Fake products will always be offered by those looking to get a good price on powerful PC hardware. If you are trying to buy a cheap AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, be sure you are buying from a trustworthy supplier because there have been reports of fraudulent chips making their way onto the Chinese market.
Tips to prevent purchasing a false AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Because there have been claims of fake chips entering the Chinese market, make sure you are purchasing from a reliable source if you are looking to purchase a cheap AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor.
According to reports, dishonest people are purchasing authentic AMD CPUs, repackaging them with counterfeit chips, and then reselling them on the secondary market for full price, as reported by the Chinese website Uniko’s Hardware. Your computer will not boot up if you purchase and install one of these phony chips.
Reports appear to be limited to phony Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors thus far. Although it is unclear if counterfeit AMD chips are becoming as common, it is unlikely that scammers will target the less potent models because they are less expensive and yield lower returns per transaction.
Fortunately, there are ways to spot these fake chips. As Uniko’s Hardware explains (with machine translation applied):
The AMD R7 9800X3D 9000 series PCB number is 33050. The 32546 counterfeit PCB is derived from the Ryzen 7000 R7 or R9. Furthermore, the Ryzen 9000 series is not compatible with the patch that is adjacent to the PCB. The PCB should be blue in hue rather than dark green.
Uniko’s Hardware advises staying away from the secondary market completely and only buying chips from reliable and recognized dealers if you truly do not want to examine the chips or request pictures from a third-party seller. If you still wish to purchase used goods, be sure to shop wisely to avoid becoming a victim of this fraud. For some advice on how to accomplish that, be sure to read about these typical eBay scams and how to identify a reliable seller.