David Hendrickson(@TeksEdge):⚠️ Warning! Localmaxxers buying used GPUs, this is getting ridiculous. VideoCardz reports that Russian GPU repair specialist VIK-on found incredibly convincing fake RTX 4090 boards. Now he has found similar replicas being sold in China for just $52. 👀 And apparently they can look👻frighteningly real 🎮 Fake AD102 package 💾 Fake Micron-style memory markings 🔧 Proper-looking BGA soldering 👀 Convincing enough to fool buyers A scammer can buy one for about $52 then list it somewhere else as 💀 “Dead RTX 4090” | 🔧 “Easy repair project” | 💰 $350 One buyer got caught exactly this way according to the article. Cheap used GPU deal, just be careful. Link to Videocardz article in ALT.

2026.10.12 02:00

⚠️ Warning! Localmaxxers buying used GPUs, this is getting ridiculous. VideoCardz reports that Russian GPU repair specialist VIK-on found incredibly convincing fake RTX 4090 boards. Now he has found similar replicas being sold in China for just $52. 👀 And apparently they can look👻frighteningly real 🎮 Fake AD102 package 💾 Fake Micron-style memory markings 🔧 Proper-looking BGA soldering 👀 Convincing enough to fool buyers A scammer can buy one for about $52 then list it somewhere else as 💀 “Dead RTX 4090” | 🔧 “Easy repair project” | 💰 $350 One buyer got caught exactly this way according to the article. Cheap used GPU deal, just be careful. Link to Videocardz article in ALT.