News Mindblowing' fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip investigated — buyers beware

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TechTuber Der8auer has highlighted the plight of one of his fans who was scammed into buying a fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor. The expert overclocker talks viewers through some of the outward signs that this chip was a fake, which could prevent others for falling for scams like this.

Mindblowing' fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip investigated — buyers beware : Read more

 

[great Unknown]

I think you mean " there is no silicon on the substrate...."

 

[TeamRed2024]

If the deal seems too good to be true...

 

[bill001g]

If the deal seems too good to be true...

It would actually be less suspect price if the cpu were sold as used. New in the box you would more suspect it was stolen. Buying from a individual on something like facebook is always a huge risk in itself.

 

[JRStern]

They didn't put a little slip of paper inside saying "Surprise!"?

 

[YSCCC]

If the deal seems too good to be true...

That's why for new stuffs, especially tech related I never buy used online, unlike camera lens you can't bring a body to try it out and look for obvious issues.

One couldn't expect to see such degree of faking though, I am always amazed about how the fakers go beyond and above to make it look so genuine just to scam ppl....

 

[Hooda Thunkett]

That's why for new stuffs, especially tech related I never buy used online, unlike camera lens you can't bring a body to try it out and look for obvious issues.

One couldn't expect to see such degree of faking though, I am always amazed about how the fakers go beyond and above to make it look so genuine just to scam ppl....

Honestly, is it that much cheaper to make a fake look this good? Isn't there an easier way?

 

[YSCCC]

Honestly, is it that much cheaper to make a fake look this good? Isn't there an easier way?

I doubt os, CNC the IHS and laser script it isn't cheap to begin with..

 

[Pierce2623]

It would actually be less suspect price if the cpu were sold as used. New in the box you would more suspect it was stolen. Buying from an individual on something like facebook is always a huge risk in itself.

On something equivalent to Facebook marketplace I won’t even buy tech stuff unless it’s like an old cheap GPU like a 1070 or something. I got some fake Xreal Air glasses from Mercari a long time ago and they didn’t do ANYTHING to help me.