[Christensen]

I was talking to very good tech at a local MPC computer store and he was very definite about this. I guess when a CPU has been oc'ed and it fries as a result, the manufacturer can tell. The oc'ing burns out particular traces on the chip and no other cause will do this. I'm posting this thread here as I've seen alot of talk on this subject and the general feeling is that the manufacterer couldn't possibly tell if a chip has been oc'ed. Well, for most of you this doesn't really matter, but for those of you who think a chip can be returned after it has been oc'ed you might be disappointed(if they even bother to check it out-you could get lucky).

[masitti]

Wow. Thanks for sharing the info. However, returning hte CPU still may work at places...

[AcidMatrix]

figured that...

[XiveX]

While its true that THE MANUFACTURER probably has ways of checking to see if the chip was overclocked, the people you buy it from (newegg, local comp shops, best buy, etc.) don't usually have this knowledge nor the time to inspect such unfortunate circumstances. I wouldn't worry about it unless you somehow bought your CPU direct from Intel or AMD. The place you return it to isn't going to find out that you OC'd it and that is the reason it died. I'd bet on this if I was a betting man...

XiveX

[repo man11]

I've never even tried. The ones that I have killed, I've just taken my lumps. It was so obviously my own fault, that I couldn't have returned them in good conscience, whether or not they would have taken them back.

[rogerdugans]

It doesn't matter to me either way: if I choose to use any equipment in a manner which the manufacturer and seller state voids the warranty then its MY risk, not theirs.

I wouldn't even think of returning a cpu I burned up or damged by overclocking.

Most of the local vendors I deal with love having my business for this reason: they know I overclock everything, but when I build it I run at defaults for a few days to make sure everything works. Very few returns from me because once I overclock...well, thats it: all bets are off and its MY loss.

[Christensen]

I agree that most places that sell these chips can't test them themselves, but eventually these dealers have to return them to AMD, Intel, etc and they most certainly will test them if they feel that oc'ing may have contributed to the failure. Again, I posted this, not for the majority of you, but for the few people who have written that they were planning to return an oc'ed chip and expected a full refund. I also feel the same about returning something that failed when it was the individual's fault and not the company or manufacturer's fault---It should not happen.