Intels 3 year warrenty...cover Oc?

[Rik1254]

Does it cover overclocking if you bought with other companies/ used (as its only 8 months old anyway)?
As Ive noticed on the 2500k and 2600k OCUK ads' its says that both are unaffected if CPU damaged by OC, or is this just an OCUK thing?

 

[Surveyor]

Technically overclocking voids the warranty.

It would be nearly impossible for them to know the processor had been overclocked though which is why the warranty is honoured.

I think as far as OcUK are concerned it's "ask no questions".

 

[EniGmA1981]

Surely if buying from "overclockers" the warranty would be void if you DIDN'T overclock?? lol

 

[linktoinsanity]

Technically overclocking voids the warranty.

It would be nearly impossible for them to know the processor had been overclocked though which is why the warranty is honoured.

I think as far as OcUK are concerned it's "ask no questions".

OcUK state that they will honour it, so from OcUK it's fine. From Intel however they may not accept it if there are obvious signs of overclocking damage, such as burn marks or something like that.

 

[Risty]

Technically overclocking voids the warranty.

It would be nearly impossible for them to know the processor had been overclocked though which is why the warranty is honoured.

I think as far as OcUK are concerned it's "ask no questions".

It seems ironic that they make unlocked processors for people to overclock

 

[HiVizMan]

Overclocking is detectable but not at the level 99% of guys do. That clause is still there because some twits will kill an entire tray of 990X trying to find a good CPU for benching and run a industrial magnet over the CPU and then expect them all to be RMA's. I kid you not. So don't stress it normal 4.5 or 5 GHz overclocking is no big deal.

 

[Arthur17]

It seems ironic that they make unlocked processors for people to overclock

Don't forget TurboBoost on Intel's locked processors too.

 

[Gashman]

when you think about it, they make processors that 'can' be overclocked, doesn't meant they should cover it if one makes a total hash of it! that is like getting a car, driving it like a muppet, hitting something then demanding the manufacturer cover it under warranty, even though its your fault!

 

[Emphacy]

It seems ironic that they make unlocked processors for people to overclock

Because people who know what they're doing won't damage the CPU.

 

[Tea_Bag]

There is nothing ironic about it. Ferrari doesn't sell you a car that can do 200mph and expect you'll actually come close to it. They sell you that car cause its 1337 and they get more profit doing so.

 

[mewhome]

it is hardly possible to kill a CPU by normal overclocking

a good motherboard would shutdown your machine when the CPU is about to burn
and a bad motherboard would simply not have the horse power to allow OC