• Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. • You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful The global component crisis has reached unprecedent levels, to the point where some are really feeling the desperation. • It’s not just RAM or SSDs, butgraphics cards are also getting expensiveacross the world. • For some, though, that means GPUs can now be sold for profit. • Turning desperation into opportunity, a thief in South Korea just stole three GPUs worth around $11,000 currently. • Desktop Roadmap Enterprise Roadmap Rubin in-depth The Stout Owl: The ultimate Noctua G2 PC The burglar targeted a shop in Pyeongtaek, a city in the Gyeonggi Province, at 5:56 AM.

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  • A South Korean computer‑shop in Pyeongtaek was robbed at 5:56 AM when a burglar used a hammer drill to break the glass doors. The thief stole three high‑end GPUs - an ROG Astral RTX 5090, an Aorus Master RTX 5090 and a Colorful iGame RTX 5080 Vulcan - worth roughly 17 million won ($11,800). CCTV footage shows the suspect running out with only the three cards and no bag, indicating a quick, low‑skill heist. The shop owner is conducting an inventory check for possible additional losses, such as RAM or SSDs. Police are investigating, noting that serial numbers and the video should aid identification.
  • A computer‑hardware shop in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, was robbed at 5:56 a.m. by an amateur burglar who used a hammer drill to break the glass doors. The thief entered, took three high‑end graphics cards-an ROG Astral RTX 5090, an Aorus Master RTX 5090, and a Colorful iGame RTX 5080 Vulcan-worth about 17 million won ($11,800), and fled without a bag. The robbery was captured on CCTV, showing the suspect’s lack of sophistication. Police are investigating, noting that serial numbers on the GPUs could aid identification. The shop owner is conducting an inventory check for additional losses.

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