Aorus RTX 5090 package from Amazon was allegedly filled with macaroni, rice, and an old obsolete GPU — it's an impasta!

An Amazon customer complained that their Aorus Master GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card packaging contained just pasta, rice, and an old GPU.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/aorus-rtx-5090-package-from-amazon-was-allegedly-filled-with-macaroni-rice-and-an-old-obsolete-gpu-its-an-impasta

Created 4d | Jun 6, 2025, 7:30:04 PM


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