Amazon, AMD FX and Ryzen

Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D bought from Amazon was actually an old AMD FX chip disguised by IHS sticker
A TechTuber and hardware reviewer has shared images of a counterfeit AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and its packaging - bought new and direct from Amazon.
Exposing a Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D: Amazon Shipped an AMD FX Chip With Sticker in IHS
The case of the misrepresented processor is a useful lesson for hardware gurus in verifying online purchases. A processor sold as the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D arrived in a sealed box that looked completely legitimate.
Another fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D was sold on Amazon — this is a reminder to check your hardware
An AMD FX-4100 CPU sold on Amazon masquerading as the world's best gaming CPU is your cue to double-check any PC hardware you buy online.
Amazon fake CPU warning: user orders AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, receives old-school FX-4100 instead
User buys an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from Amazon, but after receiving it, peels off the film from the CPU heatspreader... reveals it's an FX-4100.
Watch out — there are fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs on Amazon
Buying from Amazon is generally considered to be safe, but this hardware reviewer accidentally bought a fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Here’s the wildest fake CPU I’ve ever seen — and it was sold on Amazon
AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are coming this week, but the 9800X3D from last year remains the hottest CPU in town if you’re building a gaming CPU. It’s so hot that YouTube channel Hardware Busters wanted to get a second one for testing.
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What happened to AMD's FX CPUs and why were they so bad?
After steadily losing ground to Intel year after year in performance, they needed to gain some more ground in multithreaded workloads, and the FX series was supposed to do just that. It was AMD’s ...
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What is AMD FSR? Upscaling, frame generation, and FSR 4 explained
AMD FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) is a suite of upscaling and frame generation technologies that make it easy to increase your frame rate in supported games. Unlike Nvidia DLSS, FSR works ...
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What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?
it was an AMD's FX chip that marked the debut of the first factory-clocked processor above 4 GHz years later. The first CPU to reach a clock speed of 4 GHz was the Pentium 4 570 released in ...
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AMD pulls up the release of its next-gen data center GPUs
AMD says that it plans to launch its next major data center GPUs, the AMD Instinct MI350 series, sooner than originally announced. During the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call Tuesday, AMD CEO ...
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Best CPU for gaming: these are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity and peace of mind
Both Intel and AMD have some excellent CPU contenders in the mix, but on this hallowed page, we'll reveal the very best. Jacob knows a thing or two about CPUs. The first being which to spend your ...