Hello everyone,
 
I recently updated the VBIOS of my GTX 1080 SC and since then, under load the fans go crazy and make a huge noise that I'm able to hear it even when playing a game wearing a headset.
At idle they're not spinning and once in game after 7-8 minutes they go up to 2400rpm (under HWMonitor they show 5000rpm but it's obviously an error). I joined screenshots of HWMonitor at idle and under load.
 
Yes the cards runs cooler than before the VBIOS update, but the noise that the fans make is seriously unbearable.
I saw that there was a Thermal Pod mod that you could apply in addition to the VBIOS update but it not something I'm capable of doing.
 
Is there a way to fix this ? Thanks in advance.
 
 
The rig :
- MSI Z170A SLI PLUS
- i5-6600k
- Dark Rock 3 (pushing air to the rear of the case)
- Kingston HyperX Savage 2*8GB DDR4 2800MHz
-  Cooler Master G650M 80+ Bronze
- NZXT S340 Black&Red
- 1x120 fan intake on the front bottom
- 1x120 fan exhaust rear

Well I was thinking about adding 2 more fans, which one do you recommend ?
 
Something like 2* BeQuiet Pure Wings 2 140 PWM INTAKE in the front and the default 120 for the rear and top ?

So like I said :
Front (INTAKE) : 2* 140 PureWings 2 (no PWM) 140x140
Rear and top (EXHAUST) : default 120x120
Is that it ?

The shop opens at 2pm so I'll get those today and keep you up to date. Thanks
By the way, since I only have 3 SYSFAN on my mobo, I guess I have to plug one of the fans on the CPUFAN2. Does it matter ?

Do I have to get an adapter to plug two on one SYSFAN header ?

Could you not have just set a custom fan curve to control the fan's speed, rather than re-flashing to the old BIOS.  MSI AB or Precision X OC both work quite well.  I actually prefer AB.
 

 
With the two 140mm Pure Wings 2 in the front as intake, and the default 120mm on the top and rear.
Still the same thing. My cpu runs 10° cooler though.

seahawkgfx
It is not the problem of the case fans. My 1080 went from 1250rpm under load to 2050rpm under load with the BIOS up-date. Flashing the old BIOS again, it is back to 1250rpm. Imho EVGA needs to come up with a new BIOS that is not as aggressive.

Where did you get the original VBIOS ?
 

hapkiman
Could you not have just set a custom fan curve to control the fan's speed, rather than re-flashing to the old BIOS.  MSI AB or Precision X OC both work quite well.  I actually prefer AB.

I'll try MSI AfterBurner. Do you have any advice on how to set a good fan curve ?
 
 

ZeroBANG
Sorry but what did you think the BIOS update would do? They stated loud and clear that it increases the fan curve (and nothing else), so of course the Fans will be louder if they spin faster.  
I'm going with the Thermal Pad mod INSTEAD because i don't want that kind of noise and i tested myself where my threshold of "acceptable noise" is for this GPU... and 2000 RPM is as high as i think is acceptable without getting into Jet Engine territory.  
All you can do now to get the card silent again is to do a custom fan curve in MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision X.  
And do the Thermal Pad Mod yourself, it really isn't hard, GamerNexus has a good video up on their Youtube how to install it.  
->  youtube.com/watch?v=8DQYP0SN_Kk  
//edit sorry, forum keeps eating my links  
...unless you can find the original BIOS somewhere and flash it back, i don't know where you would get that, maybe it is somewhere on the EVGA site, i don't know.

Yeah I already watched the video but in case something goes wrong I don't want to have a 700€ gpu that's broken in my hands. Also if I have to sell it or send it to warranty to the seller they can refuse it since it's been modified.

JohnKebab
 
Where did you get the original VBIOS ?
 

 I saved it with GPUZ before doing the update.

Original vbios can be downloaded here. You'll need to use the latest version of nvflash to reflash the original.

Get a hybrid kit, much cooler and way less noise.

Do the Thermalmod and use the old BIOS:
 
http://www.tomshardware.de/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ftw-thermal-mod-bios-infrarot-messung,testberichte-242265-2.html
 
The site who found the overheating issue has tested the Thermalmod and finds the new BIOS unnecessary. (and too loud)

seahawkgfx
Do the Thermalmod and use the old BIOS:
 
http://www.tomshardware.de/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ftw-thermal-mod-bios-infrarot-messung,testberichte-242265-2.html
 
The site who found the overheating issue has tested the Thermalmod and finds the new BIOS unnecessary. (and too loud)

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