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[dark strike1]

how would they find out if you overclocked it?

I don't think they can, unless you overclocked so much it caught on fire, then they can probably tell you overclocked.

 

[krazyq]

I don't think they can, unless you overclocked so much it caught on fire, then they can probably tell you overclocked.

well thats what i was thinking...
unles you raise the volt so much and it leave like a scar or something...idk...

 

[Drizzt]

Well, i doubt they would find out if you overclocked your cpu, but lapping it on the other hand.... if you screw that up your on your own.

 

[Akubane]

They can tell if it has been overclocked or to many volts have been pushed into it. Seriously, it does leave burn lines and such in it, and it can and will show abnormal wear in some places.

apparently this is how

 

[Nitestick]

They can tell if it has been overclocked or to many volts have been pushed into it. Seriously, it does leave burn lines and such in it, and it can and will show abnormal wear in some places.

they could but they won't. it's an expensive procedure to look inside a cpu. they just take the RMA orders, it's cheaper to replace than investigate. my friend RMA'd a QX9650 that he had taken on a liquid nitrogen run to something like 5 or 6GHz.

 

[nOcLuE98]

but isnt a unlocked version covered under warranty even OC.

 

[Nitestick]

as far as i know there is no processor that has ever covered overclocking under warranty.

Intel's view of the matter is that it considers its warranty voided if its products are operated outside of their specifications, regardless of whether the product in question is a CPU or a chipset.

from Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770: UPDATE | Tom's Hardware

this is in reference to a quad extreme. just because they unlock a multiplier doesn't mean they will cover you running a processor outside it's specifications.

 

[nOcLuE98]

oh, cool.

I think veedub(if it wasnt you im sorry, I am way to tired..) said something about only extreme's being covered. But that is good to know.

 

[carnageX]

oh, cool.

I think veedub(if it wasnt you im sorry, I am way to tired..) said something about only extreme's being covered. But that is good to know.

Nah, that was me that said that. I thought I read somewhere that extreme's were covered =\.

 

[nOcLuE98]

Nah, that was me that said that. I thought I read somewhere that extreme's were covered =\.

oh, its all good.

sorry veedub... if you're out there :-D