Comment on Unreal Engine supervisor at ModelFarm blasts 50% failure rate with Intel chips — company switching to AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, praises single-threaded performance

• Laser@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Grey market chips usually include chips that failed quality assurance to prop up numbers.

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  • Monomate@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Most CPUs I’ve found in these Chinese sites claim they’re used parts, probably from old servers from Chinese companies, which explains the amount of Xeons being offered. But if the part comes in the original box, why would Intel/AMD create an official package for these failed QA parts?

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    • nomous@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Counterfeit packaging seems easy enough to produce.

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      • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Especially if the original CPUs are being packaged up in China. The people selling used / counterfeit processors could just go to the same source and get the same boxes.

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    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      If they’re swiping failed QA chips, it’s easy to swipe a couple boxes at the same time.

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