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Valorant Player Banned Due To Previous CPU Owner’s Cheating
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- A German Valorant player was banned from the game due to a hardware ban linked to the CPU they purchased secondhand, not for their own cheating but because the previous owner had cheated.
- The player bought a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU on Kleinanzeigen, but Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat system blacklisted the CPU ID/serial number, causing an immediate ban upon launching Valorant.
- Riot informed the player that other components in their system were also flagged, meaning replacing the CPU alone would not resolve the ban, effectively forcing the player to buy an entirely new rig to play.
- The player shared their experience on Reddit to warn others about the risks of buying used hardware that might carry a hardware ban from previous owners.
