[Hardware] Be careful if you overclock your AMD processor: it could have a fuse to detect it

[FNX Magokiler]

If you have an AMD brand processor, you have to know one thing, and that is that, apparently, the company itself would have placed fuses inside its CPUs to find out if we would have voluntarily overclocked the component, in order to avoid covering our lives. warranty.

It is a very common process. Snitches have been in our teams for years, for example, the most common would be a sticker that changes color when in contact with liquid, in order to know if it has suffered water damage or not, also avoiding having to repair it for free.

Snitch fuse on AMD
This device is not found in all processors, only in the highest-end ones, and where repairs due to failures can be more expensive for AMD. Of course, the company itself ensures that even if you overclock, and they detect it, if the error comes from somewhere else, the warranty will still cover you.

However, if we start doing experiments and load the CPU for exceeding the allowed limit, AMD will wash its hands, show you that you overclocked and you will be left without a processor.

The models that currently have this fuse are the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000, so if you have another version, you can rest assured, although be careful anyway, breaking your processor, I don't think it's something anyone wants, although at least no one will know the reason.

 

 

If you have one of these, you already know, if you do it, even just once, it will be stored forever, just like we mentioned about liquid damage. Months may pass, you have a problem elsewhere, and the warranty does not cover it because the report is positive, so, even if you do it carefully, it is not recommended, because of what may happen to you in the future, regardless of the overclock.

The company assures that they will not reject any guarantee, even if the fuse is positive, if the error does not come directly from the overclock, however, we all know how things work, so I would not risk it.

One of the messages that AMD shows us in its disclaimer is the following: "Overclocking mode will now be permanently enabled for this processor and will effectively void the warranty, as stated above"

This tells us what we were talking about. Once activated, even for a single moment, we lose any option to discuss the warranty when the time comes to need it, so we will have to pray that they determine that it is not the fault of the overclock.

In short, if you plan to increase the frequency of your AMD processor, be careful, from this moment you know that it is your responsibility, and any damage caused will be paid by you. So if you do it, go little by little and don't blow up the CPU.

And you, did you know this about AMD? Have you ever damaged a processor by overclocking? If so, did you use the warranty or, despite not having a snitch, did you know that they could reject it and you made the mistake? Leave us a comment with your experiences and opinions.

 

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