CPU SCAM: AMD Ryzen 9800X3D Counterfeits & Fraud

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One of our viewers got scammed with a fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU. The CPU didn't work at all, so we bought it from the viewer, confirmed it was non-functional, and then delidded the 9800X3D -- all to reveal there was never silicon to begin with. This interesting story digs deeper into ways to tell fakes and counterfeit CPUs apart, verification tools from AMD and Intel, and more. It's wild how good of a forgery this 9800X3D was.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Delidding Counterfeit 9800X3D
03:54 - Serious Effort
05:34 - Long History of Scam CPUs
09:48 - Rebadging vs Fabricating
11:13 - Ways to Detect This
18:38 - How AMD Deals with This
21:54 - Amazon Return Fraud
24:15 - Verifying CPU Authenticity

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