Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Originally posted by: shady06
so how exactly can AMD tell that i didnt use the retail HSF? or how is eVGA gonna tell that the card was OCed??
If they feel like it, they can run tests to figure out if the thermal pad was ever installed, because you'll never be able to remove all traces of it if you do use it... same with Arctic Silver... will they go through the trouble of testing it? Maybe not, unless you make it a habit of returning processors. Will you have to pay for it? We all will... if you get 2 processors for the price of one, AMD absorbs the cost initially, then passes it on to everyone else who buys products from them.