Question I've been sold a fake 7800X3D ?

[Mikey229]

Well I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't come across der8auer video (Fake 7800x3d). but I have been sold a fake Ryzen 7800X3D that matched his video exactly.
Watch out people.

https://imgur.com/a/dmN7nXX

View: https://imgur.com/a/dmN7nXX

CPU on the left is the fake. CPU on right is real.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Well I would have believed it if I hadn't come across der8auer video (Fake 7800x3d). But I have been sold a fake 7800x3d that matched his video exactly.
Watch out people.

From where did you purchase this?

 

[QyInvoLing]

Any images?

 

[Mikey229]

I do but can't seem to post from my phone. Not sure why it's so hard.

 

[QyInvoLing]

I do but can't seem to post from my phone.

Upload image to imgur and send the link here

 

[Mikey229]

Thanks added photo to original post.

 

[SyCoREAPER]

Imgur is over capacity as usual.
Use Imgbb

Edit, loaded.

The one on the right PCB is way too dark. Maybe it's the angle but everything on the IHS looks too dark too.

The one on the left the shade of blue is off. Also no glue on the capacitors.

Both are missing caps around the entire die.

Edit again: Why are you posting a screenshot from a video that means absolutely nothing? W/E goofball YT video this is from, bith look fake.

Take a picture of yours, without that nobody can help you.

 

[Mikey229]

Imgur is over capacity as usual.
Use Imgbb

Edit, loaded.

The one on the right PCB is way too dark. Maybe it's the angle but everything on the IHS looks too dark too.

The one on the left the shade of blue is off. Also no glue on the capacitors.

Both are missing caps around the entire die.

Edit again: Why are you posting a screenshot from a video that means absolutely nothing? W/E goofball YT video this is from, bith look fake.

Take a picture of yours, without that nobody can help you.

The one on the right is a working 7800x3d. I have taken the photos. It not a screen shot.
The real one on the right just looks a bit darker on the photo.

 

[COLGeek]

You never have mentioned from where you purchased this CPU.

 

[Mikey229]

It was second hand from a clearance auction company John Pye that are now asking for a report as to why it's fake. Does any one in the UK know someone that can do this?

 

[COLGeek]

Have you considered contacting AMD directly?

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/locations.html#tabs-fe7e774ded-item-bd77e08c6e-tab

 

[Mikey229]

Have you considered contacting AMD directly?

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/locations.html#tabs-fe7e774ded-item-bd77e08c6e-tab

Good call. I will do that now.

 

[SyCoREAPER]

You could get lucky but my guess will be that they say that you contact the seller as it wasn't purchased from an authorized 3rd party.

 

[MEMOFLEX]

It was second hand from a clearance auction company John Pye that are now asking for a report as to why it's fake. Does any one in the UK know someone that can do this?

I use john pye regularly and often spot wrong cpu's in advertised boxes but this is particularly bad! Getting stuff returned to them is a nightmare although if you keep pushing I have had them take stuff back where it has been damaged or not as described. Can take a while though!

Did the cpu get installed out of interest which was the trigger for realising it was fake? Or was the cosmetic difference what made you realise?

 

[Mikey229]

I use john pye regularly and often spot wrong cpu's in advertised boxes but this is particularly bad! Getting stuff returned to them is a nightmare although if you keep pushing I have had them take stuff back where it has been damaged or not as described. Can take a while though!

Did the cpu get installed out of interest which was the trigger for realising it was fake? Or was the cosmetic difference what made you realise?

Installed and did not boot at all and I just by coincidence came across the video in my original post. Checked my CPU and it's was the same. Luckily I had access to a working real one too which helped.

 

[MEMOFLEX]

Installed and did not boot at all and I just by coincidence came across the video in my original post. Checked my CPU and it's was the same. Luckily I had access to a working real one too which helped.

As mentioned it is very difficult and laborious to get things returned to John Pye. In the my invoices section of the site it retains the images from the original Lot. I would download these and attach when raising a case with them alongside the images you have taken of the cpu next to a valid one. Take screenshots etc of the lot details where it explicitly states it was a 7800x3d.

Be prepared for a fight but keep pushing with them mentioning trading standards etc. It is likely on this occasion that they didn't know and I doubt any malfeasance