Counterfeit GECUBE HD4000 cards appear
Scott Bicheno - 7 Jan 09, 12:23pm
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Taiwanese ATI (AMD) graphics card maker GECUBE has warned that a large number of counterfeit GECUBE HD4000 series graphics cards have found their way onto the market.
To try to combat this scourge, GECUBE has issued some guidance on how to spot the dodgy cards.
The key is looking for the GECUBE certification logo and product serial number that appear on the card, as shown in the photo below. The certification logo also appears on the box, we're told.
A full list of ATI certified GECUBE products can be found here.
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How the hell do they get hold of GPU's and Video RAM... do they even work ( goto give em some respect if they can reverse engineer a graphics card)
The counterfeit will be the authorized manufacturer making more than they are contracted to.
Gecube will have subcontracted the manufacture of these cards to a factory somewhere in China, and signed a contract with them to make a certain number (100,000 perhaps), The factory would have received all the blueprints they need, and would have sourced their own GPUs, RAM and other components direct from wholesalers or ATI.
Anyway, the factory management probably got greedy and decided to make more than they where asked to, and sell the surplus on the grey market, so yes the counterfeit cards probably work perfectly well, they just won't have any sort of waranty support. The mystery is why this factory decided to label the extra cards as Gecube, rather than make up their own brand name.Quote
wonder if they sell 4870x2's at favourable rates Image: http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj275/madduckuk/smileys/ScaredSmile.gif
Of course, but if you open it up you discover it's only a single 4830 ;)
Remind you of this?
Image: http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/FakeWireless.jpg :pQuote
Of course, but if you open it up you discover it's only a single 4830 ;)
Remind you of this?
Image: http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/FakeWireless.jpg :p
i actually have one of those d-link wireless adapters. and let me tell you, even in that state i don't think it will perform a whole lot worse. was shocking.
and anyway, i wouldnt want one off ebay, that would be asking for it :D transaction in a secluded carpark is far safer :pQuote
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