I would. I swear Sapphire drops the heatsinks during assembly. This has happened to me on a 5700 XT Nitro and it was so bent out of shape that I just opened it and submitted an RMA immediately.
Hi all,
I have a bundle here I am looking to sell.
P8P67 Evo + E3-1275 V2 (I7 3770 Equivalent) with IO Shield
32gb RAM Mismatched but works fine at 1333mhz
Intel 200gb SSD with Fresh copy of Windows 10 activated
Thermalright Assassin Spirit...
Ahh! The ol' classic Evga fan grinding when turning on and off. Totally normal and annoying. If you want it to vanish set afterburner to 40% and it will run without that sound. It's just how they are designed.