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Shortly after Nvidia’s new RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs were for sale last week, they were sold out pretty quickly – which should not be a surprise for anyone who tried to buy one of his graphics cards.
Accordingly PC parts seller NegeggThe company’s share was sold out “within minutes”, and none of the well -known retailers I checked today has tickets available. While that sounds like a success according to Nvidia’s part, this is a success while consumer And Reviewer Also react to the defect consumption with IRE and accuse Nvidia of a “paper start”, a term for if a company only publishes enough units to say that a planned product without actually making it available to actually make it available.
From 999 US dollars for the 5080, these products were always for a premium market, but now it can be bought that they can mean Retermis sellers go throughThis could cost it twice as much and means to support the same scalpers that are so difficult to find the stock.
Fortunately, there are still a few steps that you can take to get a new Nvidia graphics card by official means, even though there are some attempts and errors. With enough diligence, you can be sure that you are facing a new card as soon as the stock is opened.
Register for notifications
Credit: Best Buy
I know, but it’s boring, but important retailers, including NegeggPresent Best BuyPresent AmazonAnd B&H Offer the option of registering for share notifications if a product is only supplied with a limited extent. (Usually you see this on the right of or under a gray purchase button on the product page.) These are often integrated into a desired function, so that you can quickly check in and follow all of your desired products -using a specific PC building in mind.
Visit your local microcenter
MicroCenter is a popular electronics store that is only characterized by the majority of its goods in the shop. At the moment, his stock is sold out as everyone else, although a large banner in the Top on the business website Says it works hard to fill up again as soon as possible.
Shopping in your local microcenter reduces your competition drastically: instead of having to compete with the whole world, you only have to compete with your local community. It is even better that you can still search for products online to ensure that shares are available before reaching the location to the inpatient location. Simply visit the product page, enter your business (provided that your cookies do not give up your location for you) and you will know whether your visit is fertile. With some products, you can also reserve a device for collection in the shop before arrival, although Microcenter for new GPUs tends to take a mentality in the first role in the first role.
It is good and good to get notifications when a product comes into storage, but ideally you will be prepared to click on the “Buy” button before it is even available. Industry experts are taken into account here.
These are users of social media who sometimes know when the sales happen before going live. There are entire publications and newsletters This is dedicated, although sometimes you have to use your best judgment if you know who you can believe in.
My favorite account for this purpose is personal @Wario64 on X And Bluesky. Down -to -earth with a good (but not arrogant) sense of humor have not yet let me down. In-Stock-Alts-US has also proven to be reliable in the past Journalist Matt Swider. Unfortunately, many accounts that have been useful in the past have not updated since then.
Alternatively, you can also use a stock tracking website like Nowinstock.net or Trackalacker To follow shares in various shop fronts.
Avoid resellers if possible
If you go through the above process, it may seem annoying, but trust me when I buy through a reseller, it will only get worse for everyone. Yes, you will find the most shares on eBay, but it will also cost you a lot more than go through official sources, and there is no guarantee that you will ultimately receive the real offer or a GPU that has not been used.
This means that when it comes to GPUs, Amazon can be as bad as Ebay. Third -party sellers are plentiful there, and it can be easy to confuse a legitimate seller with a somewhat more dubious. If you want to go through Amazon, be sure to check the “buy” day under the “Buy” day before adding something. That will tell you who you actually buy the product from.
Just buy a prefabricated PC
Credit: Maingear
It may sound like a sacri fan after a hardcore PC bubilder, but if you want to get a new GPU into your hands as soon as possible, it can be easier to bite the ball and go with a ready-made model. This is because manufacturers like Maingear And Cyberpower You often get special stocks that are intended for you, and since your PCs are customizable, more expensive than a GPU alone and only more difficult to stack, you are less attractive for scalpers.
With this route you still pay a bonus, but you get an entire PC next to your GPU and save yourself construction work. And if you rate it correctly, you may still save money about what you would pay for a resale card alone.
