Fake 1080Ti

[Ilegator]

Is this fake?? Is that a sticker?? I made the transfer yesterday and I now realize it might be a scam. I can't be so stupid.

[Jurrunio]

maybe? maybe not? Any pictures of the other sides? Just the front itself could be customized by OEMs so it doesnt mean anything

[Ilegator]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

maybe? maybe not? Any pictures of the other sides? Just the front itself could be customized by OEMs so it doesnt mean anything

Only this one 

You might also want to see a better quality of the first one

 

[MartinKweh]

except for reference cards,i dont think any 1080 uses blower coolers.

 

and from the looks of that shroud it looks similar to an old AMD shroud.

 

but the IO actually makes sense. now the question is, what is the brand of that card?

[TempestCatto]

If you bought this online and there are no pictures showing the backside with all the labels, I would think it's a scam and not even consider buying. At the same time, someone suggested it could be an old AMD shroud. Perhaps the seller custom cooled the card and didn't have the OEM heatsink/shroud anymore and used what he had. Though I would hope he'd specify that up front.

EDIT: infact, it looks like the label that says 1080ti was peeled off the side of a real card. The ends appear to be peeling up in the image.

[Founders]

1 minute ago, Martin2132 said:

except for reference cards,i dont think any 1080 uses blower coolers.

 

and from the looks of that shroud it looks similar to an old AMD shroud.

There are 3rd parties that use the blower coolers, but I don't recognize that one specifically. OP if it comes with buyer protection you could take a gamble, if not, avoid it. 

[Imbellis]

Hook it up and use GPUZ. It detects cards which have had their drivers flashed to make them show up as other cards.

[Ilegator]

2 minutes ago, Founders said:

There are 3rd parties that use the blower coolers, but I don't recognize that one specifically. OP if it comes with buyer protection you could take a gamble, if not, avoid it. 

I already paid... Now my only option to ask him to give me the money back or sue him, as I have his bank number and name. 

[Ilegator]

2 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

Hook it up and use GPUZ. It detects cards which have had their drivers flashed to make them show up as other cards.

He hasn't shipped it yet. It's late in Spain so I have no other option now than waiting.

[MartinKweh]

15 hours ago, Ilegator said:

I already paid... Now my only option to ask him to give me the money back or sue him, as I have his bank number and name. 

now now, before you do that, check out the card it self . like @Founders said, it might just be custom cooled. you already paid for it so just wait till it arrives and check if its the real deal. 

 

 

 

 

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[Founders]

18 minutes ago, Ilegator said:

I already paid... Now my only option to ask him to give me the money back or sue him, as I have his bank number and name. 

Depending upon your payment method you may be protected against fraud. Since you already made the purchase just wait for it to arrive and evaluate it. You could be working yourself up over nothing. 

[Imbellis]

The shroud looks like anything from a 760ti to a Dell / ASUS OEM 1080ti. Although the ports may show that it's not a super old card, I'm still hesitant.

[Princess Luna]

That's an OEM 1080 Ti

[Ilegator]

1 minute ago, Princess Luna said:

That's an OEM 1080 Ti

Could you please show me a version like that??? I can't find any in google. It really reassures me to hear that to someone who looks to have some experience. However, are you sure that is not a sticker? The black thing with the name "GTX 1080 Ti". 

Also, any further explanation?

[Jurrunio]

53 minutes ago, Ilegator said:

Only this one 

At least 3x DP + 1x HDMI is a very much a high end card layout. Even the GTX 1080 and GTX 980ti (flagship 1 generation earlier) has an extra DVI port, so it has to be at least faster than a GTX 1080. It unlikely to be a 2080 or something though since it lacks the USB-C port, something custom cards usually cut away but OEM systems prefer keeping (because they use the reference design which has one).

 

Btw about the layout, it has to be Nvidia because AMD prefers to have its HDMI port (on 3x DP + 1x HDMI reference cards) on the bottom, nearest to the PCIe connector while Nvidia has it where it is in the picture.

[Sat1600]

 

[Ilegator]

12 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

At least 3x DP + 1x HDMI is a very much a high end card layout. Even the GTX 1080 and GTX 980ti (flagship 1 generation earlier) has an extra DVI port, so it has to be at least faster than a GTX 1080. It unlikely to be a 2080 or something though since it lacks the USB-C port, something custom cards usually cut away but OEM systems prefer keeping (because they use the reference design which has one).

 

Btw about the layout, it has to be Nvidia because AMD prefers to have its HDMI port (on 3x DP + 1x HDMI reference cards) on the bottom, nearest to the PCIe connector while Nvidia has it where it is in the picture.

Thank you so much for your reply. 

However, can you notice how in the second picture the letter aren't there anymore ("...GTX 1080 Ti")?

He had told me someone in his family works in HP and they changed their 1080Tis for 2080Tis. Might that be the reason for a custom version? Thanks again.

[Ilegator]

5 minutes ago, Sat1600 said:

 

 

5 minutes ago, Sat1600 said:

 

OMFG THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was so scared!!! I had spent 350€!! 

Thanks to you all guys  I'm going tobe able to sleep fine. It's already 4:20 a.m.

You don't know how thankful Im

[Jurrunio]

11 minutes ago, Ilegator said:

However, can you notice how in the second picture the letter aren't there anymore ("...GTX 1080 Ti")?

i dont understand.

 

11 minutes ago, Ilegator said:

Might that be the reason for a custom version?

AFAIK they only change the cooler so they match their prebuilt system's colour scheme while spending as little as possible. That's the only reason. There are also brands that dont bother with customizing at all and just use the reference design.

[Ilegator]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

i dont understand.

 

AFAIK they only change the cooler so they match their prebuilt system's colour scheme while spending as little as possible. That's the only reason. There are also brands that dont bother with customizing at all and just use the reference design.

It doesn't matter Sat1600 solved it. Thanks for your response.

Also, do you guys think $380 is a good price for this one?

[Jurrunio]

6 minutes ago, Ilegator said:

Also, do you guys think $380 is a good price for this one?

How much does the worst RTX 2070 Super cost brand new in wherever you're from? If $380 is less than half of that, it's an ok deal. 60% cheaper, it's a great deal.

[Ilegator]

6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

How much does the worst RTX 2070 Super cost brand new in wherever you're from? If $380 is less than half of that, it's an ok deal. 60% cheaper, it's a great deal.

You can find them for about $550. I guess it isn't a great deal...