CyberpowerPC Now Offers Intel's Overclocking Warranty Plan

CyberpowerPC announced earlier today that, when purchasing one of its systems, the company’s clients can opt for Intel’s Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP), which provides an added layer of warranty protection in the event of CPU damage caused by overclocking.

The plan was introduced by Intel in mid-January and allows users to receive a one-time replacement processor, if over-voltaging or over-clocking causes the original chip to fail.

Five Intel CPUs can be covered by the Performance Tuning Protection Plan for a small fee, namely the Core i5-2500K, Core i7-2600K, Core i7-2700K, Core i7-3930K, and Core i7-3960X.

This fee ranges from $20 for the Core i5 processor to $35 for the two LGA 2011 chips (15.5 to 27 EUR), while the Core i7-2600K and i7-2700K can be protected for an additional $25 US (about 19 EUR).

CyberpowerPC clients who opt for a Gigabyte Z68 motherboard will however get Intel’s PTPP plan free of charge.

"We're very excited to partner up with Intel and Gigabyte to provide this service for our enthusiast customers," said Eric Cheung, CEO of CyberpowerPC.

"We're inviting our hardcore gaming customers to push their systems to the limit because CyberpowerPC and Intel have your back," concluded the company’s rep.

Besides CyberpowerPC, Intel’s overclocking protection plan can also be purchased from Canada Computers and Electronics, Scan Computers, and Altech Computers, or directly from Intel by using PayPal.

For now, Intel will run the Performance Tuning Protection Plan as a test pilot for six months. After this initial period runs out, the chip maker will decide if it continues offering the plan to its clients or not.

CyberpowerPC specializes in assembling high-end desktop PCs using both AMD and Intel processors, as well as other performance hardware.