Category: Components

In-depth & dependable advice on all critical hardware components that make a gaming device tick — GPU, CPU, RAM, cooling, storage, power supplies, etc.

nvidia rtx 3090
Components

Is RTX 3090 Worth It?

Officially, the RTX 3090 costs $800 more than the RTX 3080; nearly $300 more than the RTX 3080 Ti (which is also more available thanks to a reduced mining hashrate); and $500 more than the AMD RX 6900 XT. Does it deliver the performance worth its expensiveness? In other words, is an additional 10-12 GB of non-functional VRAM worth $800?
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Gamer’s Guide to Mining Crypto: All you Should Know & More

First, welcome to the club! I started mining a couple years ago and have made plenty of profits out of it. All of the money has surprisingly vanished without improving my way of life, however (though I have higher framerates now). But that’s just me. Earl from our team also does mining. He’s been more passionately involved in mining and for way longer than me, close to 6 years now. Is he more qualified to write this piece? Who cares?