2016/07/18 06:37:43
chaosminionx
EVGATech_RayH
If you have two 1080 FTW cards, we do not recommend that you do not try to Flash one card to match the other. So long as each card is either running together in SLI, there is no need to worry about the small difference in the BIOS revision.


Duly noted! Will stave off the want to flash it :)
2016/07/18 23:32:33
chaosminionx
Think I found a difference... Between my 2 GTX 1080FTW cards, one has 10% more power limit than the other card.

Card1 has a max Power Limit of 120% and 92C which has BIOS 86.04.17.00.80

Card2 has a max Power Limit of 130% and 92C which has BIOS 86.04.17.01.80

Any way to confirm this with the engineering team?
2016/07/18 23:49:19
chaosminionx
CONFIRMED!

GTX 1080 FTW with BIOS 86.04.17.00.80 will only have a 120% Power Limit range, flashing 86.04.17.01.80 onto the other card put both cards at the 130% range. This should probably be noted somewhere, as 120% vs 130% can limit overclocking on a high end card.
2016/07/19 02:30:00
Macros
It's my understanding that with the FTW they have two different BIOS' on the BIOS switch. Position 1 is standard and position 2 has the 10% higher power limit. Check to see if your cards were both on the same switch position. I'm sure I saw Jacob tweet it at one point.
2016/07/19 03:07:42
CoercionShaman
I almost asked him to check his switches when he first posted and then assumed he had to have already done so. The slave setting is a 10% higher target and more aggressive fan curve.
2016/07/19 04:30:06
dwoodward
chaosminionx
CONFIRMED!

GTX 1080 FTW with BIOS 86.04.17.00.80 will only have a 120% Power Limit range, flashing 86.04.17.01.80 onto the other card put both cards at the 130% range. This should probably be noted somewhere, as 120% vs 130% can limit overclocking on a high end card.




One of your cards is in slave mode... LOL
2016/07/19 04:40:54
rgt53
EVGATech_RayH
If you have two 1080 FTW cards, we do not recommend that you do not try to Flash one card to match the other. So long as each card is either running together in SLI, there is no need to worry about the small difference in the BIOS revision.


Double negative.

Guess it's ment to read as, we recommend that you do not try to Flash
2016/07/19 06:00:07
chaosminionx
both cards were set to primary, however, I switched both to slave and see that the BIOS goes to the 01 one, looks like my one card had 00 for both master/slave.
2016/07/25 15:12:39
asasa
I have a 1080 FTW and both bios give a 120% power target? What gives? GPU-Z says im on the 01 right now but Precision says its the 00?
2016/07/25 15:17:38
ragevirusqq
did you reboot after changing the switch? 

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