Does an Intel warranty pass on upon resale?

King Mustard · 14 Mar 2018 at 16:18

I bought a retail/boxed i7-6700K in March 2016 and I believe Intel offer 3-year warranties with their boxed CPUs.

I am now selling the CPU on eBay UK (no original box, no original cooler).

Can the warranty pass on to the seller? If so, how do I go about it?

bremen1874 · 14 Mar 2018 at 16:25

It doesn't transfer. If you read their terms:-

This Limited Warranty, and any implied warranties that may exist under applicable law, extend only to the Original Purchaser or the Original System Customer and last only for as long as the Original Purchaser or the Original System Customer continues to own the Product.

spoffle · 14 Mar 2018 at 16:30

They might state it's limited to the original purchaser, but they also tend to go by the numbers on the heat spreader.

bremen1874 · 14 Mar 2018 at 16:33

But there's nothing to 'transfer', no process to go through. The purchaser would just have to hope Intel are in a good mood if/when they try to claim.

spoffle · 14 Mar 2018 at 16:39

When you do claim, they just base the validity of the claim in the serials you give them. They won't ask for proof of purchase unless the code shows the CPU is x years old, but you insist it's newer.

kitfit1 · 14 Mar 2018 at 21:31

If you have no box and no cooler a retail cpu won't be covered anyway, regardless of any warranty claim. To make a claim Intel insists the cpu is sent complete with box and cooler for a retail cpu.

robinbanks · 14 Mar 2018 at 21:35

It doesn't transfer.

Doogles · 14 Mar 2018 at 22:49

kitfit1 said:
If you have no box and no cooler a retail cpu won't be covered anyway, regardless of any warranty claim. To make a claim Intel insists the cpu is sent complete with box and cooler for a retail cpu.

Surely if you have the original cooler and cpu you'd be fine, I know my 3570k is way out of warranty now but I threw the box the minute I installed it!

AiiR · 14 Mar 2018 at 23:21

You typically need the invoice.

kitfit1 · 15 Mar 2018 at 07:08

Doogles said:
Surely if you have the original cooler and cpu you'd be fine, I know my 3570k is way out of warranty now but I threw the box the minute I installed it!

I can only say what Intel told me when i had to return a retail Wolfdale E8500 a few years ago. Unless it was sent back with the cooler in the retail box, they wouldn't accept it. Luckily i still had the box and cooler.

darket · 15 Mar 2018 at 09:29

I have rma'd 4 intel cpus and never have i been asked for the original box , cooler or invoice.

Doogles · 15 Mar 2018 at 14:45

darket said:
I have rma'd 4 intel cpus and never have i been asked for the original box , cooler or invoice.

WTH did you do to them

hominid · 15 Mar 2018 at 14:56

I've been able to get an Intel CPU replaced under warranty that I didn't purchase a couple of years back.. All they wasnted was the serial numbers on the box and then they sorted a return the same day. No invoice or proof of purchase was needed.

kitfit1 · 15 Mar 2018 at 15:41

darket said:
I have rma'd 4 intel cpus and never have i been asked for the original box , cooler or invoice.

Then the answer to the OP has to be, try it because it seems Intel ignore there own RMA rules if it suits them.

mrbazmondo · 15 Mar 2018 at 17:20

If that fails, you could attempt to ask the original purchaser to RMA it for you. I don't fancy your chances with that one though unless you know them.

bremen1874 · 15 Mar 2018 at 17:25

The OP is asking if he can transfer the warranty that came with the CPU he bought new in March 2016 if he sells it to someone else.

The answer is still no, and there isn't a way to 'go about it' because it isn't possible.

What luck the purchaser might have with Intel in the future is irrelevant.

mrbazmondo · 15 Mar 2018 at 17:26

darket · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:59

Doogles said:
WTH did you do to them

I overclocked the crap out of them, non of them were dead , just unstable and degraded , only one of them i purchased new.

kitfit1 said:
Then the answer to the OP has to be, try it because it seems Intel ignore there own RMA rules if it suits them.

On another note , it always amuses me how many anoraks threads like these attract, just accept it as a simple fact , most of the time intel offer a fantastic no fuss rma, whilst i am sure on the odd occasion they may ask for a proof of purchase just explain it was a gift, or USE YOUR PRINTER, its not rocket science.

Dirk Diggler · 16 Mar 2018 at 19:00

kitfit1 said:
If you have no box and no cooler a retail cpu won't be covered anyway, regardless of any warranty claim. To make a claim Intel insists the cpu is sent complete with box and cooler for a retail cpu.

I've done a successful RMA without the need for receipt or original cooler.

rIcK · 16 Mar 2018 at 20:31

Just sell it without any warranty, wont affect price much and less hassle dont even send a receipt.