Void Warranty When Ocing

[abu_has_the_power]

:unsure: When i oc, am I voiding the CPU's warranty or the mobo's warranty? cuz asus supports ocing with their ai ocing features and stuff. wat's up? :huh:

[Livy]

i would imagine so as your not using it as orginally designed. the board should be ok i guess, but cpu prob not

[clocker]

Read the fine print.

[abu_has_the_power]

so the mobo is fine? ok. thanks

[Mad Cat]

Read the manual!

Like Clocker said...

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by Mad Cat@27 January 2004 - 15:38
Read the manual!

Like Clocker said...
i'm asking for general stuff

[james_bond_rulez]

when u oc u still void the warrenty despite if a oc tool is offered to u

mobo manuf. gives u the tool to oc but state explicitly if u oc u void hardware warrenty

just the way it works

[Virtualbody1234]

If the CPU fails then they'll have to prove that it was overclocked.

Does anyone know If there are any built-in device that records what clock setting were used?

[james_bond_rulez]

i doubt they'll know if u cover ur tracks... eg turn back the settings in bios to default, setting the clock box (beside the cpu sucket) to default, and restall original os.

[clocker]

Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@27 January 2004 - 15:11
i doubt they'll know if u cover ur tracks... eg turn back the settings in bios to default, setting the clock box (beside the cpu sucket) to default, and restall original os.
What is the "clock box"?

And, if you've just fried your board or chip, how do you propose that you get back into BIOS?

[james_bond_rulez]

Originally posted by clocker+27 January 2004 - 14:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker &#064; 27 January 2004 - 14:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-james_bond_rulez@27 January 2004 - 15:11
i doubt they&#39;ll know if u cover ur tracks... eg turn back the settings in bios to default, setting the clock box (beside the cpu sucket) to default, and restall original os.
What is the "clock box"?

And, if you&#39;ve just fried your board or chip, how do you propose that you get back into BIOS? [/b][/quote]
well if that&#39;s the case it&#39;s quite obvious u oc&#39;ed ur chip or u didn&#39;t follow the instructions to properly de-static urself before u handle sensitive electronic circuitry. In any case u didn&#39;t handle it properly and it&#39;s ur fault and stores wont back their warrenty on that.

new boards or cpu just dont die like that

some boards, like gigabyte, has a bluebox with switches on it to change the multiplier of the cpu (but amd cpus are locked anyways so it&#39;s often left at default setting), it&#39;s often located beside the cpu socket.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Maybe if you reset the CMOS or something...haha

[Virtualbody1234]

Why would they even see the motherboard?

What happens if you send back just the CPU? I don&#39;t think they can know if it has been overclocked.

[james_bond_rulez]

i&#39;ve had experience sending stuff back and they do thorogh examation on the hardware.

if the item in question is not found to be faulted they&#39;ll charge u 20 dollars repair fee and u get to keep the stuff.

or they will exchange another one for u if found to be defective.

but they wont refund it, depends on what their refund policies are.

but most small computer stores tend to look at the stuff u brought back, to make sure ur not fucking with them.,

but big retail stores like costco, dell.... they dont give a shit

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@27 January 2004 - 19:12
Why would they even see the motherboard?

What happens if you send back just the CPU? I don&#39;t think they can know if it has been overclocked.
according to extremeoverclocking.com, they can&#39;t tell if it&#39;s oced. but usually a burned cpu means too much ocing. i&#39;m not gonaa burn anything. wiht the sp-94 and tornado, ha, good luck burning the cpu. lol. wat i&#39;m worried bout is the mobo and ram&#39;s warranties

[SciManAl]

I didn&#39;t read the thread the answer is yes&#33;

[Maximus359]

To be honest i deal in this area as a dam technician at work, when it suits them. Even if you could see that it was overclocked & burned everything inside, it&#39;s our word againist yours, we can&#39;t prove that you did it, unless it has a warrenty sticker on the case & in that case you screwed no matter what, but if it doesn&#39;t plane sailing all i can say. If they ever say that you be tampering, denie all knowelge of it & say it&#39;s never been open & i want you to fix it in my warranty period or give me my MONEY BACK.



Sorted kidda :P

I never told you that :)

[SciManAl]

To be honest i deal in this area as a dam technician at work, when it suits them. Even if you could see that it was overclocked & burned everything inside, it&#39;s our word againist yours, we can&#39;t prove that you did it, unless it has a warrenty sticker on the case & in that case you screwed no matter what, but if it doesn&#39;t plane sailing all i can say. If they ever say that you be tampering, denie all knowelge of it & say it&#39;s never been open & i want you to fix it in my warranty period or give me my MONEY BACK.



Sorted kidda

I never told you that&nbsp;

Are you the Opposit of Nick Burns the companies computer guy??? :lol:

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by Maximus359@27 January 2004 - 22:06
To be honest i deal in this area as a dam technician at work, when it suits them. Even if you could see that it was overclocked & burned everything inside, it&#39;s our word againist yours, we can&#39;t prove that you did it, unless it has a warrenty sticker on the case & in that case you screwed no matter what, but if it doesn&#39;t plane sailing all i can say. If they ever say that you be tampering, denie all knowelge of it & say it&#39;s never been open & i want you to fix it in my warranty period or give me my MONEY BACK.



Sorted kidda :P

I never told you that :)
thanks a lot man. do u know anything bout asus mobos and their policies on ocing and warranties?

[SciManAl]

thanks a lot man. do u know anything bout asus mobos and their policies on ocing and warranties?

Abu did you kill your Mobo???

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by SciManAl@27 January 2004 - 22:22

thanks a lot man. do u know anything bout asus mobos and their policies on ocing and warranties?

Abu did you kill your Mobo???
i didn&#39;t get it yet. it&#39;s gonna arrive on friday. i heard some mobo companies are bitchy bout ocing. but i also noticed that asus supports ocing with their AI OC features, so i&#39;m wondering if they are bitchy bout ocing and voiding warranties as well

[tesco]

Originally posted by SciManAl@27 January 2004 - 22:22
Abu did you kill your Mobo???
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[SciManAl]

QUOTE (SciManAl @ 27 January 2004 - 22:22)
Abu did you kill your Mobo???&nbsp;


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hehehe :P


Abu DON"T WORRIE you worrie way too much just play IT COOL&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; LOL dood if i can walk out of best buy with 6-20 sticks of ddr ram then you can chill... your mobo isn&#39;&#39;t what is going to go... your CPU is...

[Maximus359]

Originally posted by SciManAl@28 January 2004 - 03:22

thanks a lot man. do u know anything bout asus mobos and their policies on ocing and warranties?

Abu did you kill your Mobo???
Well with most companies, Overclocking Invaidates WARRENTY as soon as it&#39;s done.


All i can say is if it&#39;s a seperate buy ( off the self & installed by yourself) get someone to fit it or if you qualified then you sorted, or if you can get someone to vouch for you, ( catch most people out on fitting themselves as they say they did it theselves & then invaidates warrenty), So there&#39;s no come back on being told you didn&#39;t get a professional to fit it. otherwise they will say, you didn&#39;t handle goods correctly & follow guide lines so your warrenty is invaild. So overall you are A ok to do it as long as you can say i didn&#39;t fit it as a pro did & i haven&#39;t tampered with it :)

If it&#39;s in a computer case & has a seal, leave it unless you get another warranty void seal ( reels of it in my home lol), or get a pro to do it & get a invoice of some sort.

Does that answer ya question?