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Is 3090 + 5070 & 5060s a good idea?

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I have a 5070 Ti and two 5060 Ti (all 16Gb cards). I planned to add another 5070 Ti giving me two pairs of 32Gb each but the NVidia prices have just jumped by 25% where I am and I've found a 3090 Founders Edition for a good chunk cheaper than the 5070 would cost. It's 8Gb more VRAM and even slightl…

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  1. 2026-09-05 22:05 · r/LocalLLaMA
    Is 3090 + 5070 & 5060s a good idea?

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