So, it's not just ASUS that is looking for minor scratches on the PCB, but ZOTAC too, which denied an RMA request for a card that is reportedly fully functional.

User Sends ZOTAC RTX 5070 Ti for RMA for a Fan Issue; Spends $40 to Ship, but RMA Gets Denied as ZOTAC Claims the Card Has Scratches Near PCIe Interface

This is very similar to the case we just reported a few hours ago. Similar to ASUS, which denied the RMA request for the RTX 5090 Astral , citing a crack near the PCIe interface, ZOTAC also denied the RMA request of an RTX 5070 Ti user. As per the Reddit user u/I_Main_TwistedFate, his ZOTAC RTX 5070 Ti started making weird noises due to bad fans. The GPU was reportedly fully functional, but the user sent it for a fan repair.

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However, after inspection, ZO

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