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Intel Overclocking Protection Plan

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So I ordered an I7-3770K for a friend about an hour ago and I went ahead and made an account on Intel's website and purchased the plan for $25.00.  How does it know which processor it protects and such?  Or do I just need proof of purchase down the road that has to be within 30 days of the effective date?

My PC: CPU: I7-2600K CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Evo, Mother Board: MSI Z77 Mpower, Ram: 4x4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Corsair Vengeance (Black), Case: HAF 932, PSU: CM GX 650 (Upgrading to RM750 soon), SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 120GB SSD, HD:  750GB Seagate 7200 RPM, Optical: Samsung Blu-ray burner, GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr (Upgrading to an HD R9-290X on launch)

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Anyone??

My PC: CPU: I7-2600K CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Evo, Mother Board: MSI Z77 Mpower, Ram: 4x4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Corsair Vengeance (Black), Case: HAF 932, PSU: CM GX 650 (Upgrading to RM750 soon), SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 120GB SSD, HD:  750GB Seagate 7200 RPM, Optical: Samsung Blu-ray burner, GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr (Upgrading to an HD R9-290X on launch)

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I don't think it's bound to any specific CPU, but you just need a proof of purchase from a approved retailer. You would have to check the Terms and Conditions. Personally I can't see why you would need the extra protection. The chance of insta-killing a CPU nowadays is very slim. 

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I don't think it's bound to any specific CPU, but you just need a proof of purchase from a approved retailer. You would have to check the Terms and Conditions. Personally I can't see why you would need the extra protection. The chance of insta-killing a CPU nowadays is very slim. 

My worry is, since my friend lives across the country, in case the mild OC does kill it (It's HOT where she lives), we can have a replacement for free sent to me so I can fix it.

My PC: CPU: I7-2600K CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Evo, Mother Board: MSI Z77 Mpower, Ram: 4x4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Corsair Vengeance (Black), Case: HAF 932, PSU: CM GX 650 (Upgrading to RM750 soon), SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 120GB SSD, HD:  750GB Seagate 7200 RPM, Optical: Samsung Blu-ray burner, GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr (Upgrading to an HD R9-290X on launch)

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My worry is, since my friend lives across the country, in case the mild OC does kill it (It's HOT where she lives), we can have a replacement for free sent to me so I can fix it.

In case of heat the CPU will just throttle or it won't start at all. This is to save it from heat death. Unless your friend plans on doing LN2 overclocking or make hardware modifications to the power delivery I wouldn't worry.

 

But if you have already bought it, I suggest maybe contacting Intels support and ask them to give a indepth explanation of how the program works.

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