At the beginning of the month, one unlucky Reddit user went to the r/pcmasterrace subreddit to ask for advice. After scoring a deal on an Asus Tuf Gaming RTX 5080 at Best Buy and waiting for it to ship out, they opened the box to find the graphics card replaced by a pile of rocks. After nearly a month, user u/GnarDead finally has their RTX 5080 installed.
We've seen plenty of similar stories in the past, from an RTX 5090 box being filled with macaroni and rice to an RTX 5080 being replaced with a brick. We rarely hear what happens next, but GnarDead was gracious enough to update their original post with the results of the investigation, and how they were able to get the $1,200 graphics card in-hand.
