Micro Center reportedly now makes you fill out a form and have a photo ID to buy an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU — and while some people hate the idea, others are in favor
- Those buying an RTX 5090 at Micro Center now have to fill out a declaration form
- This includes having a government-issued photo ID scanned by the retailer
- Some approve of the policy as it's an anti-scalping measure, but others view it as an annoyance or a pointless move
If you're buying an Nvidia RTX 5090, or a PC with the graphics card inside, over in the US, you may have to fill out an official form to declare that you don't intend to export and resell the GPU – or at least you will at Micro Center.
PC Gamer spotted the 'advanced computing product purchaser declaration' which a Redditor was forced to complete and sign – including a scan of their driving license for ID – when buying a PowerSpec AI90 workstation PC with an RTX 5090.
The Micro Center store was in Tustin, California, but someone else posting...
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