This is a very common process. Cookies have been in our teams for years, for example the most common would be a sticker that changes color on contact with a liquid, in order to know if it has suffered water damage or not, also avoiding having to repair it free.
Live fuse on AMD
This device is not found in all processors, only in the most high-end ones, and where repairs due to failures can be more costly for AMD. Of course, the company itself guarantees that even if you overclock and it detects it, if the error comes from elsewhere, the warranty will still cover you.
However, if we start experimenting and load the processor to exceed the allowed limit, AMD will wash its hands, show you that you have overclocked, and you will be left without a processor.
The models that currently have this fuse are the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000so 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 own one you already know, if you do it even once it will be kept 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 could happen to you in the future, whatever the overclock.
The company assures that it will not reject any warranty, 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 take the risk.
One of the messages AMD shows us in its warning is: “Overclocking mode will now be permanently enabled for this processor and will effectively void the warranty, as noted above.”
That tells us what we were talking about. Once enabled, even for just a moment, we lose any ability to discuss the warranty at the time of need, so we’ll have to pray that they determine it’s not the overclock’s fault.
In short, if you are considering increasing the frequency of your AMD processor, be careful, from this moment you know that it is your responsibility, and any damage caused will be your responsibility. So if you do it, take it 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, even if you didn’t have a cookie, did you know they could deny it and you made the mistake? Leave us a comment with your experiences and opinions.
