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- 1Expensive prebuilt RTX 5090 PC's power connectors melt●$5,245 prebuilt RTX 5090 PC's connectors melt after sitting boxed for a year When one gamer's prebuilt PC had a GPU and
A gamer who paid $5,245 for a prebuilt PC with an RTX 5090 found the GPU power connectors had melted after the machine sat boxed, unused, for a year. With the GPU and power cables burned up, the owner was left caught between the system builder and the GPU manufacturer, each pointing to the other's warranty policies and leaving an unclear path to a fix.
- 2Micro Center reportedly requires export pledge for RTX 5090 PCs▼Looks like you will have to pinky promise you won't export your RTX 5090 if you buy a gaming PC from Micro Center now Th
Micro Center is reportedly asking customers buying gaming PCs equipped with Nvidia's RTX 5090 to agree to restrictions on exporting the machines. The requirement, flagged by PC Gamer, stems from US export controls on the high-end GPU, which is treated as a controlled product due to its AI compute capability. Buyers face extra paperwork and a commitment not to take the rig abroad, drawing mockery online about the burden placed on ordinary gamers.