Overclocking an AMD Threadripper 7000-series CPU will blow a “hidden fuse” within the chip.
However, AMD states that overclocking your CPU won’t void its warranty.
The “hidden fuse” in AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 7000 platform was identifiedshortly after launch.
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In a statement toTom’s Hardware, an AMD representative states that overclockingwill notvoid a Threadripper 7000-series warranty.
Apparently, AMD is now reaching out to ODMs to correct inaccurate BIOS warnings.
Threadripper 7000 Series processors do contain a fuse that is blown when overclocking is enabled.
To be clear, blowing this fuse does not void your warranty.
Statements that enabling an overclocking/overvolting feature will void the processor warranty are not correct.
In other words, AMD won’t punish you for overclocking a Threadripper 7000-series CPU.
Damage that iscausedby overclocking isn’t covered by the warranty, though.
And that’s the way it’s always been.
The “hidden fuse” in Threadripper 7000-series CPUs is a diagnostic tool.
It helps AMD determine when a CPU has been damaged by overclocking.
This may curb fraudulent warranty claims and reduce the amount of labor involved in AMD’s diagnostic process.
Some of AMD’s workstation chips already contain this fuseits efficacy has been tested in the real world.
We don’t know exactly how the “hidden fuse” works.
This isolated design would prevent any unintentional damage to the processor.
AMD has nothing to gain from defrauding its most enthusiastic customers.
Source: AMD viaTom’s Hardware
