Intel provide extra warranty plan for overclockers @ K- and X-CPUs

Basically, for a small premium price, you can RMA your CPU hassle-free.

The Performance Tuning Protection Plan being offered by Intel is a chance for you to experiment with the overclocking features of your processor without the worries of what will happen if you push the procesor too far. The Plan allows you a single processor replacement, hassle-free, from our customer support. This is in addtion to your standard 3 year warranty. In other words, if it fails under normal usage, we will replace it under the standard warranty; if it fails while running outside of Intel's specifications, we will replace it under the Performance Tuning Protection Plan.

So what we are saying is this: Go ahead and push it, we've got your back.

  • Intel Core i5-2500K ($20.00)
  • Intel Core i7-2600K ($25.00)
  • Intel Core i7-2700K ($25.00)
  • Intel Core i7-3930K ($35.00)
  • Intel Core i7-3960X ($35.00)

From the FAQ:

A2.) Intel has received feedback from customers who desire to implement overclocking on eligible processors, that because of the lack of any replacement coverage for the eligible processors, the risk of overclocking is too great. We understand this position, and while we cannot endorse overclocking, we want to provide a limited remedy if issues arise as a result of their decision to enable overclocking. The limited remedy consists of a replacement processor (i.e., replacing the processor damaged solely as a result of the overclocking).


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