Taiwanese buyers of Gigabyte's new RTX 5090 can register to receive a 'gold item', because nothing says wealth like Nvidia's most expensive gaming GPU

The RTX 5090 is many things. Powerful, very much so. Large, also true. Expensive? Most definitely. If you've got the cash to flash, though, why not throw some 999 pure gold into the mix?

That's the limited promotion Gigabyte is running for its 40th anniversary edition Aorus GeForce RTX 5090 Infinity 32G variant in Taiwan. Taiwanese buyers who purchase the model during the "Infinity" event can register to receive 1 gram of the shiny stuff, which appears to come in a handy dandy display case (via Videocardz).

I guess because the RTX 5090 sits in your rig, where others might not notice it. A little see-thru plastic box containing one of the world's most luxury-defining materials, though? Yes, that should show your mates just how committed you are to the u...