Zotac, GPUs and RTX 5080

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
The scramble for Nvidia’s new graphics cards has been an unpleasant affair (once again), especially with the RTX 5090, as stock of the flagship GPU has been even more scarce than the RTX 5080 – but Zotac has a plan to help genuine buyers (as opposed to scalpers) in the US.
Zotac's master plan to stop RTX 5090 scalpers is genius
Getting a hold of an RTX 5090 or an RTX 5080 hasn’t been easy with scalpers waiting in the wings, but Zotac has a plan to combat this issue. While several retailers and manufacturers have come up with ways to try and prevent the scalping of new GPUs (and other in-demand products),
Zotac Outlines Anti-Scalper Plan For GeForce RTX 5090 And 5080 GPUs, Will It Work?
The severe shortage of GeForce RTX 5080 and especially GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards has NVIDIA's retail and hardware partners experimenting with ways to get a limited number of gaming GPUs into the hands of actual gamers.
To Beat Scalpers, Zotac Is Selling RTX 5000 GPUs Directly to Users Via Discord
Zotac plans to give select consumers a chance to buy Nvidia's coveted graphics cards by using a raffle system on Discord that'll also check the user's online engagement.
ZOTAC is selling GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs direct to its Discord community
ZOTAC GAMING is bypassing retail and scalpers by offering members of its US-based Discord community the chance to purchase a GeForce RTX 5080 or RTX 5090.
Zotac fights scalpers by selling GeForce RTX 50 GPUs direct via Discord channel
The initiative, dubbed the "Priority Access Campaign," comes in response to the chaotic launch of Nvidia's RTX 5000 series. Since their release just over a week
Zotac sells NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5080 directly to players to avoid scalpers
An interesting scheme of distribution of NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5080 among players. The company is introducing a system of priority access to video cards
Zotac fights GPU scalpers by selling RTX 50-series cards on Discord
The latest Nvidia graphics cards are impossible to find at retailers, and you’ll be paying double or triple the already-high price if you try to get one on the secondary market. But Zotac is trying to help out its most loyal customers by selling directly to them in the US,
Here’s How One OEM Is Fighting Against Nvidia RTX 5090 Scalpers
The Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 are near-sold out, but Zotac is simply selling directly to consumers through Discord.
Zotac beats those dastardly GPU scalpers by selling RTX 50-series graphics cards to actual gamers courtesy of their Discord channel
So long as it's not just using this as a way to fluff its engagement numbers, and really is putting GPUs in the hands of ...
GeForce RTX 5090: Nvidia has apparently messed up the power supply
Form over function was apparently the motto for the design of the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition and its predecessor, the GeForce RTX 4090. Starting with the 4000 series, Nvidia has simplified the ...