AMD has shared a statement that can confirm its Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series processors feature a hidden fuse that will blow when they’re overclocked, but users who are looking to push the performance of their new HEDT/workstation CPUs can probably rest easy, as that alone won’t affect their warranties.
Here’s the full statement from AMD, which suggests that while a blown fuse isn’t the end of the world, overclockers will want to avoid going so far as to actually damaging their hardware—something that, obviously, *will* affect the warranty:
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.
This statement from AMD comes a few days after the @hjc4869 account claimed something differently, posting an image with a disclaimer that reads “overclocking mode will now be permanently enabled for this processor and effectively voiding warranty”:
Threadripper 7000系列动任何跟OC有关的设置(PBO/任何主频/任何电压/内存频率和时序）都要熔断fuse并且永久丢失保修。AMD这是跟三星手机学的吗……
— David Huang (@hjc4869) December 12, 2023
我就说怎么华硕这TRX50主板默认配置这么符合POR规范，原来是主板厂商BIOS自己也动不了任何东西，笑死。 pic.twitter.com/mCh1bbeBZZ
“The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series marks the return of Threadripper to the high-end desktop market with the ultimate overclockable high-end desktop experience, along with the highest clock speeds achievable on a Threadripper processor,” reads a portion of the press release that AMD shared for the processors in October.
“Power, performance, and efficiency are all maximized with the innovative 5nm process and ‘Zen 4’ architecture, available in both the DIY market and through SI partners.”
And according to a feature support table, overclocking is officially supported by both of AMD’s WRX90 and TRX50 platforms, although not on OEM systems for the former.