I messed up buying a chinese card, need advice.

[Mr. Chan Chan]

So I ordered a cheap chinese gtx 1050 ti, for 75ish dollars on ebay, but after some days I realized that maybe it wasn't a good idea, and it might not be a legit card.

I think it's just fake because there's nothing like a generic/brandless nvidia card, but i'm not really sure.
I ordered it on monday, and the shipping status says that it has been sent, do you think I still have chance to cancel the order, if not, do you think I will be able to return it. I ask because its the firs time I buy on ebay.
Here's the link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/GTX1050Ti-650Ti-730-65-1-2-4GB-DDR5-128Bit-HDMI-Graphics-Card-for-NVIDIA-GeForce/372261543840?hash=item56ac845fa0%3Am%3AmzcxcfjBV4r9MirmMa3ugGg

 

P.S.(Yeah, I'm just poor, and wanted to save some bucks )

[JustAStrangeGeek]

Fake, stay away from this product, there is know way that a 1050ti is for 45 dollars!

[stealth80]

Probably too late to cancel. When you receive it, run gpu-z and identify the card that way. If it isn’t as advertised, I hope you paid with PayPal 

 

3 hours ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Fake, stay away from this product, there is know way that a 1050ti is for 45 dollars!

It’s isnt $45, there’s options for the cards, I think it’s like a 650 that’s $45, if you scroll the pictures you can see the different cards and their price

[IgorM]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Chan Chan said:

So I ordered a cheap chinese gtx 1050 ti, for 75ish dollars on ebay, but after some days I realized that maybe it wasn't a good idea, and it might not be a legit card.

I think it's just fake because there's nothing like a generic/brandless nvidia card, but i'm not really sure.
I ordered it on monday, and the shipping status says that it has been sent, do you think I still have chance to cancel the order, if not, do you think I will be able to return it. I ask because its the firs time I buy on ebay.
Here's the link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/GTX1050Ti-650Ti-730-65-1-2-4GB-DDR5-128Bit-HDMI-Graphics-Card-for-NVIDIA-GeForce/372261543840?hash=item56ac845fa0%3Am%3AmzcxcfjBV4r9MirmMa3ugGg

 

P.S.(Yeah, I'm just poor, and wanted to save some bucks )

In a time of Bit coin mining a card for this price can't be trusted. But ebay should help you get your money back in case of a fake product. Also the seller cares about his reputation.

[JustAStrangeGeek]

1 minute ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Fake, stay away from this product, there is know way that a 1050ti is for 45 dollars!

'there is know way'?

 

Correction: 'there is no way'

 

I might have well said 'there is no wei'

[IgorM]

3 hours ago, stealth80 said:

It’s isnt $45, there’s options for the cards, I think it’s like a 650 that’s $45, if you scroll the pictures you can see the different cards and their price

yeah but the 1050ti is like $75

 

3 hours ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

'there is know way'?

 

Correction: 'there is no way'

 

I might have well said 'there is no wei'

do you no the wei?

sorry for the dead meme

[JustAStrangeGeek]

Boi you just got scammed, if you do receive the fake card, and find out that it is fake, report the seller!

[Skiiwee29]

Fake. DO NOT buy a Graphics card from Ebay IMO unless its from a reputable vendor such as Newegg. (Yes they have an Ebay store they sell on as well). Most of the GPUs on there that are advertised as something and not is because they flash the BIOS to trick it all into being that. When you get the card, easiest way to tell is take the cooler off and look at the DIE. It will have a core number on it, its likely a GTX 650ti or 750ti flashed to a 1050ti. 

[IgorM]

6 minutes ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Fake, stay away from this product, there is know way that a 1050ti is for 45 dollars!

a fake gpu is basically an older one with makeup? or maybe not even functional?

[Mr. Chan Chan]

Im gonna be honest guys, im pretty well aware of this scams, i just got blinded by greed LUL im officially retarded haha.

Wish me luck on getting that shit back to them.

 

10 minutes ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

'there is know way'?

 

Correction: 'there is no way'

 

I might have well said 'there is no wei'

I checked the post like 20 times and i still missed it lmao.

