Comment on AMD's New Threadripper Chips Have a Hidden Fuse That Blows When Overclocking Is Enabled
Synthead@lemmy.world 9 months ago“fuse” implies that the CPU will stop working
It’s just an electronic component, like resistors and transistors.
Comment on AMD's New Threadripper Chips Have a Hidden Fuse That Blows When Overclocking Is Enabled
Synthead@lemmy.world 9 months ago“fuse” implies that the CPU will stop working
It’s just an electronic component, like resistors and transistors.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
But in the world of electronics fuses and circuit breakers exist to trip when too much voltage is applied to protect the circuit. That’s their generally agreed upon definition.
Synthead@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A fuse is just a fuse. It can be used for circuit protection, but it doesn’t have to be. For example, a transistor doesn’t have to be an amplifier, a resistor doesn’t have to be for dimming bulbs, etc.