I recently purchased a bunch of parts and built myself a new rig. My friend working at the store recommended a extended warranty for both the motherboard, graphics cards and speakers. In the product dies within the warranty period, a new replacement (non-refurbished) is given. They also provide same-tier product replacements (e.g. 580 GTX would be replaced with a 680 GTX if 580 GTX is not available).
In regards to the speakers, I've decided to go with the warranty after reading numerous comments about heat issues and blown capacitors. I'm still choosing not to exchange them for the Corsair SP2500 because I preferred their sound signature.
Extended warranty prices
ASUS GTX 580 Matrix Platinum (2x for SLI) - $98.99 CAD each (4 years)
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z - $66.99 CAD (4 years)
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 - $32.99 CAD (4 years)
In the past I've owned a Geforce 2 GTS, Radeon 9500 and 9800 Pro. They all ran fine until I sold them, didn't have any problems. However, I'm not sure if video card reliability has gone down the drain since then. I do plan on doing quite a bit of overclocking, benchmarking and number crunching though.
What are your thoughts? Any suggestions or recommendations?
In regards to the speakers, I've decided to go with the warranty after reading numerous comments about heat issues and blown capacitors. I'm still choosing not to exchange them for the Corsair SP2500 because I preferred their sound signature.
Extended warranty prices
ASUS GTX 580 Matrix Platinum (2x for SLI) - $98.99 CAD each (4 years)
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z - $66.99 CAD (4 years)
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 - $32.99 CAD (4 years)
In the past I've owned a Geforce 2 GTS, Radeon 9500 and 9800 Pro. They all ran fine until I sold them, didn't have any problems. However, I'm not sure if video card reliability has gone down the drain since then. I do plan on doing quite a bit of overclocking, benchmarking and number crunching though.
What are your thoughts? Any suggestions or recommendations?