I needed an extra 9800X3D processor for my CPU test-system. Since my other one is permanently installed in my GPU test system, I ordered one from Amazon (DE). The processor arrived on March 4th, and on March 9th, after I finished the benchmarks of the other processors, I finally opened the sealed box to install it on the test system.
All seemed legit till I opened the box, with the weird looking processor, having nothing to do with the 9000 series. I immediately noticed the different heatspreader, the pins (!) on the bottom side, and the writing on the heatspreader which tells from miles away that it is “fake”! After realizing I have no 9800X3D to use in my upcoming CPU review, I grabbed my camera to shoot some photos and a video!
Here are photos of the CPU. As you can see, it was diffused in the USA and Taiwan, but it was made in China!
And some comparison photos with a legit AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPU.
The processor was ordered on Amazon.de on February 25 and was shipped out on February 27. This is the invoice.
Of course, I have started a refund procedure now, and I must wait up to three weeks to get my money back.
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The processor I got from Amazon.de (Amazon was the seller!). The top proved to be a sticker! |
There was some news recently about fake 9800X3D CPUs circulating in China, but these “fakes” look similar, at least to the PCB. In my case, we are talking about a different level of scam, where someone can easily see that the processor is not a 9800X3D. Moreover, I bought this processor at a standard price by Amazon itself, not a 3d pary seller, and it was new and not a used one! So having it returned by a user, who threw an older processor inside the box, is not the case. My processor’s package was sealed! I was the first to open it. So Amazon has to make a deep search now and see by whom they received this processor, and probably alert AMD.
Right now Amazon germany doesnt even have any 9800x3d stock at all, only 3rd party of very bad reputation sellers suchs as cyberport or international ones.
I purchased Ryzen 9 9900x processor from the verified top seller clicktech on Amazon. They send me the same kind of scrap for my Order….so beware guys if u see the seller name is Clicktech please stay away he’s the verified scam seller on Amazon…he send me damaged aio cooler too…
I bought it from Amazon directly. And Amazon doesn’t even wanna send a new one to me, and get this back. They told me only refund, so they will keep my money for another 2-3 weeks.
Same thing happened for me too…I am in India in India we can see scams everywhere…I have the unboxing video also still they treate me like I am the scammer…the wasted my one month time everyday I try to return the product they wave me here and there…then I file a consumer complaint and send them a legal notice after that within 10 days they refund my money for the processors and Aio cooler….
There is a sticker on the box with an LPN number. This means the item was returned from someone else.
No, that’s not what a LPN tracking number is.
Do you have a more closeup picture of the bottom of the box?
During Ryzen 1000 launch, AMD had similar problems with the boxes allowing nondestructive entry through the bottom. Back then AMD reacted by placing a second seal on the bottom. Which of course didn’t solve the problem, because you could just remove the bottom seal and it would become indistinguishable from a box which didn’t have the bottom seal in the first place.
Later AMD changed the box design to the two sliding halves, but it seems their current box design is again flawed.
don’t remember if I kept a photo of the box’s bottom side, sorry.
Thats the only case of me hearing about this. I think its a small channal chasing clout to get subs to be honest. I could be wrong. But I just got a gut feeling that this person is trying to pull views and subs his way since his story is hitting others feeds.
Then try reading the discussion of the related article, especially the post by Savio (use unhide button).
https://videocardz.com/newz/reviewer-purchased-fake-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-cpu-in-sealed-box
Wow, quite a blow for Amazon credibility.
Now imagine some kid building his first computer and trying to fit this by force into the processor socket of his expensive motherboard. 🙁