Overclocking AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series Doesn't Blow Warranty, But Blows a Hidden Fuse to Show It

[Kenrou]

"According to Tom's Hardware, today we are finding out that AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors, codenamed Storm Peak, including Pro and non-Pro SKUs, blow a fuse on the chip when overclocking. That has mistakenly been connected with voiding the warranty. However, that has been debunked by an AMD representative issuing a statement for Tom's Hardware. "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. Per AMD's standard Terms of Sale, the warranty excludes any damage that results from overclocking/overvolting the processor. However, other unrelated issues could still qualify for warranty repair/replacement," noted the spokesperson."

Overclocking AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series Doesn't Blow Warranty, But Blows a Hidden Fuse to Show It

According to Tom's Hardware, today we are finding out that AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors, codenamed Storm Peak, including Pro and non-Pro SKUs, blow a fuse on the chip when overclocking. That has mistakenly been connected with voiding the warranty. However, that has been debunked...

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[Woomack]

They can't really tell that the CPU was damaged by overclocking in any other way, as on modern CPUs, there are no burn spots or anything like that. This is why every faulty CPU, but not mechanically damaged, is replaced with another one (not necessarily a new one, but usually it's a new one). So I wonder, why did they even make that fuse, which blows when the CPU is overclocked ?! For sure there is a reason.

 

[mackerel]

It would give them some stats on OC on returned CPUs at the least.

I have to wonder how that fuse is triggered. For example, if you use bios or software OC features will it flip a flag blowing it? Would underclocking/undervolting trigger it since it requires access to the same features as OC.