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Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5090: these are the retailers I'd check
The Nvidia RTX 5090 is an absolute powerhouse of a GPU, and it's unsurprisingly going to be in high demand. Here's where we recommend you look for one.
Zotac has a plan to keep RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs away from the clutches of scalpers – and it sounds like it might be working
Sheriff Zotac is in town, and the no-good price gougers are scattering from the saloon.
Ignore that Nvidia RTX 5060 rumor claiming 16GB VRAM – it’s fake, and I’m still worried about how the purported 8GB GPU will perform
RTX 5060 rumor of 16GB of video RAM was based on a faked video, sadly – the grapevine insists the GPU will stick with just 8GB.
Nvidia is investigating reports of crashes plaguing RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs, with possible driver issues maybe hitting RTX 4000 models too
Lots of potential workarounds are floating about, including dropping your monitor’s refresh rate – but let’s hope Nvidia can push out a fix swiftly.
Some RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs have seriously inflated price tags, climbing as high as 70% over MSRP in the case of one Asus model
I don’t think any RTX 5090 is worth 70% more than MSRP, but that’s what you’ll pay for the priciest flagship Nvidia GPU.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5080: most places are sold out, but there's still hope!
Upgrade your PC with Nvidia's latest GPU - here are the best places to find the RTX 5080 in stock.
Nvidia could be drastically reducing RTX 4060 GPU supply right now – another heavy hint that the RTX 5060 is imminent
Nvidia’s RTX 4060 graphics cards could be getting rarer on the shelves before too long – but that’s no reason to panic, in fact it’s a good thing.
New Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 rumor suggests they could end up being great budget buys
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 won’t need the 12VHPWR power connector according to new rumor.
