https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/valorant-player-banned-due-to-previous-cpu-owner-s-cheating-waysContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/valorant-player-banned-due-to-previous-cpu-owner-s-cheating-wayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/valorant-player-banned-due-to-previous-cpu-owner-s-cheating-ways#u105713Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:55:18 +0000A gamer who bought a secondhand Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor on the German classifieds site Kleinanzeigen found themselves locked out of Valorant. The user, known on Reddit as After-Cartoonist-196, claims that installing the processor associated their system with an existing hardware ban tied to the chip's previous owner. Anti-cheat engines like Riot's Vanguard flag hardware IDs, which can expose unsuspecting buyers of used components to bans. While buyers face hidden risks when purchasing secondary market hardware, Riot Games' anti-cheat leadership has disputed parts of the narrat