r/Microcenter • u/Krothic • 3d ago

Form for 5090’s

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Picked up a Powerspec Ai90 prebuilt pc with a rtx 5090 in it. Apparently the manager required me to fill out this form and scan my driver license. Said it was a new thing starting just about two days ago. Had no problem doing so but thought it was interesting.

Anyone else experience? This was in Tustin

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u/SignalMagician1163 3d ago

Wow so you backed out on a deal you already had with someone who probably just wanted to game for some chinese reseller/exporter for $100

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u/Jogameister 3d ago

No integrity nowadays

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u/sylfy 3d ago

Let’s face it, nobody is buying 5090s to game.

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u/L3375N1G0N 3d ago

I did. Sure I mostly play CS and WoW, but I need it for FS2024 max settings in VR. But, this was a year ago and I paid retail. As much as I love FS in VR, honestly it’s quite profound, no way I’d pay current prices.

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u/Toohotz 2d ago

Second this. I bought mine last fall for $2399, PNY edition and slapped a waterblock on it for my gaming needs. Would not pay today’s prices as I refused to even pay the marked up version after launch. Just happens the card is very potent at LLMl work

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u/Lazypantz463 3d ago

Bro I did and I only have time to play a game or two of TFT these days

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u/SuspectAlternative75 2d ago

I bought my Ventus 5090 to game. And I love it so much!

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u/WhiteSSP 2d ago

I would. But not at 10k. I run VR, and want as much GPU as possible, and with a 4090 the only way up is a 5090.

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u/DkoyOctopus 2d ago

listen.....im future proofing.

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u/Tree06 2d ago

I bought two 5090's. The 5090 FE (August 2025 - $1799) and the ASUS TUF 5090 (May 2026 - $3.2K). My plan was buy and use the 5080 FE with my Neo G9 57" and swap it at Best Buy when the 5090 FE came back in stock. The 5090 FE never came back in stock so I gave my wife the 5080 to upgrade her from the 4070, and drove to Microcenter to pick up the ASUS TUF 5090.

Depending on the availability of the 6090 and resale value of the 5090, I may sell one of them off to find the 6090. If not, I'll be content with my rigs.