Fake graphics card

[DEFCOMSEC]

I bought a RTX advertised as a 2080 SUPER on Facebook Marketplace. I did my research, everything was looking good. I went to get it and did a visual inspection. Everything was still looking good. I paid the guy and left. At home put it into my test bench and look at the pictures... So I went to see a lawyer and send a formal notice. 

[emosun]

Use gpuz not windows

[IkeaGnome]

Post a picture of the PCB? What model was it apparently supposed to be?

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24 minutes ago, emosun said:

Use gpuz not windows

 

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25 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

Post a picture of the PCB? What model was it apparently supposed to be?

ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 SUPER supposed to be....

 

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[SorryBella]

36 minutes ago, DEFCOMSEC said:

I paid the guy and left. At home put it into my test bench and look at the pictures... So I went to see a lawyer and send a formal notice. 

Youre going for a nuclear solution on what can possibly be just a miscommunication.

 

Contact the seller about it and work something out, i know that lawyer cost pennies in america but this form of attitude just waste time and creates a toxic environment on the used market. But hey, its your decision, and considering that the GPU id on GPU-Z does return T106 which is a 2060 Die, you are having strong suits that youre swindled.

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2 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

Youre going for a nuclear solution on what can possibly be just a miscommunication.

 

Contact the seller about it and work something out, i know that lawyer cost pennies in america but this form of attitude just waste time and creates a toxic environment on the used market. But hey, its your decision, and considering that the GPU id on GPU-Z does return T106 which is a 2060 Die, you are swindled.

I already contacted the seller without any answer from him. So this is why I'm going nuclear. Graphics card is like gold those days... I paid 1400$ !!  And it only cost me 90$ here in Quebec, Canada for a formal notice.

[Heliian]

Yup, they put a 2060 super in a 2080 super box.  The cards are very similar in appearance.  

 

Could be a mistake, probably not

 

Edit:  but hey, there could be someone getting the 2080s instead of the 2060s they paid for! 

[CerealExperimentsLain]

Wow, those two cards are basically identical, you'd have to look carefully at the model number sticker on the PCB... There's minor differences but if I saw the box then the card inside it I'd be like 'This is he 2080 Super all right'.

I'm kinda impressed with this scam.

[Middcore]

3 minutes ago, CerealExperimentsLain said:

Wow, those two cards are basically identical, you'd have to look carefully at the model number sticker on the PCB... 

 

Nah. 2060 Super uses 1x8-pin and 1x6-pin for supplementary power, 2080 Super (and 2070 Super) use 2x8-pin. So a closer visual inspection would have made it pretty clear this was not what it was being sold as. This is setting aside the fact the 2060 Super is slightly thinner than its bigger Strix brethren and the 2080 Super has additional structural bracing in the fan shroud IIRC, since that's not as immediately obvious unless you can compare them side by side. 

 

Still unfortunate this happened to the OP, but I frankly think the time and investment of using a lawyer to actually pursue this will end up being impractical. 

 

If the 2060 Super is fully functional it looks like it could be sold for more on eBay than the 500 OP paid, so all is not lost. 

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1 hour ago, Middcore said:

 

Nah. 2060 Super uses 1x8-pin and 1x6-pin for supplementary power, 2080 Super (and 2070 Super) use 2x8-pin. So a closer visual inspection would have made it pretty clear this was not what it was being sold as. This is setting aside the fact the 2060 Super is slightly thinner than its bigger Strix brethren and the 2080 Super has additional structural bracing in the fan shroud IIRC, since that's not as immediately obvious unless you can compare them side by side. 

 

Still unfortunate this happened to the OP, but I frankly think the time and investment of using a lawyer to actually pursue this will end up being impractical. 

 

If the 2060 Super is fully functional it looks like it could be sold for more on eBay than the 500 OP paid, so all is not lost. 

You are totally right about the 2x8 pins it's my fault... It was not very bright and I

 

1 hour ago, CerealExperimentsLain said:

Wow, those two cards are basically identical, you'd have to look carefully at the model number sticker on the PCB... There's minor differences but if I saw the box then the card inside it I'd be like 'This is he 2080 Super all right'.

I'm kinda impressed with this scam.

didn't think about this at that time, at home yes. I was setup for 2x8 pins already and I remember saying "Humm that's weird" yeah it's still worth something. Tomorrow morning I'll do a stress test. The performance seems to be poor. I suspect mining.

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On 6/7/2021 at 10:27 PM, Middcore said:

 

Nah. 2060 Super uses 1x8-pin and 1x6-pin for supplementary power, 2080 Super (and 2070 Super) use 2x8-pin. So a closer visual inspection would have made it pretty clear this was not what it was being sold as. This is setting aside the fact the 2060 Super is slightly thinner than its bigger Strix brethren and the 2080 Super has additional structural bracing in the fan shroud IIRC, since that's not as immediately obvious unless you can compare them side by side. 

 

Still unfortunate this happened to the OP, but I frankly think the time and investment of using a lawyer to actually pursue this will end up being impractical. 

 

If the 2060 Super is fully functional it looks like it could be sold for more on eBay than the 500 OP paid, so all is not lost. 

Update: As soon as he received and signed for the formal notice I sent through my lawyer the guy call me back and gave me the right card, first it have 2x 8pins and I check everything and all good! 

 

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On 6/7/2021 at 8:46 PM, SorryClaire said:

Youre going for a nuclear solution on what can possibly be just a miscommunication.

 

Contact the seller about it and work something out, i know that lawyer cost pennies in america but this form of attitude just waste time and creates a toxic environment on the used market. But hey, its your decision, and considering that the GPU id on GPU-Z does return T106 which is a 2060 Die, you are having strong suits that youre swindled.

Update: As soon as he received and signed for the formal notice I sent through my lawyer the guy call me back and gave me the right card, first it have 2x 8pins and I check everything and all good! 

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On 6/7/2021 at 10:23 PM, CerealExperimentsLain said:

Wow, those two cards are basically identical, you'd have to look carefully at the model number sticker on the PCB... There's minor differences but if I saw the box then the card inside it I'd be like 'This is he 2080 Super all right'.

I'm kinda impressed with this scam.

Update: As soon as he received and signed for the formal notice I sent through my lawyer the guy call me back and gave me the right card, first it have 2x 8pins and I check everything and all good!