#Are you a UK gamer hoping to get an Nvidia RTX 5090? You possibly can be in for an extended wait

A few month in the past, Nvidia received the ball rolling on the subsequent technology of PC {hardware} by releasing its RTX 5000 collection GPUs. Issues haven’t gone off to a powerful begin, it appears. Amongst some fashions lacking parts (admittedly, these are uncommon cases), there’s additionally provide points.

If you happen to’re a gamer within the UK who’s seeking to improve their rig, you may not be in luck if you happen to’re holding out for one in every of Nvidia’s latest merchandise. In keeping with a submit on X from on-line retailer Overclockers UK (as noticed by PCGamesN), you may be in for an extended wait if you need an RTX 5000 graphics card.

The estimated wait time for the 5070 Ti is between two and 6 weeks, whereas the 5080 is between two and three weeks. Nonetheless, if the RTX 5090 is what you might be after, you may be ready for as much as 16 weeks or about 4 months. That is for patrons who’ve pre-ordered.

Déjà vu, is that you simply?

If you wish to maintain updated with provides and wait occasions, the perfect factor to do is regulate the Overclockers UK weblog, which has the most recent details about inventory. It’s not simply this one retailer, both. Even the Nvidia web site itself reveals that RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs usually are not out there proper now.

Different locations which are offered out of the 5090 – on the time of writing – embrace such massive retailers as Newegg and Greatest Purchase. If that is sounding quite acquainted, it’s as a result of we’ve skilled related points previously.

Just a few years in the past, it was nigh-on unattainable to get an Nvidia RTX 3000 graphics card. The continuing pandemic/world lockdown meant individuals have been spending much more time at residence. Consequently, extra individuals have been taking part in video games. This was nice for the business, which skilled a boon, however not so good for individuals who needed to improve their PCs.