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Valorant player banned over previous GPU owner's cheating

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A German Valorant player was banned from the game due to the previous owner of their graphics card having used cheats. The player was informed that replacing the entire PC might be necessary to resolve the issue with Riot's anti-cheat system. This situation highlights potential issues with hardware-based anti-cheat measures and their impact on subsequent owners. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with anti-cheat systems and hardware ownership.

RANK_REASON This is a story about a specific product issue and its impact on a user, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Valorant player banned over previous GPU owner's cheating

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Valorant Player Banned Due To Previous GPU Owner’s Cheating Ways In a wild coincidence a German player was penalized over the playing habits of their Ryzen 7'

    🎮 Valorant Player Banned Due To Previous GPU Owner’s Cheating Ways In a wild coincidence a German player was penalized over the playing habits of their Ryzen 7's previous owner, claiming that nothing short of replacing the entire PC will overcome Riot's infamous a... 📰 Source: Ko…

    LINKS kotaku.com/valorant-player-banned-due-to-…

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