Retailer sells defective Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 for €1,499
Even the cheapest variants of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 desktop graphics card currently cost over €3,300 in Europe. The French technology retailer LDLC has now started to sell defective GeForce RTX 5090, which could theoretically save customers money.
The catch: the graphics cards cannot be returned. If they cannot be repaired, the purchase price is lost. LDLC currently has two models on offer, either an Asus GeForce RTX 5090 TUF Gaming for €1,499 or an MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Ventus 3X OC for €1,699. As a look at ebay shows, these prices are quite competitive for a defective GeForce RTX 5090.
The description provides little information about the defect of the graphics cards - the retailer only vaguely mentions damage that occurred during transportation or at the customer's premises. According to LDLC, however, the graphics cards are complete, i.e. neither the GPU nor the graphics memory have been removed, and they should have been functional before the damage occurred.
As LDLC has not yet dismantled the graphics cards, it is impossible to estimate before purchase whether a repair can be carried out in a few minutes or is practically impossible. For most customers, the offer is unlikely to be worthwhile. However, the DRAM crisis is forcing not only manufacturers, but also retailers and gaming enthusiasts to find creative ways to reduce the cost of a new gaming PC.
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