Overclocking does not Void Warrenty!

I just got off the phone with Dell and they told me that over clocking does not void warranty of a computer. Breaking due to overclocking still does but overclocking itself does not.

All they do is sugest you get a dell tech on the phone while u do it.

Let the race begin.

 

if it breaks during OC and its not covered, that defeats the purpose....

 

how can they possibly know if you overclocked or not, ntune etc are software overclocks and the card clocks reset to normal with every computer reboot.

 

But if you need a warranty replacement for something unrelated to OC'ing, like a hinge breaking, or the HD crashing, it's still covered, I believe.

 

the only way they can find out is if the CPU for example has signs of burn which can only be due to overclocking as the CPU would normally halt and stop working before the fan gives out and temps surge, same goes for GPU. of course if you have an OC program that might help them find out your settings prior to the incident so they will know from that that you have overclocked.

for example in rivatuner you have an overclocking profile, this is evidence of overclocking. your warranty is void if you overclock and get caught, but they could also have some device that can tell them what the highest clock speeds the components have reached. in a car they have a readout which can tell them how fast the car has gone, ever or after its last service so they know your speeds and perhaps even highest RPMs. could have the same thing here. like some kind of final reading that inputs its last clock speed before it died.

if u have an unrelated failure and you give them the system as is with the overclocked settings then if they find out they can and will void your warranty (at least they formally state this) but other than a special program or chip they use to find this out, if u cover your tracks you should be fine.

 

exactly....

 

Also, many companies will consider your warranty null and void if 3rd party overclocking software is present on your system, especially if a burnout or similar OC type malfunction has occured.

 

Did anyone ever stop to think that Dell suggests you talk to a rep while overclocking? I'm pretty sure they do that so Dell can void your warranty as soon as you screw up.

 

Exactly what I was thinking

You: "OK, I got it up to 2.5Ghz...gonna try 2.6Ghz. Crap, it just turned off. Now smoke is coming out of the keyboard."

Dell Rep: "Thank you very much for choosing Dell, and for selecting the 3-year warranty and accidental protection plan. Both are now void."

 

HAHAHA!!!

IMA TRY IT!

 

lol great point

 

Umm, if you even have a little knowledge on oc'ing you'll know its really next to near impossible to burn off stuff as long as you take the proper precautions and do 5-10mhz increments.

The worst that can happen is that your comp will crash and that windows becomes corrupted which you'll have to reinstall it.

 

well you can always wipe/mess with the harddrive on another computer to get rid of the "evidence"

 

In the majority of cases, if you have a hardware problem, Dell requests that you remove the harddrive before sending your computer to their repair depot, so they wouldn't know anyway. The only exceptions would be if you had a Dell technician come to your house, or if your hardware problem was with the hard drive in the first place.

 

I doubt the Dell technician sent to your home would even care if he did find out your were overclocking. They probably don't get paid enough to care.