Overclocking and warranty?

[TorinoGT24]

Hey Guys,

I am deciding on buying an OEM processor or the retail. The difference is the warranty...1 or 3 years. I am planning on overclocking, so if my cpu gets fried, will intel know that I overclocked it? Will this void the warranty? If they will know, then I may as well save a few bucks and get the oem. Thanks!

-Collin-

 

[MDE]

If you buy an OEM anything the warranty comes from the dealer that sold the chip to you. No they probably won't be able to tell if you overclock it but if you screw the chip up you deserve to have to pay for it. I'm not the biggest Intel fan out there but don't cheat the company because you screwed up. Overclocking comes with risks and if you don't want to face those risks then don't overclock.

 

[TorinoGT24]

Well, that's one way to put it. Does overclocking, in fact, void the warranty?

-Collin-

 

[orion7144]

Originally posted by: TorinoGT24
Well, that's one way to put it. Does overclocking, in fact, void the warranty?

-Collin-

Yes

 

[cmdrdredd]

it's not covered so if say you melted the pins from overheating or somesuch then you'd be screwed. If you just overclock and it stops working you can RMA it as dead.

 

[OverVolt]

Of course it voids the warranty. Overclocking + Warranty don't go together.