The coveted graphics card GeForce RTX 3090 from Nvidia is also a lucrative target for criminals. Therefore, cheeky thieves stole 40 boxes of graphics cards worth over 300,000 US dollars directly from a factory in China. Find out the whole story here on MeinMMO.
What happened? The bulky RTX 3090 graphics card from Nvidia has been an enticing target for particularly cheeky thieves in China. On December 7, 2020, 40 boxes containing the powerful graphics cards were stolen right from a factory owned by the Taiwanese company MSI.
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How did the thieves operate? No one knows how the boxes vanished. One morning, 40 boxes containing a total of 220 copies of the graphics cards were missing. Given that the factory has stringent security measures, including video surveillance and checks of delivery vehicles at the entrance and exit, MSI suspects an “inside job.”
It is therefore suspected that someone from within the company was behind the crime and thus knew exactly how to circumvent the security measures. Via Twitter, MSI has already offered a substantial sum of around 15,000 US dollars for information on the crime and the perpetrators.
What’s special about the GeForce RTX 3090? The bulky RTX 3090 is a powerful graphics card made by Nvidia for gamers with particularly high demands. Priced between 1,500 and 2,000 euros, it is very expensive and sells well on eBay and other platforms. You can find out how the card performs in tests here:
However, the RTX 3090 is still available despite the theft. Things are different for its “little” sister, the RTX 3080. This card is cheaper and was already bought up in bulk by scalpers at launch and later sold at high prices on eBay and other sites. Read the full story here at MeinMMO.
