Flashing a custom vbios to the card should fix that. 

Lots to pick from right here... http://www.overclock.net/...gtx-980-ti-owners-club

Sajin
Flashing a custom vbios to the card should fix that. 

I have the pny 980 ti watercooled too but feel I been limited by the lock voltage my max oc stable has been 1202 /7905 ( stock 1000 /7800) so my max boost is 1393 , I was hoping with the hybrid kit since thermals will be lower (51c on load ) I could reach 1500/8000.

Anyways my question is can I use any modded bios on any brand? Pny is probably not the most abundant brand but I got an awesome deal on it that's why I bought it. Here is hoping .

Not sure if the bios is good. I keep getting error in Windows 10....
 

Just left the house for a night on the town. I'll post a CMD screenshot.
Very strange.
I'll post this tomorrow.
Appreciate your eyes on this.

You can always just mod your own. Grab the bios off your card and modify the power target to your liking, then reflash it. That's what I always do.

Woot !  well that was super easy!  I just flashed the 980Ti-SC-MaxAir.rom  and it's based off the EVGA SC bios so my card is now at  1102 core/1190 boost , I did a firestrike benchmark and my Boost went up 1493  =0 compared to 1393 before, now the temps were +4c  at 55c  probably because of the added voltage.
 
Now here is the question  the card is in essence is running like an EVGA SC card 1102/1190, but I have not overclocked it further other than the bios overclock,  if I'm happy with the boost at 1493 should I have grabbed this bios that added 1.250 voltage?  There is another bios that apparently doesn't add any voltage but disables throttling , so if my goal was 1500/7900+ which bios is recommended , I'm feeling the added voltage is for those that want to push it over 1550+/8000.
 
This is the description of the 2 bios.
 
980Ti-SC-425

- Based on the EVGA SC BIOS, no boost limit
- 350W default power target at 100%
- 425W max power target at 121%

Use this BIOS if you want to avoid throttling
 
OR
 

980 Ti MAXAIR BIOS for reference cards

This BIOS is intended for those who want to max out their OC on the stock cooler.

- Based on EVGA 980 Ti SC reference BIOS
- 1.250v at load
- 425W at 121% - 350W at 100%

To use this simply set +core, +mem, and power target in PX or AB. No need to touch voltage; the BIOS will provide 1.250v at load.
 
 
I grabbed the MaxAir one

You're welcome! I thought I'd try to explain it a little bit.

110% does not really indicate anything because 100% can vary from card to card.

What Jacob is saying is that 100% power draw is different for different cards. Generally it is the same across same brand/part number, but you can see differences between tiers of cards. This is also why I prefer to just modify the bios myself. I know what I'm working with, though there's nothing wrong with using one someone else has modded.

If you're downclocking because you're hitting your power limit maximum, raising this can prevent downclocking because of that limit. However, there are limits to how much power you can draw (and do so safely). For instance, if you have a card drawing 225w, you can usually move that limit to 285w without ill effects, but trying to push up to something silly like 400w will basically just let it suck as much as it can. Depending on the actual hardware used on the card, that can be bad because you're basically overriding safety features put in place for the preservation of the card itself. The same goes for voltage. Temperatures increase VERY quickly when you raise the voltage of a card. Say you're running 1.25v and decide to pump 1.3v into it. You'll find out quickly what your cooling is capable of, and regardless of your gpu core temperature, you may be cooking the vrms to death if they weren't made to withstand the increase in voltage. That's why Classified/Kingpin cards utilize different hardware than stock cards, they're made to handle higher voltages without crapping out.
 
I used to love overclocking to the max, and still do, but I definitely don't do it 24/7. I'll see what my card is capable of over time, but only for a short time. I always go back to a nearly stock bios simply because of lower temperatures. Getting another 40mhz out of a card isn't worth 15c+ higher temperatures all the time. You're playing with a time bomb at that point (if your cooling isn't adequate.) Example: Say I can clock at 1540mhz on the core and +300 on the memory with a core temp of 72c before hitting my stock power limit of 125% on a 980. Raising only my power limit gets past that barrier and allows something like 1560mhz and +600 on the memory, but my temperatures go up to 80c+ and my fan is screaming along at 100%. That minimal performance gain would be nothing compared to the increase in temperatures, so I'll go back to my original limits no questions asked. This would be different under water, of course.
 
It's all about finding that balance for your hardware!

Methodical2
Question.  How do you get into your bios to do any modifications?  Any links?
 
Thanks...Al

Try these: http://www.overclock.net/...x-to-9xx-now-supported

Hi, i'm using Nvidia GTX 980Ti Ref, , ASCI 75.2%, stable oc is 1479MHz @ 1230mV using AB. Anyway, i tried to mod my bios by just copy the setting Sheyster from OCN  . However i ran into some problem, after flashed my mod bios the latest nvidia driver didn't work anymore, windows still see it's as 980ti but there is no nvidia control panel. Could anyone help me and take a look where i edit it wrong pls.
My stock bios 

https://www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=304312&d=1572824435

My mod bios  

https://www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=304310&d=1572823464

Sajin

snorlaxgangs
Hi, i'm using Nvidia GTX 980Ti Ref, , ASCI 75.2%, stable oc is 1479MHz @ 1230mV using AB. Anyway, i tried to mod my bios by just copy the setting Sheyster from OCN  . However i ran into some problem, after flashed my mod bios the latest nvidia driver didn't work anymore, windows still see it's as 980ti but there is no nvidia control panel. Could anyone help me and take a look where i edit it wrong pls.
My stock bios 

https://www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=304312&d=1572824435

My mod bios  

https://www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=304310&d=1572823464

Install driver 385.41 and profit. ;)

For real? Is it working with window 10? 

Sajin
Yep.

Thank you so much. 
So it works and i'm able to boots to 1542MHz, anything further is not stable. I haven't touch the memory yet but it's Hynix so i think it wont be that great.
Anyway, what's the deal with nvidia driver, why can't i use the latest one? 
Also the latest nvflash always show imagine error when i flashed so i had to use version nvflsh645.218. 
Is there any other tips i can improve my card for 24/7 use? I'm using custom cooling with triple feser monsta since feser still around, temperature is great so far, gpu ~38*C.