@no_stp_on_snek: Microcenter has confirmed my Gigabyte 5090 is faulty and will be swapping it for an Asus Rog Strix 5090. Good swap.
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A user reports that Microcenter has confirmed their Gigabyte 5090 GPU is faulty and is swapping it for an Asus Rog Strix 5090, which they consider a good swap.
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Microcenter has confirmed my Gigabyte 5090 is faulty and will be swapping it for an Asus Rog Strix 5090.
Good swap.
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