Got A Pretty Sweet Deal On eBay For This 4090 Build

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6 months ago 212,840 views 0 shares

Got A Pretty Sweet Deal On eBay For This 4090 Build

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Ah yes, the elusive "4090 build" that runs Windows 2000 Professional. When the eBay listing said "cutting edge technology," they didn't specify which edge or which century. This isn't an RTX 4090 graphics card—it's some ancient scientific equipment with "4090μ+" printed on it! Somewhere, a lab technician is wondering why their semiconductor analysis machine is missing while some gamer is trying to figure out where to plug in their monitor. The seller technically didn't lie... this machine probably cost more than your entire gaming setup when it was new in 1999. But hey, at least it can run Minesweeper at a blistering 15 FPS!

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