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Seller gets scammed as eBay customer returns $4,000 RTX 5090 with missing GPU core and memory modules — fully working Zotac stripped of most valuable components and sent back

Despite appearing intact, the GPU was missing critical components internally, making the scam difficult to detect without disassembly.

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'The current situation is extremely serious' — Zotac warns that graphics card makers could be wiped out by memory crisis

The RAM crisis looms large in the PC hardware market, and now a graphics card maker has issued a warning for consumers.

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Zotac warns component shortages threaten the 'very survival' of GPU manufacturers and distributors — message to Korean customers suggests that the worst could be yet to come

Zotac Korea has expressed concerns about the current market situation for graphics cards and how the shortage poses a threat to the survival of graphics card manufacturers and distributors across the industry.

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Zotac claims the 'very survival of graphics card manufacturers' is at risk thanks to the state of the market right now

It's not just us consumers feeling the burn.

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Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSRP by $200 or more across the board — the company blames 'system error' for cancellations

Zotac is said to have hiked prices on multiple Nvidia RTX GPUs, with one user claiming that the company canceled their order before the MSRP increase.

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Kiss goodbye to cheap VRAM, reports say supplies of Nvidia's RTX 3060 graphics cards are finally running out

Is the 12 GB RTX 3060's longevity proof positive of the importance of VRAM?

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This Zotac mini PC has the most powerful GPU ever bundled in a PC of this size — 16GB GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is competitive with 5070 Ti laptop edition

Zotac’s EN275060TC fits a desktop RTX 5060 Ti into a compact frame, delivering competitive performance through a hybrid PCIe power setup.

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This Zotac mini PC has an inventive way of ditching its RTX 5060 Ti's power cables, and no it's not the same as the Asus BTF way

Split a PCIe connector in two? Hold my beer.

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Zotac denies RTX 5070 Ti fan-related RMA and then offers to dispose of the GPU free of charge — the company claims 'irreversible' PCB damage and 'limited tools' for repair

Zotac denied an RMA repair for an RTX 5070 Ti after claiming PCB damage, despite what appears to be wear-and-tear.

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Valve already gambled on Steam Machine mini PCs a decade ago — which brands tried in 2014, and would they return in 2025?

The Steam Machine concept isn't new, and OEMs already tried Valve's vision in 2014. Could it be different this time around?

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Meet the mini PC taking the fight to the Mac Studio - Zotac Zbox Magnus packs an Nvidia RTX 5060 and Intel Core Ulta 7, but can easily fit into your jacket pocket

Zotac Zbox Magnus EN275060TC crams an RTX 5060 Ti and Core Ultra 7 into a compact, upgradeable mini desktop.

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Smaller than the GPU itself — ZOTAC somehow crams a desktop RTX 5060 Ti into this tiny PC

ZOTAC has unveiled the MAGNUS EN275060TC mini PC with a desktop-class NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti graphics card inside. The rest of the specs aren't too bad, either, but the price might not make it an instant sell-out.

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Zotac's newest mini-PC picks a fight with the Mac Studio, claims to be world's smallest - crams desktop 5060 Ti 16 GB into a mere 2.65 liters

The Zotac Zbox Magnus EN275060TC includes a desktop-class RTX 5060 Ti in its 2.65-liter chassis.

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Zotac RTX 5090 reportedly ignites while playing Battlefield 6 — undervolted card damages SSD, motherboard, and cooler, too

A Zotac RTX 5090 seems to have caught fire during a gaming session, damaging not only the GPU, but also the motherboard, SSD, and cooler. Likely caused by a MOSFET or VRM phase failure on the memory power rail, this marks yet another 5090 going down in flames in the…

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Inventor caffeinates liquid cooling with coffee-cooled Coffeematic PC — computer built on old 1980s appliance runs completely fine despite the hot drink running through its radiators

Doug MacDowell built a PC that's cooled by hot coffee.

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Zotac launches liquid cooled RTX 5090 with 360 mm radiator and low-profile RTX 5060

Zotac has released two new RTX 50 series graphics cards today, one boasting a 360mm AIO liquid cooler and the other a ultra tiny low-profile cooler for SFF builds.

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Zotac breathes new life into leftover MXM RTX 5000 Ada GPUs in China at $4,700 a pop — PCIe adapter brings mobile Ada Lovelace GPU to desktops

The MXM variant of the RTX 5000 Ada from Zotac has gone on sale in China with an eye-watering price tag of around $4,742.80.

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Yeston's adorable single fan RTX 5060 adorned with tiny little bears is almost cute enough to make me want a mini gaming PC

It'd look good in a compact all white build.

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Scam RTX 5090 bought for $2,000 missing entire GPU chip — crooks lifted the GPU die and memory right off the board

Northwestrepair received a Zotac RTX 5090 from a customer featuring a missing GPU core and memory chips. The new card represents a new scam where criminals steal RTX 5090 GPU cores and memory modules, leaving customers with a dead graphics card.

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Scalpers list ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition GPU for as much as $22,900 on eBay

The Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition has hit the eBay marketplace with prices varying between $8,500 and $22,900.

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Zotac launches a new fragrance line just for gamers — the company’s April Fool’s joke turned to reality

Zotac turned its April Fool's joke into reality by launching a new fragrance line designed for gamers.

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Aorus RTX 5090 package from Amazon was allegedly filled with macaroni, rice, and an old obsolete GPU — it's an impasta!

An Amazon customer complained that their Aorus Master GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card packaging contained just pasta, rice, and an old GPU.

PC Gamer

Over $90,000 worth of RTX 5090 GPUs have been replaced in-box by crossbody backpacks at just one Silicon Valley Micro Center

Micro Center says it could be an issue at source in China, which means there could be far more than 32 cases of missing GPUs.

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Dude, where's my GPU? — Micro Center customer gets backpack-stuffed box instead of RTX 5090

A customer received a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 Solid OC but found the box packed with backpacks, prompting an investigation that revealed additional impacted cases.

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Zotac Zone 2 demoed with Manjaro Linux and an AMOLED panel — 12-core Zen 5 CPU and 32GB RAM under the hood

Zotac's latest handheld boasts a vibrant 7-inch AMOLED panel, AMD's Ryzen AI HX 370 APU, and a custom Manjaro Linux Operating System.

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