Intel "Performance Tuning Protection Plan" program?

[Palidion]

So I have three questions in regards to this, but first, a little back story so anyone who may be able to answer my questions will know where I'm at.

I bought an Intel i5 3570K about 6 months ago and spent an additional $80 on a Noctua NH D-14 CPU fan. Obviously I was planning to overclock my 3570K and I heard it would run 4.5GHz (supposed sweet spot for 3570K's) but I'm unstable unless I go up to almost 1.4v. It doesn't run hot in Prime95, the Noctua cooler does an awesome job, but I'm scared that running that voltage 24/7 will be dangerous and that I'll fry my CPU in a year or so. I just read about the Tuning Plan from Intel and thought "hey, for $20 bucks I can overclock to 4.5GHz and not worry if I burn out the chip for 3 years".

So here are my two questions:
1. Can I purchase a plan for my 3570K now that it's half a year old?

2. Is there a catch to this program? Or is it literally a "if you fry it, you're covered for one free brand new CPU replacement"?

3. Is it worth getting the plan if I can get one at this point (6 months after buying the CPU) or is 1.4v actually an ok voltage for 24/7 operation? Temps are totally fine at 4.5GHz, once again, I'm just nervous about the power.

I built my computer this summer with overclocking being something I was planning for and really looking forward to, and I've been running it at stock clocks since having only had it OC'ed for the first week of using it.

 

[Brantyn Gerik]

1.4 volts is retardedly high, i have mine stable at 4.6 at 1.31 volts.

so far as i know, you NEED to buy it upon time of purchase of the processor.

It is a literal "if you fry it" thing, but obviously you can't buy it if you already have the processor because for all they know, you are buying it after you have fried your processor.

you may just have a very poor overclocking chip, in which case i'd go no higher than 4.2hgz at say 1.25-1.3 for the sake of longevity of your processor.

1.4 is just much too high for an air cooler. (your temps may be alright, but 1.4 is a crazy high voltage)

 

[Guest]

^^ Bad info. Don't listen to this guy. ^^

This information is direct from Intel FAQ, he didn't even bother to look. 🙁

"Who is eligible for this Plan? Can anyone purchase it at any time?
Integrators, resellers and end users are able to purchase the Plan during the first year of eligible processor ownership."