Dead mobo on Sn41g2v2

Hi all, this is my first posting - so be gentle!

Could you help me with a couple of points?

I bought an SN41g2v2 just under a year ago from GEMMA and the mobo is dead. GEMMA are less than helpfull as a company and so I've not returned the thing to them yet, but I may do so....

The questions are -

What is the warranty offered by Shuttle - 12 months?

Would I be able to take the bits from my V2 (HDD and RAM) and put them in a V3 (from Microdirect)?

If the ICE cooling is so noisy why don't more people just cool the CPU directly with a fan like that Zelman VGA cooler - is it the lack of space?

Looking to put in a sapphire fanless graphic card (RADEON™ 9600 XT ULTIMATE Edition) - any thoughts or cooling issues - not an avid gamer?

Cheers in advance! Neil

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What is the warranty offered by Shuttle - 12 months?

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Yes but it is via the supplier and Shuttle direct will not help you :(. Your stuck with Gemma in this case.

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Would I be able to take the bits from my V2 (HDD and RAM) and put them in a V3 (from Microdirect)?

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Yes but things like RAM etc. may not be the fastest that the V3 can support or run in dual channel (depends what DIMMS you have).

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If the ICE cooling is so noisy why don't more people just cool the CPU directly with a fan like that Zelman VGA cooler - is it the lack of space?

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Replaceing the fan in the ICE can improve the noise level and cooling dramaticly as can the simple grill cutting mods. As for more tradtional CPU coolers, I have had 10+ Shuttles and never had the need to go down that route but many others have. I find tweaking the ICE and it's fan is far easier and gives good results.

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Looking to put in a sapphire fanless graphic card (RADEON™ 9600 XT ULTIMATE Edition) - any thoughts or cooling issues - not an avid gamer?

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Good card if your not a big gamer. You may want to look at the ICE fan and maybe a grill mod to keep the internal temps down and flush out the heat but I don't see any major problems with it.