Some of the Ryzen 7000 series CPUs have reportedly seen a change in the PCB, where some of the SMD components on the PCB have been removed.

User Finds Missing Capacitors on the Top Half of Ryzen 7800X3D Substrate; Reports Suggest AMD Made the Changes a Few Months Ago, and the Newer Design Doesn't Affect Operation

It can be terrifying to see visible changes on the CPU, particularly when there have been a lot of cases of fake CPUs circulating in the supply chain . One such instance appeared in front of a user on Chiphell forums , who reported that his Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU didn't have the SMD components (capacitors) on the top half of the substrate. If you are familiar with 7800X3D's design, you will usually see these capacitors in multiple locations around the IHS, including the top hal

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