Fake 4790k?

[1Gigabyte]

I found this i7 4790k on facebook marektplace. The printing on the chip doesn't seem legit to me. Does anyone know if this is fake or real?

[3 Lions]

NEVER use the Facebook marketplace to buy things like this. 

[1Gigabyte]

3 minutes ago, Mr. horse said:

 I would say its fake, I seen that photo used on other sites, mostly eBay and AliExpress.

 

EDIT:

The the person could have been lazy and grabbed a stock photo they found online.

They did say they have 10 of them so i guess that may be part of it although this is the only picture.

 

[1Gigabyte]

1 minute ago, Mr. horse said:

Ask them for a real photo.

Having 10 of them only makes it more fishy. do a image search on the photo and you will find it used in a few other places.

Yes i just did both 

 

[1Gigabyte]

Just now, Mr. horse said:

I would like to see what the seller has to say. from what you have said so far it seems fishy.

I was thinking exactly what you have said it is unlikely that he will have so many and sell them at a quarter of their normal price. He has seen my message but hasn't responded so i guess this is a scam for sure.

[3 Lions]

Just to make it clear that all genuine 4790K FPO numbers start with the letter 'L', if it's anything else then it's probably a counterfeit chip. 

[1Gigabyte]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Just to make it clear that all genuine 4790K FPO numbers start with the letter 'L', if it's anything else then it's probably a counterfeit chip. 

I checked the warranty thing on intel and it showed up as a 4790k but the problem is that this picture is also on many other websites if you do a search by image on google.

[DildorTheDecent]

19 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Just to make it clear that all genuine 4790K FPO numbers start with the letter 'L', if it's anything else then it's probably a counterfeit chip. 

The "L" shows the fab/assembly site that it came from. L4 (2014) OCs better than L3 (2013).

 

The X chips (2014 or 2015) are generally the best chips for overclocking. With lower stock and overclocked VIDs and a better paste application from the factory.

 

Just because you've never seen one, doesn't mean it's fake. There's plenty of chatter about the X/Vietnam batch. Especially in the overclocking circles.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oB9-mKn2Bt56_f1vqKHC91Eb_Pa9jJzBreq47hMUI8A/htmlembed?gid=1&widget=false

[1Gigabyte]

3 minutes ago, Mr. horse said:

I seen the chip before. But for me its the other things that make it fishy. The use of a stock photo, having a bunch of them, the low price and so on.

He is not responding to anything i say now it is 100% a scam.

[1Gigabyte]

1 minute ago, Mr. horse said:

Give him time, life happens. Btu at the same time keep your grad up and don't get scammed.

I have messaged him twice and both times he as seen my message but ignored it.

[Mick Naughty]

Seems like you should move on then. 

 

Just sold my 4790k on Facebook, don’t see why people wouldn’t use it.