Fake GTX 780TI?

hyfurd2112 · Sep 17, 2014

I saw this on ebay. Just search the thing on ebay. Honestly, it looks a little sketchy to me. I was wondering what a public version and if anyone can give me some advice. Thanks.

Ultra High Frequency GTX780TI Public Version DDR5 1G Support DirectX 11 Game Graphics Enthusiasts Real 1048M

i7Baby · Sep 17, 2014

Link?

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

Yup its fake, saw it on ebay, it says some chinese stuff and really colourful.

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/H-Frequency-GTX780TI-Public-Version-DDR5-1G-Game-Graphics-1048M-for-DirectX-11-/331282078617?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d21f35b99

apcs13 · Sep 17, 2014

It would be optimal to see a link for that product, but it doesn't look legit, you're right. Mostly because of the fact that it is a GTX 780 Ti but supposedly running off of 1GB (I'm assuming that is what the 1G means, since it comes after DDR5, which I also assume they meant to say GDDR5) of VRAM, while a standard 780 Ti comes with 3GB at lowest.

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

Lol they literally pointed out that the GPU has 192 shaders, while the real one has 2880 shaders.

photonboy · Sep 17, 2014

E-Bay needs to be held accountable at some point.

I refuse to purchase from them. I bought a fake item once but I had to deal with Paypal. Paypal just said to file a grievance with the seller. When I did that he gave me back my money and that's the end of it.

I'm also starting to see questionable links on Amazon as well.

THIS is the link to the card in question but note it has 1GB of Video RAM when the real card has 3GB and looks completely different. Another link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231299151352

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

photonboy :

Why would ebay be held accountable? its the seller who should be held accountable, the seller is selling you the stuff and only someone stupid would actually fall for this scam.

photonboy · Sep 17, 2014

M0j0jojo :

1) First of all, it doesn't make somebody "stupid" to fall for these, especially for the items that use pictures that are 100% of the real item.

2) Secondly, when you get a particular product that people keep commenting on saying it's FAKE then who is going to do something about it?

3) Thirdly, E-Bay has already been sued and lost for this very type of thing but they knowingly keep doing it provided what they make exceeds their court losses.

If E-Bay was selling DRUGS or letting their pages be used for child prostitution do you think they should be held accountable then?

I get if a FEW items got by them, but the site is infested with illegal products. There are several ways that they could significantly reduce the amount of this but nobody is putting the pressure on them to do it. It's up to people like us to force the authorities to do so.

*Finally, this entire industry puts money in the hands of some very bad people. You might want to do some research on that...

dish_moose · Sep 17, 2014

Quote "Why would ebay be held accountable? its the seller who should be held accountable, the seller is selling you the stuff and only someone stupid would actually fall for this scam. "
Because ebay is the auction service they too should be held accountable. Letting fakes on ebay hurts everybody that uses the service.
-Bruce

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

E-bay is not a retailer that you can blame stuff on...its the people who buy/sell. it doesnt matter if the pictures are real. it literally says the so called GTX 780Ti has 1GB Video mem, 192 shaders. now you tell me did Geforce ever make this GPU?

dish_moose · Sep 17, 2014

I know ebay is not a retailer but they are making money off of their service. If they are made aware of fakes - they should do something about it.
-Bruce

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

dish_moose :

Yea but the seller is not giving false information either, that item probably does have those specs, and the seller just named the item GTX 780 Ti to get some attention.

sora · Sep 17, 2014

It could be a 780Ti but it would probably be of poor quality.

hyfurd2112 · Sep 17, 2014

Thank you everyone. Sorry I didn't post the link. I thought it was against toms hardware rules or something.

hyfurd2112 · Sep 17, 2014

Also, I went to the feedback section of the sellers page and looked up the two people who bought the item. Note that both buyers gave positive feedback.

.i received you're item.thank you sent gtx 780ti Buyer: -***e ( 7 )

H-Frequency GTX780TI Public Version DDR5 1G Game Graphics 1048M for DirectX 11

US $158.00

(#231299151352)

Best Offer Price was Accepted

And buyer number two said this...

A terrific value!

H-Frequency GTX780TI Public Version DDR5 1G Game Graphics 1048M for DirectX 11 (#231284046544)

g***g ( 20 )

M0j0jojo · Sep 17, 2014

sora :

hyfurd2112 :

Lol ik what the seller did, he basically made another account and sold the item to himself and gave a feedback.

hyfurd2112 · Sep 17, 2014

Yep thanks to you all kind people and my common sense, I now know what to do. Thank you all!

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