When will Overclocking lead to void warranty?

Derico · Dec 30, 2013

Since so many products nowadays promote overclocking or sometimes are even designed for it i have really lost track of what is "tolerated" in terms of warranty and what isnt.
Im thinking about K-Versions of Intel processors, most Asus Rampage-Mainboards and various Rams that are sold as a valid 1866+ Mhz memory.

When i buy a 2400Mhz Ram-Kit and use it at that exact frequency - will I keep my right to return it and have it replaced if stops to function within the warranty period?

As far as processors go, Im pretty sure there is no argueing here: Overclocking it to 1 Mhz above stock-frequency will probably diminish my right to return it and have it exchanged, right?

What about Mainboards? Let's say i use a mainboard for overclocking that was designed for overclocking. If this board ceases to function, what's the customer support's reaction going to be?

Looking forward to your answers. As always, thanks in advance.

Sevenater · Dec 30, 2013

Warranties are void if you overclock it whatsoever, weather it be GPU's CPU's RAM or whatever, sadly whatever OC'ing you do will void the warranty.

wehler53 · Dec 30, 2013

Lets see over clocking ram? Waste of time not worth it, 1333mhz vs 2400mhz is 2-3fps diff in gaming

As far as I know unless you are trying to pump 1.6 volts through your CPU then it won't fail, as long as you stay within the recommended voltage your warranty won't be voided.

Depends on the company hahha and the person! If your being a tosser and try to push everything to far, shame on you, if it's all legit then I just it'll vary from company to company some will help they might offer to check it to see what's wrong and might replace it or they might say your fault. It's a flip of a coin most times

wehler53 · Dec 30, 2013

Sevenater I'm not so sure, intel have started to encourage over locking and if you stay within the vcore they set you should be ok with warranty

Derico · Dec 30, 2013

That's rough man.. My GPU (Gainward Phantom GTX780 GLH) comes with this driver/tool that has the OC Button right there. Basically the manufacturer is waving this OC-Button in my face like "Hey, you're just on click away from getting more performance out of your gpu." And it seems absurd that following that offer will immediately lead to no more warranty ?!

wehler53 · Dec 30, 2013

OC models are allowed to be over clocked as long as they stay within the suppliers limits, I emailed MSI when I was curious about over clicking my laptops GPU

Sevenater · Dec 30, 2013

wehler53 :

If he gets a K series, he will probably be better off, but a non k is just not a good idea.

wehler53 · Dec 30, 2013

I agree I would touch a non k for the $10 difference it is more then worth it

Derico · Dec 30, 2013

wehler53 :

What if im interested in ressource-hungry apps that might benefit from the larger bandwith? Still just a tiny performance bump ? (Not a rethorical question, seriously asking)

wehler53 · Dec 31, 2013

Well say if you are doing high end video editing or photo editing, then yes you'll see improvements. However ever with the new ivy bridge-e's that intel just released they still can't truly harness all of the available speed anything about 1800mhz if I'm not mistaken so really unless you are doing high end photo/video and possibly music editing. You won't see worth while improvements, well not worth the extra costs! I my self am running 32gb of 1333hz which is the same cost of 16gb of 1600 so it was really a no brainer as I'm going to be using this for a bit of editing the large space of ram will be great and I might set it up as a server at a later date.

Derico · Jan 1, 2014

wehler53 :

And thats why im currently looking into spending the extra 40€ for the 2400mhz. Apparently the 1600 is just 40 € cheaper.

Ijack · Jan 1, 2014

You're OK with a K series if you pay extra: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2012/01/19/intel-overclocking-warranty-programme/1

4Ryan6 · Jan 1, 2014

Derico :

Any thing you do past either design specifications, like supplying a constant 2.0v to a 1.50v CPU, or delidding a CPU, or hardware modding and voltage jumping, or lapping a CPUs heat spreader, etc.

Overclocking staying within CPU or GPU specifications is what most all of us do, and no matter what anyone has to say the warranty will still be honored under those circumstances!

Intel is even now selling extended overclocking warranty on their k series of CPUs.

There's quite a bit of overclocking achievable without any warranty loss at all, simply because the CPU design specs are not breached, and overclocking cannot be proved by the manufacturer.

For Example: We are all inside a safety zone regarding overclocking if we stay within the design specifications supplied to motherboard manufacturers of what the CPUs are allowed to operate under.

