Ok so this guy buys a 780ti, his mum knocked it from the desk and killed it. Cracking the core.
So at an event he attended I was at i gave him a 980 which at the time was worth 400-450 so he could have fun and bench.
I also supplied him with a SOC force Z97 after I finished benching it. He promptly destroyed one slot pretty much hanging off the board oh and bent ever pin in the socket.
He was not up front about this damage and returned it to me. I saw it and ofcourse knew no company would RMA this. But I asked our Gigabyte rep a favour and it has been fixed. No one else period would get this repaired it's warranty void. But I help out.
I will refund your postage no problem your board is RMA declined. Check your account in 24 hours.