I had some artifacting issues with my GTX 1080, so I RMA'd it about a week ago, I also received the replacement via cross shipping last week, but the fan was making grinding noises to I sent EVGA support pictures/videos of the card to get the issue resolved.
I've already tried pushing the fan and attempting to nudge the cable around when I talked to phone support last week, and the continuing email support is telling me to do the same thing, I did it again just for the sake of it and the issue persists.
I'm assuming I'll have to send it in again, but would I have to pay for the shipping again? EVGA sent me an improperly built card as a replacement, and it seems unfair if I have to pay for shipping again.