Hey all, 
  I have recently had a close encounter with my GPU (I always suspected it was plotting to try and kill me). I was going through some problem solving as my mobo was 'acting up' (unusual boot process) and while planning to do a physical check of the mobo and re-seating some cables I noticed something strange lying by the lower RGB headers/Fan headers and front panel connectors, on closer inspection I realised what it was (see pic). Yes, the metal badge had fall off the GPU and caused mysterious problems with my mobo boot procedure. My mobo (maximus xi code) is mostly covered by plastic and (hopefully) has not sustained any lasting damage (still need to manually go through all ports on mobo and confirm they are ok and do a bit more investigating to be sure). I would urge everyone (with metal badges on their GPU) to double check or remove them. I would also make a recommendation to EVGA to look into this with any current/future developments, if you do not hear from me again then assume my GPU has succeeded in killing me and disposing of my body.
 
Hope you are all enjoying the holidays.
 
Regards
Iain

I think you are missing the point. The issue isn't the badge falling off, the issue is the METAL badge falling off and potentially shorting parts of your motherboard (which could damage some or all of your PC hardware). So yeah....potential 'biggie'. 
 
 

Hello SN34KY_TOOHAT,
 
I have reached out to you via email, about the issue. Please respond to the email, so we may assist you with this.
 
Regards,
EVGA