A repair technician discovered a fake NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics card that someone bought from a Chinese seller for $2,000. The buyer thought they found a great deal since these cards usually cost over $2,500 everywhere else. YouTuber Northwestrepair took apart the ZOTAC graphics card and found something shocking underneath the cooling system. The main processor chip and all memory modules had been completely removed from the circuit board.
Scammers had ripped off the most expensive parts that make up about 80 percent of the card's total value. The GB202 processor chip and GDDR7 memory were missing entirely from the green circuit board. Previous scams involved sellers putting rice, pasta, or backpacks inside graphics card boxes instead of actual hardware. This case was different because buyers received real graphics card packaging with authentic-looking components.
The RTX 5090 remains extremely popular for both gaming and artificial intelligence work. The US government banned these cards from Chinese markets, making legitimate versions very hard to find there. Repair experts warn that any suspiciously cheap RTX 5090 deals are probably fake products designed to steal money from hopeful buyers.
Scammers had ripped off the most expensive parts that make up about 80 percent of the card's total value. The GB202 processor chip and GDDR7 memory were missing entirely from the green circuit board. Previous scams involved sellers putting rice, pasta, or backpacks inside graphics card boxes instead of actual hardware. This case was different because buyers received real graphics card packaging with authentic-looking components.
The RTX 5090 remains extremely popular for both gaming and artificial intelligence work. The US government banned these cards from Chinese markets, making legitimate versions very hard to find there. Repair experts warn that any suspiciously cheap RTX 5090 deals are probably fake products designed to steal money from hopeful buyers.
