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?
I’ve bought 2 Supermicro H11SSL-i’s off eBay from China (different sellers) and both have been legit.
Bought an epyc 7282 and a supermicro H11 Board from some Chinese Ebay accounts. No problem at all.
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.
If you get it from tugm, then you’re good.
I bought a combo from him earlier this year and it works great.
Some of the other larger china sellers of refurb epycd on enay have very service ad well. One asked on own initiative which mobi the ordered ram should go in and tested before shipping - nice!
