Nubius
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Not really. The Ultra requires a lot of power and produces a lot of heat as it is. Sure you can overclock it, but probably not very far. The fact remains you are saving $200+ to get to Ultra speeds and beyond.You buy an ultra so you can overclock it faster than an overclocked 6800GT would overclock.
Sure if you want, not like mine was incorrect, and you understood the meaning correct?Nubius: You as in the correct word: one?
CPU's are really good these days about protecting themselves from dying from an OC.If the part fries, and unless u are really lucky, you'll have to put up $$ for a replacement.
I've pushed 2.225 volts through my CPU and motherboard and nothing happened.
Simple point is, unless you specifically say 'HEY I OVERCLOCKED MY CPU AND NOW IT DOESNT WORK' they would have no idea how your CPU died and for the most part they have so many orders and requests a day they don't have time to sit there and find out....how could you? If a CPU's dead, theres no way of activating it to see what was done to it, the BIOS contains all the info for settings it's CPU speed, so no one would ever know if you had it at 1GHz or 5
Also, if you just READ READ READ READ READ and watch temperatures (heat destroys components, not voltages..there is electromigration, but you need a micron telescope to see it) then theres a slim chance of actually frying something.
I believe most people have a misconception of overclocking, as if it's a forbidden taboo that only the insane attempt.
Truth be told, overclocking has become quite 'user friendly' if you will over the years.