The fake CPU had pins, unlike genuine AM5 processors. A user has ordered AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from Amazon, but didn't get anything close: instead, they received a fake CPU in a ...

But if you need a quick summary, the scammer printed a fake 9800X3D label sticker and slapped it onto another CPU. And not just another AM5 CPU, as we’ve seen with some scammers swapping CPU lids.

WTF?! It appears that Amazon still sells the occasional CPU that turns out to be a fake. The latest incident involved a Ryzen 7 9800X3D ordered by a reviewer for a test system that was actually an ...

Run the latest version of CPU-Z, then click the Validate button at the bottom. Enter an email address (a fake one is fine) and click Submit, which will send a configuration file for your hardware ...

Yet another fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU has been spotted in the real world. However, this time a fake 9800X3D has reportedly been sold and shipped by Amazon directly, sealed in an original ...

The problem could be missing ROP hardware, and now CPU-Z can narrow it down for you with its latest update. To be more specific, CPU-Z could always give you a precise count of Render Output Units ...

A user has ordered AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from Amazon, but didn't get anything close: instead, they received a fake CPU in a sealed box that ended up being the AMD FX-4100 processor ...

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Aris reckons it will take three weeks to be refunded the significant chunk of cash spent on this fake CPU.

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.