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Derbauer's video cast doubt on that theory: he tried pumping the voltage to no ill effect.
Did he even put any load on them whilst the voltage was high? Didn't look like it.Derbauer's video cast doubt on that theory: he tried pumping the voltage to no ill effect.
I still can't believe that 1.35v on SOC would cause the socket to burn. That's unfathomable to me. The CPU degrading with that voltage? Sure, no problem with that (although that's still too low of a voltage but whatever) but the actual socket? How can that ever be possible? I've drove 400 watts with 1.64 volts on my 12900k, the socket is just fine. Im pretty sure there is something else at stake, some protections did not kick in at all, high voltage can only degrade your chip slowly, it can't burn it cause there are overtemperature protections there on both the mobo and the CPU. You really need to try hard to physically burn a CPU these days.I'm sure it's not all CPU's its going to cause an issue on - even when the cause of failure is found, if it's SoC voltage or VddCR or a combination.....the effects will vary from one CPU to the next. Maybe the majority can handle 1.35v on SoC or higher VddCr voltages, but as always with the silicon lottery you will have some that are less tolerant and eventually let the blue smoke out as a FET shorts etc.
All because yours is fine doesn't mean they're all ok and this isn't the issue (or part of the issue).
Looks like it is impacting non-X3D chips as well according to that video and a wide range of motherboards. It is strange it is impacting some but not others.Der8auer has done a video:
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He contacted ASUS and asked why the older BIOS's were removed, and the response was quite insightful:
The EFI updates posted on Friday contain some dedicated thermal monitoring mechanisms we've implemented to help protect boards and CPUs. We removed older BIOS's for that reason and also because manual Vcore control was available on previous builds. We're also working with AMD on defining new rules for AMD expo and SoC Voltage. We'll issue new updates for that ASAP. Please bear with us.
The part on the Soc voltage is interesting - seems they are beginning to realise that current Expo 'rules' are too excessive when it comes to SoC voltages. The current BIOS's still set it too high in my opinion (based on the sheer power draw increase of SoC IP blocks at such voltages), so it will be interesting to see what is changed in later BIOS releases.
A 30 minute test doesn't really confirm anything
Is there a list of what motherboards use what? I had a quick google but couldn't find info on my Asus Tuf X670E-Plus Wifi.Looks like it is impacting non-X3D chips as well according to that video and a wide range of motherboards. It is strange it is impacting some but not others.
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Some early observations are it is occurring on Renesas VRM controller motherboards. It may explain why some of us haven’t had issues (my X670e-f uses Digi+) but others have.
I think you are Digi+ as well https://tweakers.net/reviews/10700/...r-je-ryzen-7000-cpu-vrm-componentanalyse.htmlIs there a list of what motherboards use what? I had a quick google but couldn't find info on my Asus Tuf X670E-Plus Wifi.
I'm sure they'll figure it out, it's widespread enough now for them to diagnose what's going on (and also not ignore it). I'm interested to see what Gamers Nexus concludes with it too.
It’s MSI and Gigabyte as well.Whatever the cause, if Asus are in touch with AMD over these issues, we are going to see a lot of bios updates, before Asus removed all of the old bioses, they were releasing new bioses every 10 days.
Asus are replacing burnt out boards, but amd are not replacing the CPUs under warranty, they are blaming the end user for using expo, but at the end of the day, that's a cop out, it's still their fault.
I've got to get my water block off this weekend, I'm going to have a look at the socket and chip, and if there is any signs of bulging, it's going straight back to the shop I brought it from for a replacement.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Burning Out: EXPO and SoC Voltages to Blame (AMD Responds)
Impacts all motherboard makers and all Ryzen 7000 chips.www.tomshardware.com
Thankfully, this is what Asus has improved in the latest bios (1202) the protection mechanismsThis is the most interesting part of that article:
Our sources also added further details about the nature of the chip failures — in some cases, excessive SoC voltages destroy the chips' thermal sensors and thermal protection mechanisms, completely disabling its only means of detecting and protecting itself from overheating. As a result, the chip continues to operate without knowing its temperature or tripping the thermal protections.
AMD's modern chips often run at their thermal limits to squeeze out every last drop of performance within their safe thermal range — it isn't uncommon for them to run at 95C during normal operation — so they will automatically continue to draw more power until it dials back to remain within a safe temperature. In this case, the lack of temperature sensors and protection mechanisms allows the chip to receive more power beyond the recommended safe limits. This excessive power draw leads to overheating that eventually causes physical damage to the chip
What voltage is your VDDR_SOC at on the latest BIOS out of interest?Thankfully, this is what Asus has improved in the latest bios (1202) the protection mechanisms