The new graphics cards of the 3000 series from Nvidia are currently highly sought after, as hardly anyone can get them. A creative player in Valheim has now found a very simple solution: he builds them himself. However, it will likely be difficult to integrate his RTX 3080 into a PC.
This is what the RTX 3080 looks like in Valheim: The player and reddit user __-GH05T-, often simply referred to as ‘Ghost’, repeatedly presents crazy builds he creates in Valheim. One of his latest ideas is a graphics card.
Made of wood, iron, and stone, he has built one of the coveted RTX 3080s and proudly announces in his post: ‘I finally managed to get one, guys! I have an RTX 3080 … okay, I had to build it myself … but who cares!!!’
In a video, Ghost shows in detail what he has built. The characteristic shape of the graphics card made from various parts of wood, stone, and metal is visible. Even the connections, motherboard interfaces, and the fan can be seen, although the fan does not move. Ghost has also partially recreated the internals of the card.
The short clip received over 3,000 upvotes and several awards in just a few hours:
Everyone wants an RTX 3080, no one can get one
Why are the graphics cards so scarce? The new cards are extremely popular, not just among gamers. Many people use graphics cards to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The hardware is also perfect for this, although Nvidia now wants to make mining significantly harder with the new cards.
Another reason for the shortage is so-called scalpers. These individuals buy large quantities of the cards either personally or through bots, only to resell them for exorbitant prices to honest buyers. In January, scalpers made over 15.2 million dollars profit with the RTX 3000 cards.
One reddit user even makes a joke about the situation with the graphics cards under the post: ‘Let me guess, you’re putting this up for sale on eBay for 500 units of snake meat? Damn scalpers’ (via reddit).
Here’s what else is happening in Valheim: The creative minds of the survival game do not seem to be held back by the scarcity. After all, Valheim can even be played smoothly on a 10-year-old PC.
The community continues to amaze with crazy builds or ideas like secret rooms where treasures can be hidden. After all, Valheim’s building system invites players to let loose and create anything.
Some players just find building too little, and they improve the game fundamentally, for example with mods and custom content. While the developers are also working on updates, these are still a while away. Until then, players are simply providing the coveted content for Valheim themselves.
