Beware: Counterfeit Intel CPU Scam on Used Market
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Date: 2023-02-16
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YouCoolBro
Unfortunately this video is useless for used market stringing it along is just to make a video but this is nothing new people have been deliding cpus since the start of deliding cpus and theres no way to ever know if you got the right cpu is to install it. And you should always buy with buyer protection when getting cpus.. Cause your not gonna be able to tell if the cpu is legit or not from a picture cause you dont have anything to compare it to cause you dont have the real cpu your buying. But you saved the viewer but maybe you also got scammed he may have delided it and sold it to you for 500 wut then Lol??>
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Unfortunately this video is useless for used market stringing it along is just to make a video but this is nothing new people have been deliding cpus since the start of deliding cpus and theres no way to ever know if you got the right cpu is to install it. And you should always buy with buyer protection when getting cpus.. Cause your not gonna be able to tell if the cpu is legit or not from a picture cause you dont have anything to compare it to cause you dont have the real cpu your buying. But you saved the viewer but maybe you also got scammed he may have delided it and sold it to you for 500 wut then Lol??>
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Tinkle
I've seen this scam before, back in the early days of AM4, scammers would try and sell those cheap A-series APUs (the Bulldozer-based ones, a handful of them was actually released for AM4), with the IHS swapped from something actually decent like a 1600 or an 1800X. But I'm sure the trick is much older than that. Apparently people occasionally try to scam retailers like that, buy a good CPU, then return some el-cheapo CPU with a swapped lid, hoping the store doesn't do any kind of post-checks on their returns.
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I've seen this scam before, back in the early days of AM4, scammers would try and sell those cheap A-series APUs (the Bulldozer-based ones, a handful of them was actually released for AM4), with the IHS swapped from something actually decent like a 1600 or an 1800X. But I'm sure the trick is much older than that. Apparently people occasionally try to scam retailers like that, buy a good CPU, then return some el-cheapo CPU with a swapped lid, hoping the store doesn't do any kind of post-checks on their returns.
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VERY
I've seen this scam before, back in the early days of AM4, scammers would try and sell those cheap A-series APUs (the Bulldozer-based ones, a handful of them was actually released for AM4), with the IHS swapped from something actually decent like a 1600 or an 1800X. But I'm sure the trick is much older than that. Apparently people occasionally try to scam retailers like that, buy a good CPU, then return some el-cheapo CPU with a swapped lid, hoping the store doesn't do any kind of post-checks on their returns.
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I've seen this scam before, back in the early days of AM4, scammers would try and sell those cheap A-series APUs (the Bulldozer-based ones, a handful of them was actually released for AM4), with the IHS swapped from something actually decent like a 1600 or an 1800X. But I'm sure the trick is much older than that. Apparently people occasionally try to scam retailers like that, buy a good CPU, then return some el-cheapo CPU with a swapped lid, hoping the store doesn't do any kind of post-checks on their returns.
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Diner50
Ho is the scammer? Intel Or Intel? O right Intel. :) Watch AMD invent 4 thread cores in a few months that are worse then 2 thread ones. 7900xxxtxxx x. Being a 4090 competitor etc etc.
No but really no elitism. Just buying stuff new in box is enough of a risk of being ripped off and lied to. Rarely dose it actually make sense to buy 2th hand unless you can properly trust it to be right. Especially with the law and order of do nothing unless it benefit them/big corp.
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Ho is the scammer? Intel Or Intel? O right Intel. :) Watch AMD invent 4 thread cores in a few months that are worse then 2 thread ones. 7900xxxtxxx x. Being a 4090 competitor etc etc.
No but really no elitism. Just buying stuff new in box is enough of a risk of being ripped off and lied to. Rarely dose it actually make sense to buy 2th hand unless you can properly trust it to be right. Especially with the law and order of do nothing unless it benefit them/big corp.
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DEX
Fake AMD AM4 CPU's I've seen swap the IHS onto an old AM3 CPU. It simply doesn't even work on an AM4 board. These CPU would be put back into the retail box by opening the bottom of the box, and then hotglued back so that it appears to be an unopened NEW retail box when in fact, it was completely swapped. The IHS is actually shown through the little window. The only way if you can see it, is look for the AM3 Gold triangle on the substrate.
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Fake AMD AM4 CPU's I've seen swap the IHS onto an old AM3 CPU. It simply doesn't even work on an AM4 board. These CPU would be put back into the retail box by opening the bottom of the box, and then hotglued back so that it appears to be an unopened NEW retail box when in fact, it was completely swapped. The IHS is actually shown through the little window. The only way if you can see it, is look for the AM3 Gold triangle on the substrate.
