The Ryzen 7000 processors have been causing problems for mainboard manufacturers due to the excessively high voltages being supplied by some mainboards. This could lead to defective processors and mainboards, particularly after activating the AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking function. However, BIOS updates with the new AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture should fix the issue, primarily by limiting the SOC voltage to 1.3 volts.
Despite this, early beta BIOS versions did not always implement this limitation correctly. Asus and Gigabyte both had issues with excessive voltages, while MSI applied too high voltages with beta BIOS versions without the new AGESA.
Asus also caused frustration with a new warning that popped up if users tried to load an EXPO profile to increase the clock frequencies of the DDR5 RAM. The warning made it clear that Asus would not pay for any possible damages caused by overclocking, which voids the warranty anyway. However, the company has now made an about-face and confirmed that memory overclocking and the use of beta BIOSes will no longer violate the warranty of AM5 motherboards. The latest BIOS updates should also implement the voltage limits correctly.
In a statement on its website, Asus reassured customers that both beta and fully validated BIOS updates for Asus’ AM5 motherboards are covered by the original manufacturer’s warranty. The statement also confirms that the warranty now covers all AMD EXPO, Intel XMP, and DOCP memory configurations. Furthermore, all current BIOS updates follow the latest AMD voltage guidelines for Ryzen 7000 series processors.
