PC Peripherals Fake HyperX RAM?

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I just bought a new HyperX DDR3 RAM, but I'm wondering if it's fake.

I don't see any "part number" in CPU-Z, and the serial number looks invalid: https://prnt.sc/vnvt9g

I ran it on memtest86, but it didn't find any error (except a note which says: "RAM may be vulnerable to high frequency row hammer bit flips")

All the infos and memtest results are here:

1. https://prnt.sc/vnvwn5

2. https://prnt.sc/vnvxtt

3. https://prnt.sc/vnvy90

4. https://prnt.sc/vnvyvd

5. https://prnt.sc/vnvz9y

Should I return it?

Thank you for your time.
As you can see, the revision number on the case <https://prnt.sc/vo1yds> (9905402-656.A0ILF) is different from the revision number on the product itself <https://prnt.sc/vo1ypd> (99P5471-016.AOOLF)

Is this natural?
 

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can you check on manufacturer website. Most of them have some sort of provision to enter serial numbers or details to identify genuine or fake.
You can also email them details, maybe they will get back to you
 
If you don't mind me asking, where did you buy it from and for how much. Afaik there are 3 different hyperx fury rams out there, 1333, 1600 and 1866 mhz. The current one i have which is 1866 mhz 8gb new +4gb old (which i bought recently from a member) shows up like this. Max Bandwidth being 889 which is expected since DDR of course
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Now as you can see in the week/year stat, i haven't checked to verify this but it looks like it actually shows when the ram stick was manufactured. On top of that Part numbers as well as serial numbers are also shown which are missing from yours. Now i wouldn't immediately confirm this as fake but looking at your screen's week/year it looks like it was made just this year itself. I'm really not sure if Hyperx are still manufacturing DDR3 Ram in this day and age (hope someone else can check this). If i were you i would at best look for a return but hopefully someone else can chip in with some advice. Where did you even find it in the first place though? It's way too overpriced on amazon and it's OOS everywhere else online.
 
Type this in command prompt (as Admin) in windows and paste the output.

Code: 
wmic memorychip get devicelocator, manufacturer, partnumber, serialnumber, capacity, speed, memorytype, formfactor
 
No memory type and part number means it's fake ram. For ddr3 it should be 24 instead of 0.
Ddr4 is 26 I think.

Part number identification for Kingston ram.
www.kingston.com

Kingston® Memory Part Number Decoder - Kingston Technology

Learn how to read Kingston® memory part numbers including Kingston FURY™, Server Premier™, ValueRAM®, HyperX®, DDR5, DDR4, DDR3, DDR2 and DDR memory product lines to help you identify modules by specification.
www.kingston.com www.kingston.com

Get it replaced if possible or get your money back.
 
Seems kingston is going the transcend way... how transcend lost its market after fake rams and pen drives a decade ago.
Hence preferably buy corsair or gskill that too from trusted sites/ shops.
 
UPDATE: I finally got the official response from Kingston themselves. Straight from the horse's mouth: https://prnt.sc/vozvh5

So I've decided to just return the product.

Moral Lesson: When buying branded computer parts, only buy from authorized sellers listed on their website.

Thank you so much for your time, everyone.
 

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stragne... OP not willing to disclose from where he bought?
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Maybe he bought second hand and is stuck with it now. Even that bit flip message is a giveaway that one of the onboard memory modules is bad. Possibility of system bsod at higher frequencies like that max Freq of 1600.

Must be some Chinese recycling company putting together old ddr3 memory modules and selling them as new instead of trashing them.
 
When i went to buy ram at vashi plaza in navi mumbai (this place is a well-known pc market in navi mumbai area with more than 2 dozens shops), some of them told me that there are rams imported from Taiwan, korea and china. Many of them are old discarded/ refurbished rams and repacked to sell in india. They dont even have proper packing (just a transparent plastic box wrapped in a sticker or they pick out the ram from a wooden tray box containing multiple ram sticks) and tell you warranty anywhere from 12 months to 3 years (whatever they think convinces you to buy). Most commonly available in such condition were kingston, dynet and hynix rams. I bought one of these rams and when i checked the serial number online it didn't even existed, i returned it next day. As someone suggested better get the ram of good brands like corsair and gskill from online sites having very good reputation. I think Ram is the commonly and widely exploited component than others when it comes to being genuine (Don't know why is it so for such a critical component).
 
Adding another data point: I recently purchased one of these modules from someone on OLX. These have the exact same packaging with mismatched revision numbers, but CPU-Z shows a believable serial number but memtest86 passed without issues so I'm going to end up keeping it.
 

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rsaeon said:
Adding another data point: I recently purchased one of these modules from someone on OLX. These have the exact same packaging with mismatched revision numbers, but CPU-Z shows a believable serial number but memtest86 passed without issues so I'm going to end up keeping it.
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Better to get them verified from the manufacturer..
 
It's probably some kind of third-party refurbished modules since most of DDR3 is not in active production anymore. I have this module deployed in a 24/7 server hosting some non-critical VMs, it'll be interesting to see if it degrades over time. I'll run a memtest86 in a month or so and report back.
 
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It's probably some kind of third-party refurbished modules since most of DDR3 is not in active production anymore. I have this module deployed in a 24/7 server hosting some non-critical VMs, it'll be interesting to see if it degrades over time. I'll run a memtest86 in a month or so and report back.
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It's almost a year, dude
 
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