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Used processor leads to game ban

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Used processor leads to game ban

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

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Someone buys a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The first-person shooter “Valorant” won’t start with it because the previous owner was a cheater.

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The article says because he installed the chip and launched Valorant, his other PC components such as his motherboard are not also blocked.

He can’t play a Riot game unless he buys an entirely new computer.
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  It says the ban is only 4 months

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