Fake GTX 1080ti - BEWARE

johncharette · Dec 10, 2017

Hey guys, I just picked up two used GTX 1080ti's and when I went to go connect them, they both have a 6 + 8 pin connectors. The 6 pin is a PCI-E, but the 8 pin is a CPU cable (EPS-12). ????!

https://ibb.co/jDcWvG

Did I get scammed? Is this legit?

UPDATE: I took the card apart and these were 100% fake cards. Empty on the inside. Please beware. Pictures below.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 10, 2017

They are both PCIE connections , you can't use CPU 8 pins on video cards.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 10, 2017

PCIE can be 6 pins and 6+2 = 8 pins:

johncharette · Dec 10, 2017

I totally agree. Look real close at my picture. These cards have an 8 pin CPU connection instead of a Pcie. I can grab a CPU cable from my EVGA power supply and it slides right in. Pcie cables won't fit.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 10, 2017

Don't use a CPU power 8 pin , it will damage the card , it's a PCIE 8 pin.

k1114 · Dec 10, 2017

It is the eps not pcie pin shapes. Return that gpu.

johncharette · Dec 11, 2017

I took the card apart this morning. It's 100% fake. There's nothing inside other than a heat sink.

Inside: https://ibb.co/g9CtaG
Back looks legit: https://ibb.co/cOeH2w

Top card is a legit 1080.
Bottom two are fake 1080ti: https://ibb.co/ihQwvG

Please beware people. Don't make my mistake. I just lost $1200

COLGeek · Dec 11, 2017

Where did you get these counterfeit items from? And, how did you pay for them?

johncharette · Dec 11, 2017

COLGeek :

Paid cash off a guy on Kijiji, a Canadian classifieds website, similar to Craig's List. Mississauga, Ontario. Here's a posting from another guy who got scammed as well: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-computer-components/city-of-toronto/scam-alert-gtx1080ti/1319955391?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 11, 2017

Where did you purchase used , never came across this type of fake before.

Sorry to hear that.

johncharette · Dec 11, 2017

I've bought dozens of video cards on there, but never had this happen before. Sad day that someone has created these fake knock offs.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 11, 2017

I've COME ACROSS fakes on EBAY but never purchased.

COLGeek · Dec 11, 2017

johncharette :

Understood. Sorry for your loss. That is truly unfortunate. You could report to the police and take legal action.

DSzymborski · Dec 11, 2017

Uggh, I'd call the police. And in the future, never make a big-ticket purchase like this with paper money; it's one thing to buy a $100 chair on Craigslist that sucks, but $1200 is far more than I'd ever spend there.

k1114 · Dec 12, 2017

I never buy anything off craigslist unless you can verify it works. Ebay has buyer protection.

mr_robot_x · Jan 1, 2018

Dude! I got scammed by the same seller, <<alleged perp's name(s) removed, refer to link>> scammed me by never giving me the tracking number for shipping, he is in the wind, so I filed a police report on him in Hamilton. Hopefully, the police will catch this guy and help return the money back to the victims of his fraud.

The updated info on the scammer is here, not my post though.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-computer-components/city-of-toronto/i7-7700k-gtx1080ti-scam-alert-1-6138798760/1322152172

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