Spotted A FAKE 8800gt!!

[sunny27]

i headed over to one of the biggest computer markets in india here in mumbai.this place has almost everything the day its launched in the us/europe/south east asia.
i wanted to buy the 8800gt .one shop said he sold a couple of 8800gt cards made by galaxy(singaporean brand).i was looking for the xfx alpha dog 8800gt card.
most guys said the card hadn't shipped yet and would arrive only on thursday/friday this week.
i headed over to one shop and the guy said he could get me the card for 9200rs(230 US $). i asked him to show me the card.
he got some unbranded card with something scribbled in chinese on it.
the card was shorter in length than the standard cards,had no extra pci-e power connector,but the barcode stickers behind said it was a 8800gt 512mb
i took some snaps of it (sorry for the bad quality images-took it on my mobile-vga camera)
the guy @ the shop told me he sold 3 of these cards and a quite a lot of people were enquiring about the 8800gt.

the writing on the barcode isnt that clear (vga camera to be blamed)
but u can clearly make out the 8800gt on it and 512mb written beside it.

 

[NUFC987]

8800gt uses 2 DVI ports no?

 

[skittle]

Thats most likely an 8400/8500 card if its a 8xxx series card at all... notice the small HSF and VGA outputs

is there any serial numbers on the PCB its self?

In anycase its defintally NOT an 8800gt

 

[skittle]

Fixed your images for you.

 

[Kari]

yep thats fake alright...
some low end card as you said, small heatsink, vga connector and no SLI connector nor extra power connector

 

[lp231]

If that bastard peel off the 8800GT label and put it on a 8400GS card, then did he put the label of a 8400GS onto a 8800GT card?

 

[mtyermom]

He took the 8400GS out of his own system, switched the stickers, put the 8800GT back in his box and is now waiting for sucker v2.089345u to buy the relabled POS.

 

[scryer_360]

Hmmm.... Mumbai has an actual computer market? Like, not just buying stuff online, but in stores and for suggested MSRP?

I already liked India, now I have another reason to travel there (other than food and business).

 

[chedrz]

That's not even an 8000 series. Notice the fan. The Nvidia label's the old one, not the new icon they came out with last year.

 

[rodney_ws]

Well, the old saying is true... if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Thanks for posting the pictures. I'm sure plenty of people will be keeping an eye out for things like that now.

 

[MrCommunistGen]

My guess is 7300 or 7600 series.

-mcg

 

[pauldh]

That's got to be the worst fake ever.

 

[tipoo]

heh, once i was visiting family in India and found shoes labled "Reebaak". i fell on the floor laughing right there.

 

[cosmicc]

Lol, pwned

 

[vip3569]

Man, that 8800gt looks totally legit, roflllllll lol

 

[gamebro]

Heh, maybe it's an old 4200TI?

 

[lp231]

If the store own lets you take pictures of it, then it's either.
1. He's a victim also. Meaning he does not know if that is actually a real 8800GT card.
And some person who returned it swamped the labels.

2. He does not want to act suspicious so he's got no choice but to let you
take the snapshots.

If number 1 is true then I hope the baboon who did it get his card fried.

 

[skittle]

yeah I looked at a couple of other cards trying to match up the capacitors... doesnt look like a 8xxx series or a 7 series...

it is pcie though...so it cant be that old.
Defintally can not be a 7300.. those are low profile cards... my guess would be a 7600gs

 

[rhysee]

Gosh .. wonder how many he has sold..

 

[smokedyou911]

and 8800gt uses gddr3 nor ddr :O

 

[Evilonigiri]

That looks like a 7series...may be even a 6 series. Wow, who ever did this should be shot....for not concealing it enough!

 

[nukemaster]

I thought it looked like a 4 or 5 series as well, but the PCI-E connector says different....

7600gs maybe?

closest thing i can see....

 

[Gravemind123]

Probably 7600GS. The things that popped to mind were some of the PCX FX-series cards, 6600s, 7600s or 8500s.

 

[dsaver]

the card has no sli at all so it has to be a 7200gs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130097
i think is looks alike

 

[jt001]

the card has no sli at all so it has to be a 7200gs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130097
i think is looks alike

Man, that would be something to think you're getting an 8800gt, one of the best cards on the market, and instead get a 7200, one of the worst