Client and overclocking?

[Syndyre]

Let him deal directly with the supplier, what he says to them isn't your problem, there's no guarantee it was the OC that killed it so he should be able to at least get it checked.

 

[killadoob]

thats true but some people get voltage-happy then things go horribly wrong.

yup but im not sure what mobo he is running

i know the good stuff does not let you over volt your cpu to the point of death

it will not post if you over volt it

 

[Glordit]

yea but glordit these cpu's are highly overclockable

you do get cases where the cpu just fails

this can happen at stock speeds, might just be a bad cpu

I know but some suppliers see overclocking as a "no-no" hence turning you away when you do blow it

BUT! as they said before if they can't prove it, they cannot refuse to replace it!

As for Fail's yea I have had a Celeron & Pentium D die on me, took it back to rectron and got a new one on 2 days flat!

 

[Glordit]

possibly

what kills a cpu you've never overclocked but dies after 3 months?

Bad Cooler? but then would'nt it have wanted you that the CPU is getting too hot?
I know but some suppliers see overclocking as a "no-no" hence turning you away when you do blow it

BUT! as they said before if they can't prove it, they cannot refuse to replace it!

As for Fail's yea I have had a Celeron & Pentium D die on me, took it back to rectron and got a new one on 2 days flat!

 

[The_Unbeliever]

He admitted he over-clocked it? Warranty void.
You suspect he over-clocked it but can't prove it? Return it to the suppliers, inform them of your suspicions and leave it up to them.

Same.

Not your problem, it's the client's problem.

Had you overclocked it for him, you would have been responsible to replace the broken parts.

I really don't recommend overclocking at all.