Short: Watching selling graphics cards over your MSRP is a disappointing reminder of the current market situation. Things on auction sites like EBAY are worse, with more than $ 5,000 listing for RTX 5090 cards. An upcoming auction with a Blackwell Flagship characteristic will probably be more than $ 16,000, but in this rare case, it would be a good thing.
Asus revealed the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab OC graphics card in early February. As the name suggests, the card is a special version of the regular ROG Astral specifically designed for the Middle East – it features images of Arabic calligraphy, skyscraper, and motifs representing power, courage and unity. The whole thing with almost completely gold finish and a turquoise, stone style design is slightly foul.
As reported by Techpowerup, the director of Marketing, a North American branch of Asus’ FIRM, has posted a photo from GTC yesterday with a ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab OC model, with a unique feature, which makes it even more expensive: NVIDIA CEVIDIA CEVIDIA HATX! Slogan.
Asus has not yet disclosed the price of the Dhahab card. Given that the launch of standard ROG Astral RTX 5090 was priced at $ 2,800 and is now $ 3,359 on Newegg, buying one of one of these special versions is going to cost a little luck. With Jensen’s signature on this model, it is expected to go to the five-round amount.
Thankfully, Asus says that it will donate the card auction income, supporting relief efforts for the California wildfire in Los Angeles.
As how much it would sell, an Rog Matrix RTX 4090 Platinum Card also signed by Jensen Huang, a $ 16,000 winning bid in 2023 in 2023. The winner was none other than the bidder, which was not except the famous overclocker Der8auer. This money went to Make-e-Wish International, a charity that wants children with serious diseases.
There are currently several ROG Astral RTX 5090 cards listed on eBay. They range from about $ 5,000 to $ 10,500 in price.
Asus is one of the many AIB partners, who recently increased the prices of their graphics card by considerable differences, in some cases. Companies often indicate the new China tariff of Trump administration as an excuse for this behavior, but many say they are exploiting them for their own benefits.
