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    Buying warranty after purchase?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stainer713, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. stainer713

    stainer713 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought the inspiron 1520 with only a one year warranty. The thing is that I would like to overclock the graphics card in it to reach ddr3 speeds. What i need to know is whether or not I can buy an extended warranty for the notebook after it ships and if overclocking the gpu will cause it to degrade or "fry".
     
    stainer713, Jul 24, 2007
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  2. HCW

    HCW Notebook Deity

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    you have 30 days to add CC
     
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    stainer713 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is cc? Complete Care?
     
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    Cloudhopper Notebook Consultant

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    Just a hint, what you are planning is Fraud.
    And there is the slight chance that they'll discover it and you'll have to face the consequences.
     
    Cloudhopper, Jul 24, 2007
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    deadsimple Notebook Consultant

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    Have you got a link?

    It's not that I don't believe you, but I too am think of extending warranty if my laptop turns out useful .. but I'd like something to back me up when I call up.
     
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    how is overclocking fraud?
     
    pragun, Jul 24, 2007
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    He's right, you should overclock at your own risk. If you fry the graphics card or the motherboard, Dell is going to try to figure out why it happened. You won't just get a new one without any questions.

    Extended warranty won't do you any good anyway unless you plan to overclock after one year. Complete care is what you are referring to.
     
    riffjaff, Jul 24, 2007
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