Watch out — there are fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs on Amazon
Buying from Amazon is generally considered to be safe, but this hardware reviewer accidentally bought a fake AMD Ryzen 7 ...
Here’s the wildest fake CPU I’ve ever seen — and it was sold on Amazon
Would you be fooled by a 14-year-old processor in a new box? Scammers are getting more brazen with their fake CPU deceptions.
This Amazon-bought fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is actually a 14-year-old Bulldozer chip with a cheap sticker on it
Closer inspection (and a bit of fingernail prying) revealed that underneath the sticker lay an AMD FX 4100, a 14-year-old ...
This fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU was reportedly bought from Amazon
This fake AMD Ryzen gaming CPU was reportedly shipped from Amazon directly in a legitimate box, hiding an old counterfeit ...
Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D bought from Amazon was actually an old AMD FX chip disguised by IHS sticker
A TechTuber and hardware reviewer has shared images of a counterfeit AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and its packaging - bought new and ...
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Warnings of fake AMD Ryzen CPUs on Amazon
A hardware reviewer has warned that counterfeit versions of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs are being sold on Amazon.
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Amazon fake CPU warning: user orders AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, receives old-school FX-4100 instead
User buys an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from Amazon, but after receiving it, peels off the film from the CPU heatspreader... reveals it's an FX-4100.
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Another fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D was sold on Amazon — this is a reminder to check your hardware
The fake says it was made in China and has a 2020 date on it, but a sticker was peeled away by Mptizipoulos to reveal an AMD FX-4100 CPU from 2011. Talk about a Scooby-Doo moment.
Amazon customer receives fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D, turns out to be decade-old AMD CPU
We've been reporting stories about Amazon customers receiving fake processors since 2017. It still occasionally happens, as discovered by Aris from Hardware Busters. He bought a ...