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Just checking in if anyone have any expireince of buying epyc cpu’s and motherboards from china on ebay? Are they legit? Any issues or concerns to look out for except the QC CPU’s?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Got an H11SSL-i from squaredpartner, 7302p from another seller in China, no vendor locks, no other issues with the parts, saved about $100 or so versus a bundle from tugm, if you're looking at alternative sellers. As others have said, ES/QS is clearly labeled, vendor locked CPUs seem to be pretty clearly labeled (though I did have to message one seller to confirm due to translation issues), worst case you've got the money-back guarantee to cover you if you get something DOA or locked that wasn't listed as locked.