Lapping Q6600

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Nonsense. First of all, the Intel warranty says nothing about overclocking. It does mention the vague misuse, neglect, etc. Nowhere in the Core 2 Quad warranty booklet I am holding does it say "DANGER! ONLY RUN AT SPEC SPEEDS AND VOLTAGE OR YOUR WARRANTY IS VIOLATED!"

http://www.intel.com/support/process.../cs-020033.htm
http://www.intel.com/support/process.../CS-009862.htm

How about some choice quotes from their warranty:

Intel warrants to the purchaser of the Product...if the Product is properly used and installed, it will be free from defects in material and workmanship, and will substantially conform to Intel’s publicly available specifications for a period of three (3) years...

Further, this Limited Warranty does NOT cover:

• damage to the Product due to external causes, including accident, problems with electrical power, abnormal electrical, mechanical or environmental conditions, usage not in accordance with product instructions, misuse, neglect, alteration, repair, improper installation, or improper testing;
• any Product which has been modified or operated outside of Intel’s publicly available specifications or where the original identification markings (trademark or serial number) has been removed, altered or obliterated from the Product.

That seems to cover their asses pretty well, I'd say. Of course if they can't tell how it was used, the only thing blocking a person from collecting on that warranty is whether they are willing to lie for it. So, a court will judge in my favor if I try to go after a brand new free Intel CPU while informing everyone I blasted my busted one with more volts, clock rate, and heat than it was specified for? Uh huh.

Until someone calls them up and gets the go ahead for a free replacement of a baked, overclocked, overvolted chip I'll stick to my belief that they aren't going to give me a new chip. Just because they want to attract overclockers to their product doesn't mean they're going to back them up with a free replacement.

Hell, AMD used to void warranties if they found Arctic Silver on the chip. They required the use of Shin Etsu or a thermal pad along with a stock cooler, I believe. That was years ago though.
http://www.xtremetek.com/info/index.php?id=14

Some companies are starting to officially say that you are allowed to overclock and retain the warranty, however.

And contrary to what endless retards say on Internet forums...

classy.