The markup onNvidias $2,000 GeForce RTX 5090and$1,000 RTX 5080 GPUshas reached new heights.
Nvidias process is very simple.
As noted on itsofficial forumsWednesday, anybody with a Nvidia account before Jan. 30 can accessthis form.
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Ther/nvidia subreddithas continued to record 5090 prices jumping by $300 to $400.
The MSRP RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X from MSI went from $1,000 to $1,139.
Meanwhile, MSIs RTX 5090 32G Vanguard SOC Launch Edition jumped by $310 to $2,689.
Meanwhile, resellers pawn these same GPUs on eBayfor over $4,000.
Some OC models are running for close to or over $6,000.
The direct-to-consumer model shouldnt be the first way companies shouldthink to beat scalpers.
When Nvidia launched the RTX 5090 on Jan. 30, online stock sold out in less than 30 minutes.
Then again, youd be lucky to find it for $750.
Nvidia already pushed the launch of theRTX 5070 back to March 5.
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