 

At least this thread is HOT!

[Damascus]

17 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Fake. DO NOT buy a Graphics card from Ebay IMO unless its from a reputable vendor such as Newegg. (Yes they have an Ebay store they sell on as well). Most of the GPUs on there that are advertised as something and not is because they flash the BIOS to trick it all into being that. When you get the card, easiest way to tell is take the cooler off and look at the DIE. It will have a core number on it, its likely a GTX 650ti or 750ti flashed to a 1050ti. 

@iamdarkyoshi and many others have been buying these GPUs and refunding them, eBay always sides with the buyer

[iamdarkyoshi]

It'll end up being a GT 450 or 550Ti id you're lucky. The bios has been modded to fake specs

[Jurrunio]

tbh the 650 and 650ti looks real statistically. What's really wrong is the 730 and 1050ti.

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GT730 2GB
Chip type:nVIDIA
Memory bandwidth:64bit
Video meoemry type:DDR3
Video memory:2G
Model:GT730
Core frequency:800MHz
Video memory frequency:1200MHz
Vedio memory port:DVI-D, VGA, HDMI
Video memory socket:PCI-E 3.0
Support definition:2560x1600@60Hz

Package Included:
1x 2G Graphics Card

GTX1050Ti 4GB
Chip type:nVIDIA
Memory bandwidth:128bit
Video meoemry type:DDR5
Video memory:4G
Model:GTX1050Ti
Core frequency:783MHz
Video memory frequency:3600MHz
Vedio memory port:DVI-D, VGA, HDMI
Video memory socket:PCI-E 2.0
Support definition:2048x1024
DirectX support:DirectX11
power consumption:110W
Heat dissipation:air cooling

The clock speeds are all lower than reference (I've seen factory overclocks, but not factory underclocks).

1050ti should never have VGA

1050ti can use PCIe 3.0

1050ti supports 4K @60Hz w/ HDMI, 120Hz w/ DP

1050ti supports DX12

1050ti draws 75w power

 

I can't find these faults with the 600 series cards though. Still likely a fake, but not as 'fake'.

[Ombox76]

Spoiler

ITS A RAFFLE

 

[iamdarkyoshi]

10 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

tbh the 650 and 650ti looks real statistically. What's really wrong is the 730 and 1050ti.

The clock speeds are all lower than reference (I've seen factory overclocks, but not factory underclocks).

1050ti should never have VGA

1050ti can use PCIe 3.0

1050ti supports 4K @60Hz w/ HDMI, 120Hz w/ DP

1050ti supports DX12

1050ti draws 75w power

 

I can't find these faults with the 600 series cards though. Still likely a fake, but not as 'fake'.

I can confirm so far that the GTX 650 as well 750Ti 2GB cards without SLI bridges are legit. Nothing else yet though.

[Snikerdoodlz]

3 hours ago, Skiiwee29 said:

DO NOT buy a Graphics card from Ebay IMO unless its from a reputable vendor such as Newegg. 

Isn't it only the unbranded listings/zero feedback sellers to watch out for? There are still lots of users who sell (higher than MSRP) genuine cards. Not to mention used cards which are almost all genuine.

[vanished]

When the fake arrives, just make a claim to get your money back.  If you're lucky they might even let you keep the card too.

[Guest]

You'll definitely be able to get your money back if it's fake through PayPal. And as Ryan Vickers said you might be able to keep card

[williamcll]

Don't buy Chinese products from ebay, get them from TaoBao/Tmall/banggod, they have a better trust system.

[Arika]

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need advice

learn from this mistake and dont do it again.

 

it's like there's an echo in here, but  when you get the card. open a dispute with paypal/ebay saying you didn't get what you paid for and you'll get your money back and maybe keep card etc etc

[Lord_Pinecone]

It's honestly hard to tell what you get when you order one as you'll see in the video post below. It rarely is the card you order at the very least. And sometimes they reroot the card to say it is, but they will have less memory and your pc will think it has more and try to load more textures thus crashing your pc. example being trying to use the 4 gigs it says it has when it only has 1gb. Buyer BEWARE