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

• 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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