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DethNade
Thats Insane! I don't think anybody's gonna buy stuff like this on ebay or anybody else anymore after this video. You think the companies that make these things would put some sort of block on it that you couldn't change anything like this This is ridiculous. they need to start engraving their logos and information on these cpus and not slap attack two sticker on it.
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Thats Insane! I don't think anybody's gonna buy stuff like this on ebay or anybody else anymore after this video. You think the companies that make these things would put some sort of block on it that you couldn't change anything like this This is ridiculous. they need to start engraving their logos and information on these cpus and not slap attack two sticker on it.
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KajurN
On most used CPU scams they ship CPUs from different sockets that would never fit in the socket or be able to be installed. This is a same socket CPU and at a glance it's much harder to tell. With this unless you know firsthand what to look for you'll only realize it once you've installed it onto the system and saw task manager or the bios.
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On most used CPU scams they ship CPUs from different sockets that would never fit in the socket or be able to be installed. This is a same socket CPU and at a glance it's much harder to tell. With this unless you know firsthand what to look for you'll only realize it once you've installed it onto the system and saw task manager or the bios.
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V'n'D
Unrelated to the topic, but on new years I had my EKWB 240 basic aio pump die after less than a year of running. Luckily I got it warrantied and got it replaced with a 420 Arctic Liquid freezer for basically the same price, about 115 euro. Barely fit in the case, but loving it. Thanks Steve
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Unrelated to the topic, but on new years I had my EKWB 240 basic aio pump die after less than a year of running. Luckily I got it warrantied and got it replaced with a 420 Arctic Liquid freezer for basically the same price, about 115 euro. Barely fit in the case, but loving it. Thanks Steve
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Gorbachev_x
It is very nice of you to pay the guy 500 dollars back so he didn't lose all his money. I appreciate that, at least he's gonna have money to buy a real piece now and hopefully be alright not being scammed. It's rage-inducing knowing the scammer got away free and 500 bucks though.
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It is very nice of you to pay the guy 500 dollars back so he didn't lose all his money. I appreciate that, at least he's gonna have money to buy a real piece now and hopefully be alright not being scammed. It's rage-inducing knowing the scammer got away free and 500 bucks though.
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Mike
I was just looking at R7 7700X CPUs on Ebay out of curiosity before watchng this video. This makes me wonder about the ones listed at 250ish USD and do not include a box. Just the clear plastic CPU protector that is inside the box and Ryzen case sticker come with it.
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I was just looking at R7 7700X CPUs on Ebay out of curiosity before watchng this video. This makes me wonder about the ones listed at 250ish USD and do not include a box. Just the clear plastic CPU protector that is inside the box and Ryzen case sticker come with it.
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Diegomaeggo
Hey Steve, I wonder if the Serial Number in the 2d matrix printed on the substrate could be used to identify the culprit? I would think Intel tracks what serials are sold to which retailers, and possibly the retailer has a record of who that part was sold to?
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Hey Steve, I wonder if the Serial Number in the 2d matrix printed on the substrate could be used to identify the culprit? I would think Intel tracks what serials are sold to which retailers, and possibly the retailer has a record of who that part was sold to?
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1k
I was just looking at R7 7700X CPUs on Ebay out of curiosity before watchng this video. This makes me wonder about the ones listed at 250ish USD and do not include a box. Just the clear plastic CPU protector that is inside the box and Ryzen case sticker come with it.
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I was just looking at R7 7700X CPUs on Ebay out of curiosity before watchng this video. This makes me wonder about the ones listed at 250ish USD and do not include a box. Just the clear plastic CPU protector that is inside the box and Ryzen case sticker come with it.
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Markus
It would probably already help if they lasered the product name onto the die carrier board, like they did up to the socket 603 CPUs.. i'm sure they can find some place where it fits. sanding off the board is a lot more visible than sanding off the heat spreader.
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It would probably already help if they lasered the product name onto the die carrier board, like they did up to the socket 603 CPUs.. i'm sure they can find some place where it fits. sanding off the board is a lot more visible than sanding off the heat spreader.
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gearfriedtheswmas
So how you avoid gpu scams, seems like 17 minute video for this and the answer is not only that it looks different but even task manager tells you it's fake while for gpus you need to remove the cooler and know the name of the gpu die. Wasted video.
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So how you avoid gpu scams, seems like 17 minute video for this and the answer is not only that it looks different but even task manager tells you it's fake while for gpus you need to remove the cooler and know the name of the gpu die. Wasted video.
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GD_MoonBlister
There are some things in this world you should never buy used (unless from a close friend) and this is one of them. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. It's that simple.
Thanks for sharing and stay well!
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There are some things in this world you should never buy used (unless from a close friend) and this is one of them. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. It's that simple.
Thanks for sharing and stay well!
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