AMD says overclocking blows a hidden fuse on Ryzen Threadripper 7000 to show if you’ve overclocked the chip, but it doesn’t automatically void your CPU’s warranty::AMD explains the hidden fuses behind Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors and how it will handle warranty claims.
That’s a bit shitty but hopefully they don’t just use it as a trap to deny any warranty coverage on an overclocked CPU.
Meanwhile Intel will void your warranty if you’ve enabled XMP. I don’t know if they have a way of telling if you did so or not but they will try to trick you into admitting it when you’re asking for an RMA.
Reviewers really should say “ok, well if it’s not covered by warranty then we’ll just do CPU benchmarks at the minimum JDEC speeds, as the manufacturer recommends”
Hah yeah actually, that should become the standard for Intel CPU reviews.
If they start selling new ones with the proper terms of sale (“overclocking voids warranty”) then there’s nothing wrong with that.