News - Intel offers overclocking insurance

[shaithis]

yeah i know that and really this isn't worth the paper its printed on but for some peope its piece of mind and if you pay £170 for a 2500k you dont wanna fry it or go through a long Rma with ocuk this is not a bad deal its a no quibble swap deal so should drastically speed up warranty returns surely

So, you want to take out a £20 insurance because you don't want to go through an RMA with OcUK?

There is a cheaper, simpler and less risky solution

But seriously, thermal throttling is there for a reason. Use it. If it throttles, then your cooling isn't up to the job or the CPU isn't good enough for the frequency you've selected.

[CK_1985]

Does anyone actually know for sure whether these chips have any ability to 'record' what frequencies/voltages they've been run at? Seems like until we know that for sure, we don't know whether this is a reasonable (if highly over-cautious) product or a total scam.

[danroyle]

So, you want to take out a £20 insurance because you don't want to go through an RMA with OcUK?

There is a cheaper, simpler and less risky solution

If you mean Scan then LOL my last RMA took 7 months

[shaithis]

If you mean Scan then LOL my last RMA took 7 months

Not specifically Scan....

I just meant....don't buy from OcUK. A plethora of bad experiences, combined with amazing amounts of forum moderation (you only censor when you have something to hide) leaves me in no doubt they are a dodgy bunch.

It's been a few years since my last "experience" with them and until their forum stops the censorship, I can only keep assuming they are still a bunch of cowboys.

[Carlh]

Scansure has now been removed from this item and now should show as Scansure not being available on the site

[OilSheikh]

So, you want to take out a £20 insurance because you don't want to go through an RMA with OcUK?

There is a cheaper, simpler and less risky solution

If you mean Scan then LOL my last RMA took 7 months

My i3 RMA took 2-3 weeks and I got a new sealed box

[NitrousX]

So if I was to purchase this would i only be able to get a extended warranty if i bought my chip from scan? Or can it cover any sandybridge chip bought recently as i bought mine from dabs

[watercooled]

I'm assuming, if you can buy it by itself, you would have to register your chip against it so I assume a chip from any authorised reseller would be OK.

[whobi]

Is it possible to purchase this after you've purchased your CPU? I've only had my 2500k for about 6 weeks, so would be very interested in getting this, just for peace of mind.

You can still get it- for intels website


Q14.) Who is eligible for this Plan? Can anyone purchase it at any time?
A14.) Integrators, resellers and end users are able to purchase the Plan during the first year of eligible processor ownership

http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/BsiFaq.aspx

Intel are still whinging though

Q3.) Does this mean that Intel is supporting or encouraging overclocking?
A3.) No.

[watercooled]

Q3.) Does this mean that Intel is supporting or encouraging overclocking?
A3.) No.

Wait, what?

Selling k chips which are specifically aimed at overclocking, then adding insurance for peace of mind, but they don't support or encourage overclocking??

[Hicks12]

Think whobi missed a big part of the response .

"No. While we will, under the Plan, replace an eligible processor that fails while running outside of Intel’s specifications, we will not provide any assistance with configuration, data recovery, failure of associated parts, or any other activities or issues associated with the processor or system resulting from overclocking or otherwise running outside of Intel’s published specifications. "

Basically they are supporting it but they arent supporting it by giving you assistance to overclocking it successfully which is fare enough. I am tempted to get this, i initially thought it was bollocks but then thinking about it they can fairly easily check degradation of the chip among other things.

And the bit that sold it for me was that you can buy it within a year, basically i will buy mine near the first year mark so ill have a 4 year warranty that covers everything for £12 , works out ok then .

[watercooled]

That makes more sense, I thought it was a full quote!

I would have thought they'd put some restrictions on what voltages you can use - like I said earlier, I expect they will be getting a fair few claims from people who would have otherwise settled for a moderate OC, using stupid volts for a record-breaker knowing they can get a replacement if they nuke it. Or are they relying on motherboard MFRs to not allow insta-nuke voltages?