Fake AMD Ryzen Chips Appear for Sale on Amazon/eBay

AMD's Ryzen processors are the hot new chips on the market place, and I don't hateful in terms of the oestrus they produce. AMD is back to offering competitive processors that undercut Intel on price. And because they are proving and so popular, fake Ryzen chips are appearing for auction.

As explained on Tom'due south Hardware, scammers are ownership up stock of Ryzen processors and replacing the chip earlier reselling them. The heatspreader attached to the Ryzen chip is scanned and a sticker created from that scan. A cheaper processor, such as an Intel Celeron, is then placed in the Ryzen box with the sticker attached so it looks like the existent affair.

With the Ryzen box resealed, it is offered for sale or returned to the shop for a refund. Every bit the box is sealed and the chip inside looks legit, everything seems fine until someone opens and tries to use the processor with an AMD Socket AM4 motherboard. Luckily, it simply won't fit so no harm can be done.

The faux processors are actualization on Amazon and eBay co-ordinate to Reddit. And then it shouldn't exist too difficult to demand your money back and get the seller banned, but that won't remove any of the frustration caused.

As the images hither show (thanks sh00ter999), the scammers accept clearly spent some time figuring out how to all-time make this fake Ryzen vii processor look real. But such a scam is going to exist about successful by returning the seemingly unopened box to a retailer for a total refund. Selling the bit to someone will always result in the box existence opened rather than information technology existence returned to a store shelf for resale.

The same rule always applies when buying products online, especially new and in demand products. Only purchase from trusted retailers. And if you must purchase from a third-party seller, check them out thoroughly before handing over payment. Wait at their feedback, how many sales they have completed, and do a search online for their proper name and/or business organisation. Only once they have proved themselves to be legitimate should you consider a purchase.