People are already putting tents at electronics stores in anticipation of the start of sales GeForce RTX 5090

According to the VideoCardz portal, the Devoted GEFORCE fans set up a tent camp next to the Micro Center electronics store in Tastin, in the state of California, the USA, a few days before the official start of the new GEFORCE RTX of the 50th series.

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In the photo, one of the local Micro Center stores shows several tents. Since there are no people directly next to the tents, it is not known who exactly they belong. Some users of the Reddit forum branches, where photos were published, suggest that their owners may not be real enthusiasts, but speculators who want to buy novelties and then resell them much more expensive.

According to several sources among retailers, at the start of sales, the stocks of flagship GeForce RTX 5090 will be very limited. Some stores report that they will have less than 10 video cards. Others do not expect supplies at least until mid -February. The GeForce RTX 5080 reserves, the sales of which, as in the case of the GeForce RTX 5090, will also begin on January 30, it is expected more, but it may still not be enough for all cards.

NVIDIA officially did not recognize the expected deficiency of new video cards, but retailers, system integrators and partners of the company confirm that the launch of the GeForce RTX 50 cards may be one of the most limited in recent history. Many gamers are already arguing that NVIDIA should postpone the launch of new products in order to accumulate accelerators, and not to conduct another “paper launch”, as was the case in the past. But the fact is that the launch of the GeForce RTX 5080 model has already been transferred to a later date due to the delay in the release of the final version of the VBIOS-supposedly the card was supposed to appear on sale earlier.

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According to Videocardz, historically, every important launch of a new generation of GeForce video cards was accompanied by similar stir and tent camps. This practice is completely not new for the Western consumer. However, such a high level of dedication four days before the start of sales of graphic accelerators is difficult to recall. These are still not new iPhone, for the new models of which people stood in line weeks before the start of sales, to be among the first buyers. However, those who had to wait a long time to wait for the new supplies of the Ryzen 7 9800x3D processors, which are also in short supply, the prospect of an even longer expectation of the GeForce RTX 5090 may be unbearable.

To ensure a smooth and honest purchase process, Micro Center will use the voucher system on the day of the start of sales. Vouchers will be issued to customers in line on the principle of “the first to come, the first served” shortly before the opening of the store. The voucher guarantees the ability to purchase a video card, but does not guarantee the opportunity to buy a specific accelerator model from a particular manufacturer. According to the store, the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 are very expected by fans, so they will certainly be very high at the start of sales. However, the store cannot guarantee the availability of video cards for everyone, so it calls for potential buyers to visit a local retail outlet earlier.

Micro Center also adds that the queue organization can be the same as within the framework of the previous major video cards. And as photos are shown next to one of these stores, this is really so. Reddit forum users are wondering why Micro Center employees allow people to break the camp near the store four days before the start of sales. Some even joke that NVIDIA itself encourages such a stir, and some suggest that those who set up tents can actually be employees of the company itself – to even more fuel interest in new products.

Micro Center also said that he would sell one video card in his hands. The guarantees are that buyers will be able to purchase exactly the model that they want – no. In other words: buy what remains.