Manufacturer Claims on Knowing if Card was Overclocked

[DBug]

PNY, the maker of my Ti4200, claims they're able to tell if the video card was overclocked.

http://www.pny.com/home/techsupport/faqs/readfaq.cfm?MainID=175
"Overclocking can be determined and will void your warranty"

How would a manufacturer know if a geforce card is overclocked.

Thanks.

 

[vss1980]

This isn't new. I've seen motherboard BIOS keep a record of clock speeds used. I dont see why a graphics card should be any different.

As long as there is a chip on there which can be written to on the fly and stores its data (and the flashable BIOS for the card fits that description) then I cant see why its not possible.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: DBug
PNY, the maker of my Ti4200, claims they're able to tell if the video card was overclocked.

http://www.pny.com/home/techsupport/faqs/readfaq.cfm?MainID=175
"Overclocking can be determined and will void your warranty"

How would a manufacturer know if a geforce card is overclocked.

Thanks.

That's why you buy from a manu that encourages OCing and still covers you, like Gainward, Leadtek, and Albatron

Chiz

 

[rogue1979]

Simply reflashing the video card with an exact copy of the original bios should take care of that.

 

[sc0tty8]

A lot of ppl don't realize that when you place ram sinks/gpu coolers on your card, that voids the warranty. PNY is most likley refferring to AS/ASE stains left behind by ppl that remove the gpu coolers/ram sinks they put on when they RMA it. I say go PNY, Maybe prices will drop, I don't rush for an RMA when I cook a video card from over clocking/modding.

 

[Metalloid]

Ahhh, but what if you once o'clocked your video card, but decided to bring it back down to normal speeds. Say it then dies from "natural causes." Do you get an RMA?

 

[ctk1981]

After two days of having my PNY Ti500 the heatsink for one of the rambanks fell off. Upon questioning a tech if I could AE it back on without voiding warranty, his reply was...as long as your careful and none is visible, it would be no problem to send in for a RMA down the road if something should happen. He also stated they have had some really really terrible ones come in before for RMA (the grease was literally slopped everywhere) and obviously, they did not fix the problem..or at least for free anyways. Yes, putting any cooler on other than the stock will obbviously void the warranty also.