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Offline Wolf123rt

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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 06 September 2017, 11:51:19 »
No

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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 06 September 2017, 12:04:00 »
totally bought one, paypal will cover my ass if scam :)

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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 06 September 2017, 12:15:00 »
Be careful when installing it. Read this.
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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 06 September 2017, 12:28:30 »
Be careful when installing it. Read this.

Thanks for the heads up.

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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 06 September 2017, 15:42:28 »
Be careful when installing it. Read this.
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There are other clear clues that this is a fake, including the fact that there are no pins on the bottom of the chip

Yeah, that'll be an issue.

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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 07 September 2017, 16:37:06 »
turns out account was compromized, got cancelled this morning :p

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Re: Ryzen 1700x
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 07 September 2017, 19:47:48 »
Be careful when installing it. Read this.

"The fake Intel CPU comes in AMD’s correct packaging and has the Ryzen logo on it, but a closer inspection of the product reveals that logo is just a sticker. There are other clear clues that this is a fake, including the fact that there are no pins on the bottom of the chip..."

A sticker on the top of a CPU, where the heatsink goes—and no pins? Why don't they just send you a photo of a Ryzen and be done with it?
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