Returning an Astral 5080 Today

Picked one up yesterday while I was at the store because they were just staring at me menacingly in the cabinet.

After some hard internal reflection and post sticker shock, I’ve decided it’s best to return my purchase. Box hasn’t even been opened btw. I still have to do full PSU swap to even power this thing so I held off.

For anyone near Columbus, and willing to pay for the Asus tax, I’ll be returning an Astral 5080 today at open if you want a chance to grab one.

Update: I arranged something with u/DrummerConsistent934 who DM'd me. He's just going to pay for the MSRP of the card and the sales tax. I'm going to attempt to remove the protection plan today at the store, which I think shouldnt be an issue.