Warranty: Thermal Paste & Other Qs

This has probably been asked before but the Search function did not produce any meaningful results...

I understand that if I, as the end user apply Thermal paste to my CPU/GPU's it *can* void my warranty.

What if, in I have a company such as xopticpc apply the thermal paste as part of a configuration process for purchasing a new laptop?

This IC Diamond stuff says 6-15 degree (C) drop in temperature. Does anyone here use that and can they attest to the accuracy of that statement?

Seems like that would be a huge help to improving the life of the CPU and improve overclocking, or offset overclocking increases in temp.

Also, what benefits can I see in terms of improved battery life by increasing the amount of system memory...say, from 4GB to 8GB?

Thanks a lot! Poised on the precipice of a purchase. I must admit I used to know all of this stuff when I used to build my own PCs back in the day but I have since been spoiled by Macs and forgotten just about everything about security, hardware and software...It's a shame I know ... I've even forgotten how to Game! WEAK!

Thanks!

Zach

 

The Asus retailers are authorized to do hardware switches and the like. You'll have no problem with warranty if you have them customize your system.

Most modern pastes will do significantly better than whatever crap the stock systems come with. I don't use ICD7, but MX-3 worked wonders, and Arctic Silver Matrix held its ground just fine. And yes, you are correct that the better cooling will give you more room for overclocking.

Battery life shouldn't be affected much--if at all--by additional RAM.

Try talking with the resellers here, too. Ken from GentechPC (Username GentechPC) is awesome and helpful.

 

Some time ago, the reseller who modified the product was responsible for the warranty, and the ASUS warranty was technically void (although they weren't too fussy and satisfied some RMA requests anyway).

But I am not sure how the situation stands now.