EVGA updated its RTX 3080 Ti and made it better for crypto mining
(Windows Phone Central)

FFS. What you need to know EVGA has released a firmware update for its RTX 3080 Ti that has unfortunate consequences for gamers hoping to find one. Designed to fix a performance issue, it also increased the crypto mining performance of the card. Say goodbye to any hope of trying to find one for retail price. Having read this story with my own eyes I then palmed my own face so hard I now have a headache. As reported by our pals over at PC Gamer, EVGA released a new vBIOS for its RTX 3080 Ti that, perhaps above all else, has made it even more attractive to crypto miners. Because you know, building a new gaming PC isn`t hard enough already. To be fair to EVGA it doesn`t look like the update was released to target crypto miners and make them super happy over Christmas, but it certainly hasn`t made them unhappy. It all started about a month ago it seems when a redditor noticed a hidden power limit on their card. Granted, they`re a miner, but it doesn`t just affect mining: `It s...