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Chinese data centers are tearing down rare RTX 4090Ds and selling them as new, but why?

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Chinese AI centers are dismantling 4090D GPUs and selling them off Reselling idle GPUs yields faster profits than waiting on rental returns Some say it’s overcapacity, others claim preparation for newer tech Some Chinese AI data centers are dismantling and reselling China-specific Nvidia RTX 4090D GPUs, reports have claimed. A report from DigiTimes Asia says these 48GB cards, designed to circumvent U.S. export restrictions on the flagship AD102 gaming GPU, and initially deployed as part of China’s AI infrastructure push, are now being pulled from racks, refurbished, and sold on the open market. Data center operators are reportedly finding that…

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