the video cards they have become so expensive and desired by sell like hot cakes, literally. From the smuggling of NVIDIA CMP cards in Hong Kong to the theft of a load of GeForce RTX 3000 the short step. EVGA, via its own forum, announced that on 29 October it was the subject of a full-blown theft.
“A delivery of EVGA GeForce RTX 30 series,” it reads on the forum, “was stolen from a truck en route from San Francisco to our Southern California distribution center. These video cards are in high demand and each has an estimated retail value from $ 329.99 to $ 1959.99. “
EVGA does know that “a criminal and civil offense” to buy or receive goods that have been stolen or hide them, sell or hold them or help the perpetrators to do so. The manufacturer has clearly well known which GPUs were stolen and it will not allow you to register them or honor the guarantee. “If you have or receive information regarding these products, please share it with us at stopRTX30theft@evga.com”.
The figures indicated by EVGA suggest a full load of GeForce from the RTX 3060 to the RTX 3090, while unclear the number of cards stolen. Of course, there is the possibility that EVGA, together with law enforcement, will recover the products.
Of course, someone might say “to steal from the rich to give to the poor” as an irony, but this is not the case. Impossible not to think of a few films, in particular one. We don’t need to tell you which one, but to make it easier for you we can show you an exclusive photo of the gang leader and a moment of the theft: