Fake GPUs Help Guide. Please Stop buying them

[bogmali]

Wow the guy who said these fake cards were caused by covid deleted his post?

Jeez dude. It's okay to be wrong, lol

That post came from a Spammer

As for the rest, don't bait someone else on here because I will shut this thread down in a heartbeat

 

[eidairaman1]

That post came from a Spammer

As for the rest, don't bait someone else on here because I will shut this thread down in a heartbeat

I need to update my initial message with the picture of a fake card i found

 

[Ruru]

Indeed. VGA - Port = on a Card (except on Low Profile ones) in this Age are Fake

AMD dropped analog support since R9 290 series and Nvidia dropped it since 1080. I saw a Zotac GT 1030 with VGA connector but they've probably added a DAC on the board themselves, as GT 1030s have normally DVI-D (if they have DVI).

So yeah, a card with a VGA connector is without a doubt an old card which has just a fake bios and being sold as a newer card.

 

[eidairaman1]

Here is another heatsink used.

 

[theFOoL]

Here is another heatsink used.View attachment 213860

That's another thing. Some companies will use other's heatsink for profit

 

[eidairaman1]

That's another thing. Some companies will use other's heatsink for profit

These are a guarantee the cards are fake today, no card since R 9 series in 2013/14 has had VGA.

Look at the AIB/AIC partner info and you will see no legit card as of late have those heatsinks along with the 1050 ti, 960, 730. they appear to be 640s and older...

 

[bogmali]

I need to update my initial message with the picture of a fake card i found

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[theFOoL]

These are a guarantee the cards are fake today, no card since R 9 series in 2013/14 has had VGA.

Look at the AIB/AIC partner info and you will see no legit card as of late have those heatsinks along with the 1050 ti, 960, 730. they appear to be 640s and older...

I'm not taking about AMD. I see some videos see fake NVidia cards

 

[maxfly]

Changing the title to
"How To Spot A Fake GPU"
or something to that effect would likely get alot more attention from those that need it. As is, they probably don't see the information here.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Do you think these are recycled GPUs? Don't they recycle old chipsets and slap them on new motherboards as well? If they are recycled, I could see them downclocking them to get them working stable, espcially if they were pulled from dead recycled cards.

 

[eidairaman1]

I'm not taking about AMD. I see some videos see fake NVidia cards

I used the R9 as a base line.

Do you think these are recycled GPUs? Don't they recycle old chipsets and slap them on new motherboards as well? If they are recycled, I could see them downclocking them to get them working stable, espcially if they were pulled from dead recycled cards.

No these are just old recycled cards

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

I used the R9 as a base line.

Does that mean that there are faked amd cards?
I dident think they exsited because they are a much smaller brand
and the kind of people they are targetting wont go amd

 

[eidairaman1]

Changing the title to
"How To Spot A Fake GPU"
or something to that effect would likely get alot more attention from those that need it. As is, they probably don't see the information here.

Seems alot give a story about how they were ripped off but then want to make the card work so it seems to me they intentionally bought the card knowing its a fake. I like your thought and I may just make this a help guide that has all info necessary to flash and that would reduce the work load of fixing these fake cards. But it seems ebay amazon, newegg, ali express, craigslist need to be reported on for allowing false products on their markets.

Does that mean that there are faked amd cards?
I dident think they exsited because they are a much smaller brand
and the kind of people they are targetting wont go amd

Yes there are, very far and few between though,they are typically mobility gpus attached to a pcie card and not a mxm card

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

Yes there are, very far and few between though,they are typically mobility gpus attached to a pcie card and not a mxm card

Intresting
So stuff like the mobile hd 5000 seires
plasterd onto a desktop pcb?

 

[eidairaman1]

Intresting
So stuff like the mobile hd 5000 seires
plasterd onto a desktop pcb?