So it's important to educate yourselves of where those lines not to cross are, and you can still stay well within your warranty even overclocking!

Additionally, you can enjoy extremely nice overclocks and never even damage your hardware at all, and never give the first thought to the warranty, with the next CPU or GPU be a planned upgrade anyway, not because of any failures.

But lets say you did have an overclocking failure!

Don't start the RMA process volunteering information that you've been overclocking!

Derico · Jan 1, 2014

4Ryan6 :

Derico :

Any thing you do past either design specifications, like supplying a constant 2.0v to a 1.50v CPU, or delidding a CPU, or hardware modding and voltage jumping, or lapping a CPUs heat spreader, etc.

Overclocking staying within CPU or GPU specifications is what most all of us do, and no matter what anyone has to say the warranty will still be honored under those circumstances!

Intel is even now selling extended overclocking warranty on their k series of CPUs.

There's quite a bit of overclocking achievable without any warranty loss at all, simply because the CPU design specs are not breached, and overclocking cannot be proved by the manufacturer.

For Example: We are all inside a safety zone regarding overclocking if we stay within the design specifications supplied to motherboard manufacturers of what the CPUs are allowed to operate under.

So it's important to educate yourselves of where those lines not to cross are, and you can still stay well within your warranty even overclocking!

Additionally, you can enjoy extremely nice overclocks and never even damage your hardware at all, and never give the first thought to the warranty, with the next CPU or GPU be a planned upgrade anyway, not because of any failures.

But lets say you did have an overclocking failure!

Don't start the RMA process volunteering information that you've been overclocking!

Needless to say - but here it is anyway: superb answer. Thank you.

@Ijack: thanks for the link!

Quentin Chalmers · Jun 21, 2014

4Ryan6 :

So to get this straight, if I bought a AMD FX-8320, which has a default core speed of 3.5 GHz and then overclocked it to 4.0 GHz, which is its listed turbo setting, I would still be within warranty?

Would I still be under warranty if I overclocked to 4.1 Ghz as long as I don't burn up the chip, or does going over the listed turbo setting void my warranty?

4Ryan6 · Jun 22, 2014

Quentin Chalmers :

Unless you apply way too much voltage and fry the insides of the CPU how is AMD going to know you went to 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, etc., etc,. or any point above that?

Why would AMD or Intel sell unlocked multiplier CPUs as a overclocking marketing sales ploy, just to turn around and deny a 3 year boxed CPU warranty, they won't deny, they will honor the warranty unless you give them a reason not to, by volunteering you've been overclocking to them.

Or overclocking with the stock cooler instead of an aftermarket cooler and allowing the CPU to get so hot the top of the CPU Heat Spreader is discolored, that's a clue that either you live in the middle of the desert, or you've been overclocking.

However if you did live in the middle of the desert and could prove it, they would still honor the warranty, because all the CPUs are designed to be ambient air cooled, and if your ambient air is extremely hot, that's not your fault.

So if you want to overclock use an aftermarket cooler to keep the CPU as cool as possible, learn how to overclock so you know the limitations of the CPU voltage wise, and you can enjoy the increased performance of a nice overclock 24/7 without any problems.

Quentin Chalmers · Jun 22, 2014

4Ryan6 :

Quentin Chalmers :

Unless you apply way too much voltage and fry the insides of the CPU how is AMD going to know you went to 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, etc., etc,. or any point above that?

Why would AMD or Intel sell unlocked multiplier CPUs as a overclocking marketing sales ploy, just to turn around and deny a 3 year boxed CPU warranty, they won't deny, they will honor the warranty unless you give them a reason not to, by volunteering you've been overclocking to them.

Or overclocking with the stock cooler instead of an aftermarket cooler and allowing the CPU to get so hot the top of the CPU Heat Spreader is discolored, that's a clue that either you live in the middle of the desert, or you've been overclocking.

However if you did live in the middle of the desert and could prove it, they would still honor the warranty, because all the CPUs are designed to be ambient air cooled, and if your ambient air is extremely hot, that's not your fault.

So if you want to overclock use an aftermarket cooler to keep the CPU as cool as possible, learn how to overclock so you know the limitations of the CPU voltage wise, and you can enjoy the increased performance of a nice overclock 24/7 without any problems.

Great Thanks

Aleksandar Mirkovic · Sep 5, 2014

What if i downclock something? I downclocked ram and cpu cuz of old board. And what if i take battery out from board?

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