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One doesn't normally think of graphics cards as a vector for scams, but they are and it's a thriving market unfortunately. The usual way it goes is that the scammer sells something like an RTX 4060, but the GPU is actually a GTX 1650, for example that will likely tend to crash as it won't have as much VRAM as reported etc. They may pull other nasty tricks like nobbling the card so that the correct BIOS cannot be flashed onto it and erasing the GPU markings to make it harder, or even impossible to identify the chip. Yeah, for real.
Of course, it's easy to avoid them by simply buying new from reputable sellers like Scan and Overclockers and avoiding the likes of eBay, Gumtree, Facebook etc. Amazon is obviously reputable, but make sure it's not from a Marketplace seller. Buy from Amazon themselves and you'll be fine.
However, this review is of the original classic from 2003 which is truly, truly absolutely awful, even for the time and actually had the presenter stressing out over it, even though he'd only bought it to demonstrate exactly what a pile of scammy garbage it is. But it did make for an interesting video. Check it out and perhaps click Like for his efforts.
Of course, it's easy to avoid them by simply buying new from reputable sellers like Scan and Overclockers and avoiding the likes of eBay, Gumtree, Facebook etc. Amazon is obviously reputable, but make sure it's not from a Marketplace seller. Buy from Amazon themselves and you'll be fine.
However, this review is of the original classic from 2003 which is truly, truly absolutely awful, even for the time and actually had the presenter stressing out over it, even though he'd only bought it to demonstrate exactly what a pile of scammy garbage it is. But it did make for an interesting video. Check it out and perhaps click Like for his efforts.
