Warranty When Overclocking!

[PCS]

Regarding warranty on overclocking, this thread is here to clear up any confusion, and set the mind at rest.

When you overclock a PC you will not void your warranty unless the PC fails as a result of the overclock. If you overclock your CPU and your hard drive breaks, we WILL cover this under warranty. If however you overclock your CPU and it breaks, we wont cover this under warranty.

The only overclocking permitted under warranty is the CPU. If you overclock your GPU your warranty will be void.

Before even considering overclocking you need to ensure the following:

1. You have a good enough CPU fan. We recommend the Titan Fenrir or CoolIT Eco.

2. You have good quality CPU paste.

3. Your PSU can handle the wattage required.

4. You have a good enough case that can provide sufficient airflow.

Finally, you will need to know the correct settings for your BIOS. Save your BIOS as a profile before proceeding so that if anything goes wrong you can return back to your original profile.

BEAR IN MIND THAT IF YOU OVERCLOCK YOUR COMPUTER INCORRECTLY YOUR COMPUTER WILL CRASH, BLUESCREEN OR POSSIBLY BREAK!

[Sleinous]

PCS, would it be possible for me to request the settings for your default 3.8Ghz overclock? I realise ill have to fiddle the settings a bit as every CPU is different

[PCS]

what CPU is it?

[Sleinous]

i7 930.

Infact what I mean when I say voids warranty, is cpu warranty because if it is found to be an oc, that killed pc, then cpu wont be covered. Which is obvious because thats intel's warranty anyway so not sure why im still rambling

[Tom DWC]

Here's a point - say the PC is ordered pre-overclocked and then taken above the factory overclock level, does that void the warranty you get on the overclock?

[MickyG]

I'd say it would, as you've went above the safe and stable levels that PCS have OC'd the components too. If it wasn't working before you Oc'd it then no, but if it was working fine and you did OC it more, and it broke then it would be your doing, therefore your fault

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[Tom DWC]

I'd say it would, as you've went above the safe and stable levels that PCS have OC'd the components too. If it wasn't working before you Oc'd it then no, but if it was working fine and you did OC it more, and it broke then it would be your doing, therefore your fault.

Yeah that would make logical sense - just want to get the official verdict.

[MickyG]

Yeah that would make logical sense - just want to get the official verdict.

Haha, yes, I wouldn't blame you. Always good to get official verdicts as sometimes what we can consider logical to us isn't necessarily logical to the company (generalisation by the way)

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[Fej]

My i5 760 was clocked at 1.3ghz when i got it lmao, when stock should be 2.8ghz. Its at 2.8 now tho :P

[Sleinous]

1.3ghz ftw, shouldve left it at that :P