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In this example, the “Ryzen 7 9800X3D” arrived in a sealed retail box.
I immediately noticed the different heatspreader, the pins (!)
This is what a real Ryzen 7 9800X3D should look like.
Talk about a Scooby-Doo moment.
How did Amazon miss a Ryzen 7 9800X3D scam like this?
You should also be ever-wary of scams involving irresistible prices.
This Ryzen 7 9800X3D fake gets worse the longer you look at it.
This FX-4100 CPU from 2011 was hidden beneath a Ryzen 7 9800X3D sticker.
The 9800X3D we received for testing was indeed the real deal.
