Buying an RTX 5090 Now Means Showing ID and Signing a No-Export Pledge.
Micro Center has started asking RTX 5090 buyers for a government photo ID and a signed declaration naming where the card will be installed. It is not a law, it is not confirmed at every store, and the headlines are not saying either of those things. Here is what is actually documented, and what it does to the buy-or-rent decision we published last week.