranty program...It can only be done once..But by then it's out of your hands. Make it easier to sell. Plus they have a no hassle overclock warranty as well. Overall imo a better buy...

With the EVGA card you can step up within 3 months. With the XFX you can always just sell it on ebay for 50-150 less then its current value...Since it has a lifetime warranty as well it makes it easier to sell as a "Buy it now" option. Then just pop down 100-250 ontop of it and get the next high end.....This way you'll always have the best high end card. You're also not limited to the 3 month step up which is nice....Just make sure you sell it a few weeks or month before a new high end is released...That way you can get the most value for it when you sell...

I'm planning to do this with my next rig..got a x700 pro for the downtime already in this rig....But I'll always have a cutting edge graphics card...Then I can just swap the CPU, mobo, ram whenever one needs to be upgraded. Works out better imo for staying up to date.