[Martyr2]

Most of the time any overclocking will void a warranty because you are running it outside established warranty parameters. However, I think sometimes it is bit hard to prove that it had been overclocked. Now that some cards even build in overclocking features, it is a bit up in the air. You will simply have to check the warranty and expected use of the card.

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ferrari12508, on 2 Jan, 2008 - 04:54 PM, said:

Would EVGA's lifetime warranty still be usable if some overclocking was done though?

EVGA is one of the few if not only that dose cover for Overclocking. The main reason is most of the models they sell are already some what overclocked (not that much but still not a factory rate). They can be pushed a bit more but people dont get crazy rates without going with water cooling or a upgraded cooling solution.

[ferrari12508]

Thats a really nice thing because i don't know much about overclocking, but i know it brings the temperature up a lot(or so i have heard) and that once you do that, your in the wild because if the thing overheats or even has a pre-OC'ing defect, it is not under warranty for anything. Yes that was a horrible sentence and a fifth grader will be laughing at me. O well

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ferrari12508, on 2 Jan, 2008 - 06:29 PM, said:

Thats a really nice thing because i don't know much about overclocking, but i know it brings the temperature up a lot(or so i have heard) and that once you do that, your in the wild because if the thing overheats or even has a pre-OC'ing defect, it is not under warranty for anything. Yes that was a horrible sentence and a fifth grader will be laughing at me. O well

With overclocking that is one of the big mishaps that people run into when trying to push it to hard. Another issue is giving it just more power then it can handle (need more juice to run quicker), condensation from extreme cooling solutions (Phase Change Cooling), and just installing cooling solutions poorly.

I love Ocing because I dont like things I purchase to be normal and doing it to a certien degree is within reason. It just takes time, some backround knowledge, and sometimes a little more money if you want extremem cooling. I had water cooling for awhile which was fun but at the same time I needed to take care of it every so often and replace certien parts. So I went back to air but still have a OC just at lower rates.

If anyone wants help OC post it up and I can direct you to a some sources that can help you out.

NOTE: OVERCLOCKING IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND BY DOING SUCH I TAKE NO RESPONSABILITY FOR AND DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR RIG

[1lacca]

OC is fun for two reasons: first, when you succeed, you know that you made a good buy, you could get more performance for the same money. The second thing is that if you are doing it wisely, and not just in a hit 'n miss fashion, you'll pick up a lot of knowledge! Things about timings, signals, how the whole technology works and even about manufacturing processes. So there is more to it than simply being a cheap bastard
Also, if you do your research it is very unlikely that you would do any harm to your parts (however their lifespan shortens, that is a fact, but I have a CPU running OC'd for 5 years now, and it is still in my always on server)

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1lacca, on 3 Jan, 2008 - 08:55 AM, said:

OC is fun for two reasons: first, when you succeed, you know that you made a good buy, you could get more performance for the same money. The second thing is that if you are doing it wisely, and not just in a hit 'n miss fashion, you'll pick up a lot of knowledge! Things about timings, signals, how the whole technology works and even about manufacturing processes. So there is more to it than simply being a cheap bastard
Also, if you do your research it is very unlikely that you would do any harm to your parts (however their lifespan shortens, that is a fact, but I have a CPU running OC'd for 5 years now, and it is still in my always on server)

I totally agree with you on all of that. Ocing I find to be very exciting its like the excitment some people get sky diving. Its the concept of it being dangerous (Computers - Parts going bad) (Sky diving death), but also the reward of completing the task. It might be a weird way to explain it but thats kinda how it feels.