Would you be fooled by a 14-year-old processor in a new box? Scammers are getting more brazen with their fake CPU deceptions.

A TechTuber and hardware reviewer has shared images of a counterfeit AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and its packaging - bought new and ...

Buying from Amazon is generally considered to be safe, but this hardware reviewer accidentally bought a fake AMD Ryzen 7 ...

This fake AMD Ryzen gaming CPU was reportedly shipped from Amazon directly in a legitimate box, hiding an old counterfeit ...

We've been reporting stories about Amazon customers receiving fake processors since 2017. It still occasionally happens, as discovered by Aris from Hardware Busters. He bought a ...

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.

The case of the misrepresented processor is a useful lesson for hardware gurus in verifying online purchases. A processor ...

A hardware reviewer just bought an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Amazon only to find out that it was fake. The box looked convincing enough, but the hardware found inside had nothing to do with the ...

PC hardware shortages don't make for a good buying experience, and it gets worse when scammers attempt to make money off of ...

In between tracking stock on where to buy the RX 9070 XT, I've been keeping an eye on Newegg, Best Buy, and other leading ...