The GPU shortage is so intense people are stealing them from display units

Despite GPU shipments increasing by 25.7% year-on-year, people are so desperate for the hardware they’re cracking open computers at electronics stores to get at them. To combat this, some retailers have gone to the length of zip-tying display machines to dissuade thieves: This is the world we live in. Happy now? (Credit: TeslaDude7172) The photo above was taken by Reddit user TeslaDude7172 at the Costco in Dedham, Massachusetts. His real name is Jacob and he told me that “two of the three PCs with removable parts” on display were secured like this. On first inspection, this could merely be standard…

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