Question about Ram settings

XtremeGamer · 17 May 2007 at 10:49

Do you void the warranty if you overclock ram (higer fsb and higher timings) and if you dont touch the voltage?

Thanks for any replies

Really appreciate. Learning a lot in this forum!

Jaffa_Cake · 17 May 2007 at 11:30

I beleive so, anything above the recommended 'safe' speeds/voltages by the manafacturers will void your warranty

WJA96 · 17 May 2007 at 12:31

It's open to question. Many retailers openly advertise that RAM, CPU's etc. are ideal for overclocking, so it could be argued that they are sold with overclocking as an intended use and therfore your 1st year's warranty with the store you bought them from was valid.

After the first year, it all gets very dubious.

Motherboards are definitely covered for overclocking as any supplied BIOS option must be, by definition, within the limits of the board.

RAM and CPU's are definitely dubious as I don't know of any manufacturer that actively encourages overclocking. They would far rather you bought a higher rated part for more money.

Graphics cards are a definite no-no as far as I know.

As for over-volting RAM, a lot of RAM now has voltage regulation built onto the stick, so even if you give them 2.5V, they still only get 2.3V if that's the maximum the manufacturer has rated them at, hence you see a lot of posts saying things like "I saw no benefit in going from 2.3V to 2.5V".

Bottom line - get Crucial Ballistix - they always take them back and give you a new set - even if (as I did) you admit you probably blew them up yourself

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simonnance · 17 May 2007 at 14:26

i'd dissagree that Mobos are warantied up to the BIOS settings.... i own a DFI, and i'd highly doubt that they'd replace it if i maxed out the NB volts for example..... goes up to something stupid like 1.8V plus!

Personaly, for ram i'd say anything within the voltage limits of the spec is fine. As soon as you volt over the max in the spec you are running outside the warrantied abilities of the RAM. OCZ for example gives extra voltage protection over the "stock" voltage, and that sure aint there just "in case" you cant run the sticks stable at stock.

WJA96 · 17 May 2007 at 14:37

simonnance said:
i'd dissagree that Mobos are warantied up to the BIOS settings.... i own a DFI, and i'd highly doubt that they'd replace it if i maxed out the NB volts for example..... goes up to something stupid like 1.8V plus!

So why do they provide the option if it's not there to be used? Are you saying DFI basically built a self-destruct mechanism into their own motherboard, and that that mechanism isn't covered by the warranty? That's never going to stand up before a small-claims court. Sorry - but if the option exists, the option should be useable.

stoofa · 17 May 2007 at 14:40

WJA96 said:
So why do they provide the option if it's not there to be used? Are you saying DFI basically built a self-destruct mechanism into their own motherboard, and that that mechanism isn't covered by the warranty? That's never going to stand up before a small-claims court. Sorry - but if the option exists, the option should be useable.

The "option" exists on my car to rev the engine past the specification - well into the red parts of the display.
If I do so constantly and blow my engine up, should Peugeot supply me with a new one FOC?

WJA96 · 17 May 2007 at 14:45

stoofa said:
The "option" exists on my car to rev the engine past the specification - well into the red parts of the display.
If I do so constantly and blow my engine up, should Peugeot supply me with a new one FOC?

If it's reasonably modern engine it will be rev-limited if a petrol or governed if it's a diesel. I very much doubt you could over-rev it short of selecting first at 70mph which is very much an abuse of the gearbox.