One OEM has a novel solution to the scalper problem.
Rather than dropping more stock on digital storefronts, its selling its cards through a direct-to-consumer raffle.
Those who join the U.S.
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Participants have around two hours to put their names in the hat.
These drops occur on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT or 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. One of Zotacs community moderators clarified on Discord that It is completely RNG-based.
This is an opportunity to win to PURCHASE the card; this is NOT for a free graphics card.
© Screenshot: Zotac / Discord
Spam low-effort messages will not count.
Theres only one card per household.
Anybody who wins the raffle wont know how much the card will cost until Zotac reaches out to them.
© Screenshot: Zotac / Discord
Those cards are currently out of stock from popular websites like Newegg.
The situation is so ridiculous that some consumers prefer an RTX 50-series raffle to the current stock situation.
Before launch,Nvidia told buyersthere wouldnt be enough GPUs to meet demand.
As noted byVideoCardz, French retailertopAchatlisted RTX 5070 availability as Feb. 20.
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