does overclocking void warrenties?

[gamekid]

well............

 

[Mrvile]

Hell yeah.

 

[KoolDrew]

Yes, most warranties would be voided if they knew you were overclocking.

 

[muoot]

what Mrvile said.

 

[gamekid]

ok if a processor works, and then i overclock it to the right settings and everything, will it reduce life?

 

[IceMole]

But how would they know?

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: gamekid
ok if a processor works, and then i overclock it to the right settings and everything, will it reduce life?

Yes by a little but CPUs are designhed to last for a long time. And overclockign would not matter much

But how would they know?

They wouldn't...lol

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: gamekid
ok if a processor works, and then i overclock it to the right settings and everything, will it reduce life?

Yeah, it might die after 7 continuous years instead of 10. 😉

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: IceMole
But how would they know?

They don't, because you don't try to RMA parts you busted from OCing, because if you do, I will hunt you down and kill you.

Seriously, Powercolor hired me to go whack some dongcopter who blew a 6800. 😛

- M4H

 

[gamekid]

so...if i overclock and bust my processor.....it wouldn't void the warrenty because "they" wouldn't be able to tell if i overclocked?

 

[gamekid]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: IceMole
But how would they know?

They don't, because you don't try to RMA parts you busted from OCing, because if you do, I will hunt you down and kill you.

Seriously, Powercolor hired me to go whack some dongcopter who blew a 6800. 😛

- M4H

and yet then how would u know i overclocked?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: gamekid

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: IceMole
But how would they know?

They don't, because you don't try to RMA parts you busted from OCing, because if you do, I will hunt you down and kill you.

Seriously, Powercolor hired me to go whack some dongcopter who blew a 6800. 😛

- M4H

and yet then how would u know i overclocked?

I can smell a burnt core from a mile away. :evil:

The point isn't the physical evidence, it's that anyone who RMA's a part they killed is, in my opinion, a total jackass who does nothing but raise the price of parts for everyone.

If you're going to overclock, mod, or otherwise void your warranty, be prepared to deal with the consequences. And then, of course, really tweak the bejesus out of it and see what kind of numbers you can get. 😀

- M4H

 

[gamekid]

well....is it ok if i do it?🙂

my momy says im special

 

[gamekid]

and all this i sbecause i wanted to get a 3500+ but then herd the 3000+ oc to the same speed the 3500+ can, so if i screw up my parents will kill me

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: gamekid
well....is it ok if i do it?🙂

my momy says im special

Mod away. 😀

<--- XP1700 @ 2.42GHz on air, 9500Pro Zalmaned, a few dozen other warranty-voiding mods under the belt, and no RMAs

- M4H

 

[KoolDrew]

I would do it but going for a 3200 would probally be better. It does not cost much more either

 

[gamekid]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
I would do it but going for a 3200 would probally be better. It does not cost much more either

and if i overclock...y would that be better?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: gamekid

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
I would do it but going for a 3200 would probally be better. It does not cost much more either

and if i overclock...y would that be better?

Guaranteed stability at the speeds versus a gamble on cost?

- M4H

 

[gamekid]

so...a 3200 is guarenteed to be stable when overclocked?

 

[ts3433]

No--nothing's guaranteed to be stable overclocked. He meant stable at a higher stock speed. (Me, I'd just stick with the 3000.)

 

[IceMole]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: IceMole
But how would they know?

They don't

Exactly, they don't know. So then you could say it doesn't void your warrenty. 🙂

 

[Kishan]

just realize gamekid the difference between you and M4H is that he knows what he's doing🙂

 

[Viper96720]

Just take it easy when trying out some overclocking. Don't go hey he got his 2Ghz up to 2.4Ghz. I'll run mine that fast. Speed it up slowly go incrementally. Since you gotta use the memory speed to overclock most processors. Sometimes the cost of the better memory offsets the cheaper processor. Could be better to just get the faster processor and the ram to go with it.