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Scammers selling fake RTX 4090 GPUs with plastic dies for $222

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Scammers in China are selling counterfeit NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics cards for approximately $222, a price significantly below market value. These fake cards feature a GPU die made of plastic instead of silicon, and the VRAM chips are non-functional scrap components. The counterfeit dies are marked with impossible production dates, such as 2030, to deceive buyers. This scam highlights the need for vigilance when purchasing high-value hardware, especially on the secondhand market, as scammers are increasingly sophisticated in their methods. AI

IMPACT Highlights the increasing sophistication of hardware counterfeiting, potentially impacting the availability and reliability of high-performance components used in AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON The article describes a scam involving counterfeit hardware, which falls under the 'tool' category as it relates to fraudulent products rather than a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Scammers selling fake RTX 4090 GPUs with plastic dies for $222

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Scammers in China sell $222 RTX 4090 with fake GPU die made out of plastic instead of real silicon — marked with 2030 production dates, the card didn't even have working VRAM

    Nvidia dupes keep getting more sophisticated as time goes on, with the latest example using a plastic die instead of real silicon on an RTX 4090.

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