I just spent $800 on this RTX 3080 during Prime Day and I don't regret it

ZOTAC Gaming RTX 3080
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Prime Day 2022 just rolled a natural 20 on a sleight of hand check, taking $800 out of my wallet without me looking, but somehow I'm not mad? I'm of course talking about the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity.

Right now you can get the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity for $800 at Amazon, which is $390 off its listed price. Of course, this is around $100 more than how much the RTX 3080 costs at retail, but if you're at all caught up on how hard it has been to snag a GPU lately, you'd understand this is a worthwhile deal.

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity: was $1,190 now $800 @ Amazon

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity: <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=45727&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FZOTAC-Graphics-IceStorm-Advanced-ZT-A30800J-10PLHR%2Fdp%2FB099ZCG8T5%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was $1,190 now $800 @ Amazon
This ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 is currently available for $800. While this is $100 more than the regular RTX 3080's MSRP, it's a huge discount considering how costly GPUs have been over the past couple of years. If you're like me and have been trapped with a GTX 1070, or something even weaker, this bad boy is absolutely worth the purchase.

This ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 is currently available for $800. While this is $100 more than the regular RTX 3080's MSRP, it's a huge discount considering how costly GPUs have been over the past couple of years. If you're like me and have been trapped with a GTX 1070, or something even weaker, this bad boy is absolutely worth the purchase.

It took a lot of mental convincing to prime myself for such a purchase, but after some light coercing from co-workers, I finally pulled the plug. I'm hoping it was worth it, but I will definitely enjoy playing Elden Ring and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands at solid frames in 2K resolution.

Momo Tabari
Contributing Writer

Self-described art critic and unabashedly pretentious, Momo finds joy in impassioned ramblings about her closeness to video games. She has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Media Studies from Brooklyn College and five years of experience in entertainment journalism. Momo is a stalwart defender of the importance found in subjectivity and spends most days overwhelmed with excitement for the past, present and future of gaming. When she isn't writing or playing Dark Souls, she can be found eating chicken fettuccine alfredo and watching anime.