Turkish wedding party receives Nvidia RTX 5090, RAM necklaces, and Intel CPU for elaborate wedding gifts — A Turkish tech delight for age of PC shortages
Source: Tom’s Hardware
Image credit: Daily Turkic
A charming video from a Turkish wedding shows the bride and groom being showered with opulent tech gifts—GPUs, RAM, and processors—rather than the usual gold and jewelry.
Video Highlights
RTX 5090 Gift
The groom receives an MSI Suprim GeForce RTX 5090 in white, hung around his neck with red ribbons.
DDR5 Memory Gift
A guest presents the bride with a quad‑channel DDR5 memory kit, also tied with red ribbons.
Intel Processor Gift
Another guest adds an Intel Core Ultra Unlocked processor to the groom’s collection, with subtitles noting “right now it’s a full computer set” (machine translation).
Something old
Something GPU
Something borrowed
And something from team Blue
Context
The tradition of gifting valuable items at Turkish weddings is well‑known, often featuring gold, jewelry, and even firearms. This particular celebration stands out for swapping those for high‑end PC components, reflecting the soaring market value of DRAM and NAND ICs—sometimes exceeding gold by weight (Tom’s Hardware analysis).
Market Implications
- GPU longevity: An RTX 5090 may remain serviceable for about a decade, barring issues like the reported self‑combustion incidents (Zotac RTX 5090 fire report).
- RAM and NAND correction: Economists and tech watchers anticipate a sharp correction in AI‑driven RAM and NAND markets in the near future.
Despite the hype, the couple’s future is hoped to be “long, blissful, and lag‑free.”