[Gertzerroz]

Just ordered one going to attempt. Wish me luck.

[lolipop133727]

Just ordered one going to attempt. Wish me luck.

Good luck to you. Keep us informed

[DontRunDontTrip]

Yes, GPU from eBay with no core and vram

What retailers are selling 4090s still? I could only find Amazon and i know for sure i'll get banned if I pull this off on them lmao.

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I’m going thru a switch on Amazon,
Buying a broken 4090 and swap it out for a new one.
feasible?

Amazon wont check if's a real one or even works, they only check S/N and if the weight is correct
So be careful you only got one shot

Side Note: Wait until January ! the 5090 is around the corner, keep the good account stance for the 5090

Would probably be a little while before we see a significant amount of broken or coreless 5090s no?

By the time the 5090 comes out and we start seeing some cheap broken ones on ebay the account might be in good standing?

Also how likely is it that Amazon would find out about the swap at all?

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I’m going thru a switch on Amazon,
Buying a broken 4090 and swap it out for a new one.
feasible?

Amazon wont check if's a real one or even works, they only check S/N and if the weight is correct
So be careful you only got one shot

Side Note: Wait until January ! the 5090 is around the corner, keep the good account stance for the 5090

I'm curious how much weight the core and vram are and if that will be enough to cause some suspicion about the card. Perhaps add an additional accessory in the box to compensate for the discrepancy weight without raising suspicion?

Some will modify their 5090 to a water block, they most likely will sell the Cooler/"body" of the 5090 on ebay
If that is the case, the only thing to worry is, if there is a compatible PCB

With the 4090, everything was nearly the same, as the others / previous generation, just different chips and it fit perfectly.
If you just take a look on google, there are many who got a fake 4090, and while investigating they found out the scammer changed the PCB and thats the magic
Amazon etc do not care about that

Just make sure the S/N is 1:1 and everything is looking legit

I can imagine that Amazon / newegg and so on, will hire some specialists... one day thats for sure

[johnnyboiog88]

Yes, GPU from eBay with no core and vram

What did you use to replace the stickers on the GPU?

[Gertzerroz]

Yes, GPU from eBay with no core and vram

What retailers are selling 4090s still? I could only find Amazon and i know for sure i'll get banned if I pull this off on them lmao.

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Amazon wont check if's a real one or even works, they only check S/N and if the weight is correct
So be careful you only got one shot

Side Note: Wait until January ! the 5090 is around the corner, keep the good account stance for the 5090

Would probably be a little while before we see a significant amount of broken or coreless 5090s no?

By the time the 5090 comes out and we start seeing some cheap broken ones on ebay the account might be in good standing?

Also how likely is it that Amazon would find out about the swap at all?

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Amazon wont check if's a real one or even works, they only check S/N and if the weight is correct
So be careful you only got one shot

Side Note: Wait until January ! the 5090 is around the corner, keep the good account stance for the 5090

I'm curious how much weight the core and vram are and if that will be enough to cause some suspicion about the card. Perhaps add an additional accessory in the box to compensate for the discrepancy weight without raising suspicion?

Some will modify their 5090 to a water block, they most likely will sell the Cooler/"body" of the 5090 on ebay
If that is the case, the only thing to worry is, if there is a compatible PCB

With the 4090, everything was nearly the same, as the others / previous generation, just different chips and it fit perfectly.
If you just take a look on google, there are many who got a fake 4090, and while investigating they found out the scammer changed the PCB and thats the magic
Amazon etc do not care about that

Just make sure the S/N is 1:1 and everything is looking legit

I can imagine that Amazon / newegg and so on, will hire some specialists... one day thats for sure

Surprised Newegg of all places would be susceptible to this? Have you tried on NewEgg? Currently in the process of swapping a 4090 on Amazon. If Newegg could also be hit i might try them when the 5090 comes out. Stock for 4090 is non existent now I believe i was able to get one of the final 4090s sold by Amazon.

[Gertzerroz]

Also does anyone know if the ROG Strix cards all have the same dimensions? For example the 4090, 4080 and the 4070 TI all look exactly the same. I'm wondering if they all have the same exterior?

Just received my coreless 4090 from ebay. Besides the sticker for the serial # there's nothing identifying the card as a 4090.

If so I might buy another 4090 from ebay and do a swap on B&H photo they have a rog strix 4070 TI for sale as well. Wondering if their returns are any better than Amazon or Newegg.

thanks, Gertz.

[johnnyboiog88]

Also does anyone know if the ROG Strix cards all have the same dimensions? For example the 4090, 4080 and the 4070 TI all look exactly the same. I'm wondering if they all have the same exterior?

Just received my coreless 4090 from ebay. Besides the sticker for the serial # there's nothing identifying the card as a 4090.

If so I might buy another 4090 from ebay and do a swap on B&H photo they have a rog strix 4070 TI for sale as well. Wondering if their returns are any better than Amazon or Newegg.

thanks, Gertz.

A quick look at the ROG website and found the following information about the dimension of all three cards you mentioned.

4070TI - 336 x 150 x 63 mm
4080 - 357.6 x 149.3 x 70.1mm
4090 - 357.6 x 149.3 x 70.1mm

It would seem that the 4070TI is slightly smaller than the 2 beefier cards which would be expected.

[Gertzerroz]

Also does anyone know if the ROG Strix cards all have the same dimensions? For example the 4090, 4080 and the 4070 TI all look exactly the same. I'm wondering if they all have the same exterior?

Just received my coreless 4090 from ebay. Besides the sticker for the serial # there's nothing identifying the card as a 4090.

If so I might buy another 4090 from ebay and do a swap on B&H photo they have a rog strix 4070 TI for sale as well. Wondering if their returns are any better than Amazon or Newegg.

thanks, Gertz.

A quick look at the ROG website and found the following information about the dimension of all three cards you mentioned.

4070TI - 336 x 150 x 63 mm
4080 - 357.6 x 149.3 x 70.1mm
4090 - 357.6 x 149.3 x 70.1mm

It would seem that the 4070TI is slightly smaller than the 2 beefier cards which would be expected.

Thats unfortunate since 4090s and 4080s seem to be out of stock everywhere.

[mcpvperz]

Just ordered one going to attempt. Wish me luck.

Should be no issue. Amazon worker has no way to test it and will refund on the spot if the sticker is the same.

[Gertzerroz]

Just ordered one going to attempt. Wish me luck.

Should be no issue. Amazon worker has no way to test it and will refund on the spot if the sticker is the same.

My only issue is I bought the BTF version of the asus ROG extreme 4090 and the one from ebay is the normal version. The card is completely identical in dimensions the only difference is the extra btf pci slot but i'm thinking the Amazon employee wont notice that?