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AMD has strict safeguards for the Ryzen 5800X3D to prevent overclocking, but a software bug allows for ramping up the voltage - with disastrous results.
Igor's Lab recently stumbled upon the issue while tinkering around in MSI Center. Using an MSI B550 Unify board with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor, Igor...
Be careful when using motherboard vendor overclocking software, because the safety is off.
A glitch in seemingly all motherboard software has been found that allows AMD's locked Ryzen 7 5800X3D to be overclocked well beyond its capabilities.
If you've been thinking of trying to overclock the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, this is why you should be very careful.