Leaked video exposes how industrial-scale Chinese factories are dismantling RTX 5090s by the thousands to fuel AI servers — GPU die and memory desoldered and transplanted to blower designs; custom cards to Nvidia Founders Editions on the chopping b - Tom's Hardware

The video exposes how industrial-scale Chinese factories are dismantling RTX 5090s by the thousands, removing GPU dies and memory modules to transplant them into blower-style designs for AI servers. This explains why these high-performance graphics cards have become increasingly difficult to find in retail markets despite being among the best available.

The practice affects both custom partner cards and Nvidia's own Founders Edition models, which are being targeted for conversion. The footage shows the systematic disassembly of brand-new cards, highlighting the growing demand for specialized AI hardware components in China's rapidly expanding artificial intelligence sector.