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## A Riot ban followed a used Ryzen CPU to its new owner, but something is not adding up

DevFeed: [A Riot ban followed a used Ryzen CPU to its new owner, but something is not adding up](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-riot-ban-followed-a-used-ryzen-cpu-to-its-new-owner-but-something-is-not-adding-up-64379.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.techspot.com/news/114084-riot-ban-followed-used-cpu-new-owner-but.html>)

Author: Daniel Sims

Published: 2026-10-03T16:44:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechSpot](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techspot.md>)

Topics: [bitlocker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitlocker.md>)

Tags: [amd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amd.md>), [ban](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ban.md>), [cheating](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cheating.md>), [gaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gaming.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [riot-games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/riot-games.md>), [ryzen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ryzen.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [valorant](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/valorant.md>), [vanguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vanguard.md>)

### AI overview

A Valorant player says a secondhand AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D triggered a hardware ID ban because its serial number was already blacklisted. Riot disputes parts of the account, says hardware bans are game-specific and last no more than four months, and reports fewer than a dozen cases involving banned components reaching secondhand buyers.

### Source excerpt

A redditor recently claimed they were banned from Valorant immediately after starting a match following the installation of a recently purchased AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. According to the user, Riot said the CPU's serial number was already on the company's anti-cheat blacklist, although Riot says it cannot find the related... Read Entire Article