Anyone who overclocks a CPU from the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series automatically activates a backup. According to AMD, this does not affect the chip’s warranty.

AMD launched the Threadripper Pro 7000 series this year, aimed at workstations where massive performance is the focus. The top chip in the series has no fewer than 96 CPU cores and 192 threads at 2.5 GHz (5.1 GHz boost). All of these treats also require a lot of energy. The chips all have a TDP of 350 watts.

That seems like enough, but there are users who would prefer to get a little more out of it. Overclocking a CPU is always allowed, but we rarely see a backup. Don’t worry, the chip will still work, but it gives AMD an extra handle to know what may have happened when a chip arrives for repair.

Initially there were concerns that a blown fuse would void the warranty. AMD is now telling Tom’s Hardware that users shouldn’t worry.

“The Threadripper 7000 (Pro) series processors contain a fuse that blows when overclocking is enabled. To be clear, blowing this fuse will not void your warranty. Claims that enabling an overclocking/overfilling feature will void the processor’s warranty are false.”

“As per AMD’s standard terms of sale, the warranty excludes damage caused by overclocking/overfilling the processor. However, other unrelated issues may be eligible for warranty repair/replacement.”

Motherboards have their own notification

Some AMD Threadripper motherboards display two warnings. The first is the traditional AMD PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive) warning. All manufacturers are required to display this message so users know what they are getting into.

The second warning that some motherboards show is not from AMD, but from the motherboard manufacturer itself. Some sound too aggressive that it would be better not to overclock, but AMD is now entering into dialogue with them about this message remove/adjust or leave it as the default PBO warning.