{
  "id": 16026284,
  "title": "GPU Enthusiast Purchased an “RTX 3090” For US$50; Find Butchered Up Radeon PCB Beneath The Hood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/gpu-enthusiast-purchased-an-rtx-3090-for-us-50-find-butchered-up",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/408149/gpu-enthusiast-purchased-an-rtx-3090-for-us50-find-butchered-up-radeon-pcb-beneath-the-hood/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A TechTuber and GPU enthusiast known as Blighted Agent made headlines by claiming to have purchased an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition for a bargain price of US$50, equivalent to approximately RM204. This seemed like an improbable deal, but it turned out to be true. Instead of unveiling a distinctive V-shaped PCB, Blighted Agent discovered a severely damaged PCB that originally belonged to a heavily customized Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB. The modification involved sawing through the top half of the GPU, which suggests that the individual responsible for the alteration was not thorough in their work. Moreover, they also removed around five memory chips from the original Radeon RX 9 280 PCB. Blighted Agent decided not to attempt any repairs on the card due to the extensive damage, a decision that highlights the inherent risk involved when purchasing such an item. They shared this teardown with the community to serve as a cautionary tale, urging others to be wary of anyone offering a top-tier NVIDIA GPU from six years ago at a price near its original retail cost. On a brighter note, Blighted Agent has acquired a spare RTX 3090 Founders Edition cooler shroud, though its usability remains uncertain, and the possibility of sourcing another RTX 3090 on the used market is unclear.",
  "summary": "A TechTuber and GPU enthusiast by the name of Blighted Agent recently posted a teardown of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition that they said to have purchased for a measly US$50 (~RM204). Sounds too good to be true? Well, it actually was. Instead of the uniquely V-shaped PCB that NVIDIA developed for the […] The post GPU Enthusiast Purchased an “RTX 3090” For US$50; Find Butchered Up…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}