About the shop
About Nova Meridian, a Seoul GPU Shop
A graphics card shop in Yeongdeungpo-gu focused on current RTX 50-series boards, AIB partner editions, and clear advice for gamers and DIY builders across Korea.
Who runs the shop
We read the shelf the way you have to read it
Nova Meridian is a graphics card shop at 21, Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 07325. We focus on current RTX 50-series cards and the AIB partner boards around them, and we help gamers and PC builders in Korea choose one that fits. This page is about who we are and why the advice reads the way it does. If you want the short version: we'd rather explain a tradeoff than push a flagship.
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Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul — easy reach from much of western and central Seoul
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Focused on RTX 50-series flagships and upper-midrange boards — nothing else
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Advice built on your monitor, power supply and case — three questions first
Where we are and who we serve
A district with steady PC-building traffic
We're based in Yeongdeungpo-gu, a district with steady PC-building traffic and easy reach from much of western and central Seoul. Our customers are mostly gamers and DIY builders choosing between a flagship RTX 5090 and an upper-midrange card like the RTX 5070 Ti. Some are upgrading for the first time and unsure what fits.
We write for them, because the gap between a good build and a frustrating one is usually compatibility, not wattage bragging rights. When someone walks in with a mid-tower case and a 750W supply from a few years back, that conversation changes the shortlist fast — and that's the conversation this shop is built around.
What we actually know about
We follow the current GPU generation closely: Blackwell as the architecture, GDDR7 as the memory, and the way AIB partners differentiate boards through cooling and factory overclock. We track the RTX 5090 flagship boards, including ASUS's ROG Astral and MSI's SUPRIM LIQUID SOC, and the RTX 5070 Ti tier that most Korean gamers actually buy. That's our lane, and we stay in it rather than pretending to cover every component.
Staying in one lane means we can actually answer a specific question — placement of the 12V-2x6 connector, triple-slot shroud depth, whether a factory overclock is measurable at your resolution — instead of skimming every component category the way a general catalog does. If you ask us about a board we don't stock, we'll tell you so, and point you at where the information lives.
Our focus area
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Architecture
Blackwell — how the RTX 50-series generation differs from what came before
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Memory
GDDR7 capacity and bandwidth tiers, and what each tier realistically changes at the desk
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AIB partner boards
Cooling layouts and factory overclocks — what actually separates one board from another
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Fit
Slot depth, length, case clearance and power — the questions that decide a build
Why we care about the Korean market
Korea's GPU market has its own rhythm
Flagship demand is strong, supply is tight around premium cards, and prices move faster than launch announcements suggest. GDDR7 availability ties into domestic memory manufacturing, where Samsung Electronics is a major player. Those conditions shape what's on shelves and what it costs. Advice written for another market often misses this, so we write for ours.
That's why we don't quote fixed prices on pages that can't stay current, and why we tell you when a specific board is a special order. A Yeongdeungpo-gu shelf and a European warehouse restock on different clocks, and the buyer in Seoul deserves advice written for the local clock.
How we give advice
Three answers narrow the field faster than any spec comparison. We ask for them before we recommend a tier or a board.
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Your monitor
Resolution and refresh rate set the real target. A 1440p high-refresh panel and a 4K panel want different cards, and the difference shows in settings you'll actually run — not in a launch-day slide.
Second
Your power supply
Wattage and connector type decide whether a flagship is even a candidate. If your supply can't carry it, no cooling design on the shelf changes that, and we'd rather say so up front.
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Your case
Slot depth and length rule out boards before price does. Triple-slot shrouds and long backplates fail quietly in tight mid-towers, and we've seen that mistake enough times to ask first.
If a flagship won't fit or a midrange card suits your resolution better, we'll say so — sometimes the right answer is that you don't need to upgrade yet.
What we don't do
If it sounds like less hype than you expected, that's deliberate. These are the habits we've dropped because they make choosing harder, not easier.
- No fixed prices on pages that can't stay current Korean shelf prices move with supply. A number baked into a page is wrong within a week, so we ask you to check with us instead of trusting a stale listing.
- No invented reviews or ratings We describe cooling designs, memory tiers and fit. We don't stack stars under a board name to nudge a decision — you can read the description and judge for yourself.
- No unqualified superlatives We won't call a card the fastest or the best without saying what it's fastest at. Between two boards of the same class the honest answer is usually "it depends on your case and your monitor."
- No hiding behind vague availability If a board is a special order or out of stock this month, we'll say so when you ask. What we can't confirm, we don't confirm.
Visiting or contacting us
You're welcome to reach out before you buy. Phone us, or use the contact form for stock and compatibility questions. If you want to see a board's size or cooling in person, ask first and we'll tell you what's on hand. We're in Yeongdeungpo-gu, and a quick conversation usually saves a wrong purchase.
- Address 21, Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 07325, Republic of Korea
- Phone +82-2-780-5567
- Email [email protected]
- Hours Monday – Saturday: 10:00 – 20:00