rtx 3080

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Hardware

someone doubled a five-year-old GPU's memory to 20GB for cheap AI — I wouldn't plug it in

Modders in China are selling RTX 3080s with double the stock VRAM for about $445. Here's the real math on whether that's a shortcut or a way to fry your PC.

Voltage · Aug 24 · 7 min

Hardware

someone bolted a monster cooler onto an RTX 3080 and cut temps 54°C. the FPS gain? …9%

a 360mm server cooler on a five-year-old RTX 3080 dropped VRAM temps by 54°C. The frame-rate gain was under 9%, and that gap is the most useful cooling lesson I've seen all year.

Voltage · Jul 14 · 7 min