I brought XFX Speedster MERC 319 AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT but it has Strang box is this GPU counterfeit?

[Mahdi87]

basically the title. here is the photo of the box

[jaslion]

Thats the box but it's missing MERC 319  text.

 

Open it and see what ya got send a pic of it.

[da na]

what seems "Strang" about the box?

[Mahdi87]

1 minute ago, da na said:

what seems "Strang" about the box?

it doesn't have merc on it

[PDifolco]

1 minute ago, Mahdi87 said:

it doesn't have merc on it

Isn't it a Speedster and not a Merc  ?

 

[da na]

1 minute ago, PDifolco said:

Isn't it a Speedster and not a Merc  ?

 

XFX's GPUs are called both.

2 minutes ago, Mahdi87 said:

it doesn't have merc on it

Fine, just open and see what's in it

[Mahdi87]

On 6/6/2023 at 6:50 PM, PDifolco said:

Isn't it a Speedster and not a Merc  ?

 

the name is in the titel

 

On 6/6/2023 at 6:52 PM, da na said:

XFX's GPUs are called both.

Fine, just open and see what's in it

I'm using it right now

 

photo of the gpu

[da na]

Just now, Mahdi87 said:

photo of the gpu

That is in fact a real XFX GPU, not a counterfeit. GPUs are incredibly hard to counterfeit because it's not like just anyone can buy a 6900 XT chip, only certain vendors have access to them.

[Mahdi87]

5 minutes ago, da na said:

That is in fact a real XFX GPU, not a counterfeit. GPUs are incredibly hard to counterfeit because it's not like just anyone can buy a 6900 XT chip, only certain vendors have access to them.

what about the box? here is the info about this GPU(i overclocked so some info on the GPU z is not the stock ones)

[da na]

2 minutes ago, Mahdi87 said:

what about the box? here is the info about this GPU(i overclocked so some info on the GPU z is not the stock ones)

The box does not matter. Your GPU is genuine. Sometimes vendors will change the box.

[IkeaGnome]

That vBIOS is for the Merc. The box doesn't matter.

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/246466/246466

[Mahdi87]

1 minute ago, da na said:

The box does not matter. Your GPU is genuine. Sometimes vendors will change the box.

the thing is I bought it at a cheap price and it's not just the weird box, the serial number is weird too 

[Mahdi87]

how can I check the serial number?

[Angusticlavii]

It may be a used mining card sold as new

[IkeaGnome]

7 minutes ago, Mahdi87 said:

how can I check the serial number?

The sticker on the back plate of the graphics card down by the PCIE slot should have the S/N on it.

[Mahdi87]

1 minute ago, Angusticlavii said:

It may be a used mining card sold as new

how can I know that it was used for mining (on the GPU bracket the wasn't any sign of the screw so i don't think it used on pc)

[Mahdi87]

2 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

The sticker on the back plate of the graphics card down by the PCIE slot should have the S/N on it.

I know but how can I chek if the serial number is legit not counterfeit

[Angusticlavii]

2 minutes ago, Mahdi87 said:

I know but how can I chek if the serial number is legit not counterfeit

you can try to register the card: https://www.xfxforce.com/support/product-registration

[IkeaGnome]

3 minutes ago, Mahdi87 said:

I know but how can I chek if the serial number is legit not counterfeit

Contact XFX.

https://www.xfxforce.com/support/xfx-warranty

https://de.xfxforce.com/support/xfx-warranty

2nd link is for if you're not in USA or Canada. 

However, everything about that card looks legit. 

[Mahdi87]

i run the stress test and put it at 20 loop here is the result

[Mahdi87]

11 minutes ago, Angusticlavii said:

you can try to register the card: https://www.xfxforce.com/support/product-registration

I did but it say "Shipmens barcode is not exist:"

I can't register it therefore i can't take a ticket

[Angusticlavii]

10 minutes ago, Mahdi87 said:

i run the stress test and put it at 20 loop here is the result

 

The results look very good - what you would expect from a new GPU

 

What price did you pay for it?

 

Might just be a good deal

[Mahdi87]

4 minutes ago, Angusticlavii said:

 

The results look very good - what you would expect from a new GPU

 

What price did you pay for it?

 

Might just be a good deal

I live in Iran so you can't compare the price to the West (or honestly anywhere in the world) but it's 25%-30% cheaper than the new one. here is the screenshot of the xfx site

[Angusticlavii]

Yes the serial number seems a bit wierd but the performance confirms its a real 6900XT - It could be used tho so the purchase date would not match up with the Serial.

[Mahdi87]

13 minutes ago, Angusticlavii said:

Yes the serial number seems a bit wierd but the performance confirms its a real 6900XT - It could be used tho so the purchase date would not match up with the Serial.

so do you think the serial number is fake? I subjected the GPU to the stress test three times in 20 loops and the result was the same as in the screenshot. if it was used, the result should be lower.

is the purchase date really important?