Lately, North American customers have shared abject feedback on the internet, regarding frustrating Zotac GeForce RTX 50-series graphics card purchases . Last week, the reported end of NVIDIA's Open Price Program (OPP) likely caused widespread panic amongst hardcore and enthusiast PC DIY communities, leading to swift runs—in-person and online—on multiple retail outlets. The ongoing computer memory crisis has driven up prices across many market sectors—in particular, sharp inclines have affected supplies of GDDR6 and (even more costly) GDDR7 VRAM modules. Sensing a grim near future outlook, Zotac's South Korean office has briefed its local customer about an incoming storm of preposterously epic proportions.

Western news sites were alerted to this sympathetic announcement by harukaze5719—the tenured tracker of tech industry developments summarized part of Zotac SK's message: "(this) current situation threatens the very existence of (add-in-board partners) AIBs and distributors." Earlier today, the South Asian manufacturer's local office issued a major warning, via its official Tagtag Mall account. Starting off, Zotac Korea announced the end of a very minor percentage discount promo: "we recently announced a 2% savings rate. I'm so sorry to be giving you another notice of your savings after only one month. The current situation is so serious that it is worrisome for the future existence of graphics card manufacturers and distributors. They announced that memory supply will not be sufficient and that GPU supply will also be reduced. Additionally, some models will reportedly not be available for some time. Personally, I'm also concerned that it may be impossible for Samsung to secure a smooth supply of GPUs beyond those it can manufacture."