Taiwanese Retailer Sells RTX 5090 Only in Bundles Packed With Extra Motherboards, CPUs and GPUs

A Taiwanese e-commerce platform, PChome24h (also referred to as PC Home), is reportedly not selling the Nvidia RTX 5090 as a standalone product. Instead, the retailer is offering the high-end GPU only inside large bundles that include extra motherboards, CPUs, power supplies, and even additional graphics cards. The bundles were highlighted by Uniko's Hardware on X and covered by Tom's Hardware and Wccftech.

Several combos have been spotted. A Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 Master bundle includes eight motherboards — a mix of Intel and AMD boards including B860M, X870E, and five B850-series models — plus a 1000W power supply, priced at NTD 241,290 (roughly $7,481–$7,482). An MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC bundle includes three MSI MPG X870E Carbon motherboards, two MSI B650M Gaming Plus motherboards, and an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU, priced at NTD 274,090 (about $8,498–$8,499). Another bundle pairs an RTX 5090 card with four Asus Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT GPUs for NTD 248,990 (about $7,720–$7,721), though the two outlets differ on how this bundle is branded, with Tom's Hardware calling it an Asus ROG Astral combo and Wccftech identifying it as an Asus ProArt combo. A fourth bundle, the Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box — an external GPU enclosure housing a desktop RTX 5090 — comes with a Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master motherboard, two Gigabyte RTX 5060 GPUs, and three Gigabyte B850M Force motherboards, priced at NTD 267,090 (about $8,281–$8,282).

The two outlets differ somewhat in how they characterize the value of these bundles. Tom's Hardware notes that when the included items are valued against U.S. retail prices from Amazon and Newegg, some combos technically provide more total value than their listed price, though it cautions that Taiwan pricing, VAT, and regional variation make direct comparisons imperfect. Wccftech takes a more skeptical view, calculating that in the Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 Master bundle, once the combined cost of the eight motherboards and PSU (about $1,600) is subtracted, the RTX 5090 itself is still effectively priced around $6,000 — meaning the bundle does not make the GPU cheap.

Both outlets tie the bundling practice to the broader AI-driven memory and GPU shortage, sometimes called the "RAMpocalypse," which has driven up prices for memory and graphics cards. Wccftech notes this is not an isolated incident, pointing to an earlier case where a Taiwanese retailer sold the RTX 5080 only in bundles because it wasn't available as a standalone product.

Tom's Hardware suggests the bundling reflects retailers trying to move slow-selling inventory — extra motherboards, entry-to-mid-range GPUs, and other components — by attaching them to in-demand RTX 5090 cards to free up capital. The outlet cites multiple research firms projecting that the PC building market will contract by double digits this year, with the entry-level segment hit hardest, and that the market isn't expected to recover until 2029. According to Tom's Hardware, many buyers have paused or delayed PC purchases and upgrades due to rising prices, leaving only buyers with substantial budgets still purchasing parts and combos like these.