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[Admin]

A GA102 card disguised as a AD102 with faulty memory is sold as normal GeForce RTX 4090.

Scam Nvidia RTX 4090 uses a relabeled RTX 3080 Ti GPU, counterfeit memory chips — repair shop exposes troubling new swindle that's impossible to sp... : Read more

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

Meanwhile some scams are easier to spot.

 

[brandonjclark]

As I've gotten older, I try to stay away from things like scary movies, lying, pornography, and other types of negative influences.


It seems people tend to REALY like all or most of these things when they're young.

But one of the secrets to aging well, I think, is to actually avoid all of these things. Avoid swearing, avoid mischief, avoid dishonor...

What does this have to do with the article? As I've grown older and tried to further develop these negative influence avoidance skills, I've grown less tolerant of those who exhibit them, aka scammers like the one in the article. I have a true disdain for these types of dishonorable people.

But again, that's a negative thought in itself! So, I'm trying to understand that hopefully, for most people out there, they will age out of these types of behaviors.

Stay on the true path

 

[CmdrShepard]

As the video said, “Stay safe; don’t buy RTX 4090 from Chinese guys.”

So, the author couldn't resist sneaking in a jab against China, huh? Given their history of posting about China with a mix of positive and negative perspectives at this point I can only assume that it was thrown in as a bait to create a heated discussion and drive clicks.

Pitiful if true.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

A key indication what you're buying may be fake is if the seller's name is something like "ningboxindingmaoyiyouxiangongsi", which is one currently in use on Amazon.

 

[Illthallion]

I purchased an MSI RTX 4080 Super from Amazon "shipped and sold by Amazon", when it arrived it turned out being a 4070 Ti.

The box was legit, the serial number on the card was legit with the box sticker showing the same. I took screenshots of GPU-z, the card, box, etc and immediately returned the card as a scam.

This level of scam is deep and being done by more than repair shops.

 

[hotaru251]

scary movies

how the heck are scary movies a negative thing o_o?

on topic: scams will always exist when its profitable. That is the risk of buying 3rd party and luckily its still a very small percentage of the market.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

I purchased an MSI RTX 4080 Super from Amazon "shipped and sold by Amazon", when it arrived it turned out being a 4070 Ti.

The box was legit, the serial number on the card was legit with the box sticker showing the same. I took screenshots of GPU-z, the card, box, etc and immediately returned the card as a scam.

This level of scam is deep and being done by more than repair shops.

A few years ago when the Ryzen series first released I ordered a Ryzen 1800X sold and shipped by Amazon, but received an empty box that had been opened before, likely someone had pulled a scam on Amazon and the return person at the warehouse didn't do their checks and put it in new stock. Likely the same thing that happened to you.

 

[brandonjclark]

how the heck are scary movies a negative thing o_o?

on topic: scams will always exist when its profitable. That is the risk of buying 3rd party and luckily its still a very small percentage of the market.

It's a matter of perspective.

After a certain amount of life stressors, the mind begins to react poorly (breaks down) to further stresses. Scary movies stress you out. That's what they're designed to do.

ANY AMOUNT OF STRESS eventually is bad if your goal is longevity.


Read a book named OUTLIVE. It might change your life.