Warranty question ?


  1. Posts : 5,105
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
       #1

    Warranty question ?


    I don't think I need to Overclock but I do have a question, if a computer part (say a graphics card) is overclocked it would be altered from the manufactures settings.... so would the warranty on the graphics card be void ? any advice appreciated ... thank you :)
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  2. Posts : 2,344
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Yes it would void the Warranty, but would be difficult for the Manufacturer to prove.
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  3. Posts : 5,105
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi kodi :), thank you for answering.
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  4. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #4

    Very possible to prove. Intel has a built in sensor. If you OC it tags the CPU firmware.

    GPU is easy to tag the bios and or firmware.
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  5. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #5

    Then again, would you be returning it to the manufacturer or the store where you purchased it? I am fairly certain that the Amazon's and NewEgg's of the world do not run bios checkers when video boards (or any boards for that matter) are returned. I have in fact done precisely that. Not because OC broke the board, but because even with OC, the board was not as powerful as I had hoped. So I returned it (reset the OC back to factory beforehand) and ordered the best card I could afford.

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  6. Posts : 1,653
    Windows 10 Pro. EFI boot partition, full EFI boot
       #6

    1strail said:
    Then again, would you be returning it to the manufacturer or the store where you purchased it? I am fairly certain that the Amazon's and NewEgg's of the world do not run bios checkers when video boards (or any boards for that matter) are returned. I have in fact done precisely that. Not because OC broke the board, but because even with OC, the board was not as powerful as I had hoped. So I returned it (reset the OC back to factory beforehand) and ordered the best card I could afford.

    Unless you really FU overclocking, the return period will probably pass before you destroy the component
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