I saw 1 a few months ago, i think it might be even in the R7 series too. Yes thats correct. Dont get me wrong the mobile parts work well as desktop parts but only if they were honorably advertised for what they are lol

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Im making a guide for all these fakers lol

 

[maxfly]

Excellent idea, it will go a long way in helping thwart the losers peddling this junk. Kudos!

 

[AleXXX666]

If a card in 2021 or 2020 has VGA-Port it's Fake...

produced in 2020 or just old card in 2020 lmfao....

 

[theFOoL]

produced in 2020 or just old card in 2020 lmfao....

I mean one company can have VGA but my question is uhh why? Unless it's for say business related

 

[eidairaman1]

I will no longer be assisting those with fake cards, they need to just return them.

Fake 4GB AMD R7 350,Need a fix for firmware

I've got a fake r7 350 4gb,that crashes on literally any game I play,or anything I do on this computer,is there any fix? Since I can't really upgrade my GPU for now. I've tried flashing via Atiflash,and with help from this...

www.techpowerup.com

If they don't they will be SOL

 

[AusWolf]

I'm not sure if this video was linked before, but I've just found it, and would say it's a must-watch.

I've started to see an increasing number of "I've got a fake GPU, what do I do with it?" type threads lately, so I felt like I had to share this. My answer to the question is "throw it in the bin, and buy something proper" every single time. If I see another thread, I won't comment, just link this thread/video instead.

People, please, for the love of God, don't buy fake GPUs, regardless of how much you're saving on them! They're dangerous for your PCs, irresponsible money decisions, and you're supporting an industry that shouldn't even exist. Do your research on the product you want, and buy only from approved retailers (no, Aliexpress and Wish.com don't count). The extra you're spending on a legitimate card is nothing compared to the potential damage a fake one can cause to your system.

Here's the video:

 

[Shrek]

Losing the mother board is scary as hell

 

[maxfly]

Unfortunately this forum and thread are the last resort. In other words its to late for the majority of people seeking help. They have no recourse thru the predatory sellers and or didn't use a cc to do a charge back. So here they are learning the hard way that the internet can be a bad place.

 

[eidairaman1]

I'm not sure if this video was linked before, but I've just found it, and would say it's a must-watch.

I've started to see an increasing number of "I've got a fake GPU, what do I do with it?" type threads lately, so I felt like I had to share this. My answer to the question is "throw it in the bin, and buy something proper" every single time. If I see another thread, I won't comment, just link this thread/video instead.

People, please, for the love of God, don't buy fake GPUs, regardless of how much you're saving on them! They're dangerous for your PCs, irresponsible money decisions, and you're supporting an industry that shouldn't even exist. Do your research on the product you want, and buy only from approved retailers (no, Aliexpress and Wish.com don't count). The extra you're spending on a legitimate card is nothing compared to the potential damage a fake one can cause to your system.

Here's the video:

Its a sob story, they have info needed from here.

If i really needed a display adapter i would just buy a few budget gpus for troubleshooting.

 

[Naki]

AMD dropped analog support since R9 290 series and Nvidia dropped it since 1080. I saw a Zotac GT 1030 with VGA connector but they've probably added a DAC on the board themselves, as GT 1030s have normally DVI-D (if they have DVI).

So yeah, a card with a VGA connector is without a doubt an old card which has just a fake bios and being sold as a newer card.

English, Minglish issues!? "Dropped support since" means what exactly, what does the word "since" do there?
Please note AMD dropped driver updates for both the older R7/R9 200 series, as well as newer 300 series. This makes RX 400 series the oldest one to still get future driver updates.
So, your "since" wording makes no sense - you likely meant to say AMD dropped support for AMD Radeon Series 300 and prior. (which is not the same thing with what you said)

RE Nvidia side, do you mean GeForce 1080 still gets driver updates (i.e. is included), or it is now excluded? Please clarify.
Also, not everybody will know what GPU models followed after 1080, so you should mention that detail too.

 

[P4-630]

since" means what exactly, what does the word "since" do there?