# @pcmag on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DURGwpxDg4E
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55005135-pcmag-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-02T19:28:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PCMag (@pcmag) — https://gondola.cc/pcmag

## Caption

Thieves are removing the memory from on-display gaming PCs and swiftly leaving the store. A number of Costco locations are also showing pre-built PCs without included GPUs.

The memory shortage and subsequent price increases over the past six months has created an opening for enterprising criminals; we've seen old RAM disguised as new DDR5 and GPUs swapped out for rocks, among other scams.

A Reddit user posted images of pre-built systems at Costco that were powered on and lit up, but there were no RAM sticks in the motherboard slots. Another user chimed in to say that during a recent trip to Costco, an employee said RAM thefts were becoming a problem, so they had stopped fitting RAM in display systems. 

#costco #gpu #technews #pcnews

📸: accent2012

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## Tags

gpu, technews, pcnews, costco

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