Warrenty Cover i7 2600k OC'd

[liamnic2]

Hey guys

Im getting a sandy bridge gaming PC at the end of the year, becuase it will be as sheap as chips.

I noticed that the PC I was going to get could be OC'd at the same price.

Heres what Im going for :

Case

COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU

Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.80GHz)
Motherboard

ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI
Memory (RAM)

8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card

1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Free Item Free Item

FREE Need For Speed™ World Starter Pack with any Nvidia® GTS450 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk

120GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 130MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk

1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply

CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£170)
Processor Cooling

COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£49)
Thermal Paste

ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card

ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities

ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software

FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus

BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse

LOGITECH® INTERNET 350 USB KEYBOARD (£9)
Speakers

LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
Warranty

3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)



The only diffrence compared to the last PC is that I will have to go for cheaper speakers.

Now, Im a complete PC novice and I want to know if I have to do anything on my part with the overclocking. I dont intend to push my cpu to the limit, I just want that extra speed for better performance.

Also is the warrenty diffrent for OC'd PC's????

Liam

 

[Fear]

Your PC will come overclocked as specified in your spec but i do believe you may have to make some small adjustments after a while to keep the system stable there is a link about overclocking yourself which would void the warranty will have a look and add it if i find it.

*Edit* link http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3284-Warranty-When-Overclocking!

 

[liamnic2]

Thanks alot

So if PCS overclocks the PCS for me and it breaks ,they have it covered, thanks

 

[Fear]

Don't forget you may have to do some adjustments after a while if it becomes unstable but you would have to phone support for that.

 

[liamnic2]

How would I know its unstable??

LOL, how longs a while ?

 

[Fear]

You will know it's unstable when it crashes pretty often

I stay away from overclocking myself too much messing about for my liking and a while is erm.... anytime

 

[liamnic2]

I know that theres programs that tell the temp of your cpu and if its stable or not.

If it does become unstable, can I not just go into the BIOS and reset to normal clock speed?

 

[LFFPicard]

To be honest it is a bit early to be discussing overclocking etc if your not intending to purchase a system for 6months.

A lot can change in that time including new better processors and other components. Your pricing at the moment may be much lower in 6months with the same parts. And overclocking may be different or better by then as well.
It is probably best to start looking at specs weeks before you intend to buy not months so you can get better results from your build and advice