A Used Ryzen CPU Came With Its Last Owner's Valorant Hardware Ban

A German player bought a second-hand Ryzen 7 5800X3D on Kleinanzeigen in late September and got blocked from Valorant on first launch. Riot support reportedly said the chip's ID had been on Vanguard's hardware ban list since August 12, when the previous owner was caught cheating, and that nothing could be done. Kotaku and Tom's Hardware reported it on October 3; hardware bans reportedly expire after up to four months, so the chip should clear around mid-December.