Gameguru Mania Forum Index Gameguru Mania
Daily Gaming, Hardware, Software and Technology News
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 
news | cheats | reviews | specials | hardware | demos | FLASH GAMES | about | links

Cheater's Ban Follows a Used Ryzen 7 5800X3D [67079]

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Gameguru Mania Forum Index -> News
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
ggrobot
Elite Member
Elite Member


Joined: 28 May 2004
Posts: 54753
PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2026 10:05 am    Post subject: Cheater's Ban Follows a Used Ryzen 7 5800X3D [67079] Reply with quote
A German buyer says a second-hand AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D locked him out of Valorant the moment he launched it. He bought the chip on Kleinanzeigen, has owned it since September 21, and says the processor itself worked. Valorant had run normally on his previous CPU.

On r/PCBaumeister he wrote that Riot support told him the CPU...

Read more...

Source: Gameguru Mania
GGMania RSS - Daily Gaming/Technology News
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Sabot
Elite Member
Elite Member


Joined: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 2498
Location: The Dark Side of The Moon
PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2026 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Remember when it was motherboards locked to the OS - WinXP.
Now we’re going down Alice in wonderland. So this kicks the crap out of the secondhand market.
Talk about a slippery slope…
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Csimbi
Elite Member
Elite Member


Joined: 05 Mar 2010
Posts: 5576
Location: The bright side of the dark side
PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2026 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
So, sue them for damages.
If you buy a car from a criminal, it should not automatically make you a criminal.
If they track hardware, they must also track owner changes, simple as that.
They can't harass people for buying used hardware.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Gameguru Mania Forum Index -> News All times are GMT + 2 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2666 phpBB Group