Amazon buyer's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 purchase raises CPU swap concerns
A buyer noticed differences between a newly purchased processor and an earlier one, prompting commenters to suspect an Amazon return scam, according to TechSpot. Wccftech reports that the sealed package contained an Intel CPU substrate beneath the AMD processor's heat spreader, suggesting the exterior had been retained while the underlying hardware was replaced.
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