Scammers are targeting graphics cards, and Nvidia's RTX 5090 is a frequent choice. Here's how to stay safe from GPU scams.

According to Redditor JamesFerg650, a trip to the Santa Clara, Calif. Micro Center for a Zotac RTX 5090 took a turn when he arrived home and opened the (apparently factory sealed) box, only to ...

TL;DR: Multiple buyers of ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards from Micro Center reported receiving backpacks instead of GPUs, indicating supply chain tampering at ZOTAC’s facility in China ...

TechRadar benchmarked the RTX 5090 and the RTX 4090 extensively at 4K and 1440p. At 1440p, the RTX 5090 was about 20% faster in gaming, and up to 26% faster with ray tracing enabled.

The box was returned to Micro Center, naturally. It's easy to imagine the store refusing to hand over another card by claiming this was all an unimaginative ruse to get a free RTX 5090.

The buyer, who goes by JamesFerg650 on Reddit, purchased an RTX 5090 unit from Micro Center’s new store in Santa Clara, California. It opened this week, with plenty of GPUs in stock, including ...

The retailer suspects that 30+ Zotac units were compromised at a factory in China before the boxes were sealed. It's since provided one affected buyer with the actual GPU.

(Credit: PCMag/Michael Kan) PC builders love Micro Center because its stores are full of PC parts you can actually see and touch. It also carries the most popular PC graphics cards, such as Nvidia’s ...

Micro Center is seemingly listing an MSI RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X Overclocked Dual Fan 8GB GPU for sale — but only if you buy it in store. There's no option for shipping and the 18 minute pickup ...