Enabling "Debug Mode" did fix the issue when I was using my OLD card, but that also locked the core lower so was only a temporary solution for me.
 
I too have not had any problems since I got my RMA 1080 Hybrid FTW replacement card from the blackscreen 100% fan issue a few days ago.  New card is running a little warmer at 44c at 1925mhz then the old one under load.  Was stable with 15min of benchmarking but then again my old card did not have the problem with benchmarks running all day.   It was crashing when I was when playing World of Warcraft, usually once every 1-8hours.  I've done over 22hours in that game with the new card & no black screens yet, looking good so far!

Hi, 
 
I purchased a GTX 1080 FTW Gaming less than 10 days ago and everything was fine, playing mostly Elite Dangerous and doing 3D rendering. Today after 30 min playing Elite with an HTC vive with there high graphics settings for VR, my computer crashed with the fan of the GPU at 100% making a very loud noise and keep doing it until I force the complete shutdown of the computer.
 
What I don't understand is that I've been playing for hours before sometimes for 2 or 3 hours staright with the same settings and never had any issue since today. The only recent update was the Geforce Experience and my drivers where up to date since the release of the last one 372.70.
 
I contacted EVGA support and waiting for their answer. 
 
I am running a I7 6700k with Asus Z170 A, 16go Kingston 2400 and a Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold.
 
EDIT: After the crash, I did a test with the Heaven Benchmark and didn't have any issue. Still need to find time to try again with Elite. And no OC.
 

pierreadenot
Hi, 
 
I purchased a GTX 1080 FTW Gaming less than 10 days ago and everything was fine, playing mostly Elite Dangerous and doing 3D rendering. Today after 30 min playing Elite with an HTC vive with there high graphics settings for VR, my computer crashed with the fan of the GPU at 100% making a very loud noise and keep doing it until I force the complete shutdown of the computer.
 
What I don't understand is that I've been playing for hours before sometimes for 2 or 3 hours staright with the same settings and never had any issue since today. The only recent update was the Geforce Experience and my drivers where up to date since the release of the last one 372.70.
 
I contacted EVGA support and waiting for their answer. 
 
I am running a I7 6700k with Asus Z170 A, 16go Kingston 2400 and a Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold.
 
EDIT: After the crash, I did a test with the Heaven Benchmark and didn't have any issue. Still need to find time to try again with Elite. And no OC.
 

This is exactly my story, hours, days of stable performance than out of the blue with games black screen. Seems to me this issue is a simple case of OC cards getting pass QC testing that would otherwise fail which explains the hardware issue. It's no different than OCing a computer having it run all tests than crash miserably in a unique stressing scenario. Hope your issue gets resolved quickly.

pierreadenot
Hi, 
 
I purchased a GTX 1080 FTW Gaming less than 10 days ago and everything was fine, playing mostly Elite Dangerous and doing 3D rendering. Today after 30 min playing Elite with an HTC vive with there high graphics settings for VR, my computer crashed with the fan of the GPU at 100% making a very loud noise and keep doing it until I force the complete shutdown of the computer.
 
What I don't understand is that I've been playing for hours before sometimes for 2 or 3 hours staright with the same settings and never had any issue since today. The only recent update was the Geforce Experience and my drivers where up to date since the release of the last one 372.70.
 
I contacted EVGA support and waiting for their answer. 
 
I am running a I7 6700k with Asus Z170 A, 16go Kingston 2400 and a Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold.
 
EDIT: After the crash, I did a test with the Heaven Benchmark and didn't have any issue. Still need to find time to try again with Elite. And no OC.
 

There is no rhyme or reason why, at least in my case. The error just happens. You have a faulty card and EVGA will replace it. Join the club! 

Afternoon Gents,
I have received my RMA card from California.  No issues playing hours of BF4,  Anno 2205,  and Doom.
My i7-6800K has a 20% Overclock to 4.0 Ghz.
I am hoping all goes well.
 
For what it's worth,
Defective Card SN : 161253**********
RMA Card SN : 161083**********
 
I'll update this post (and add another) if any issues arise. 
 

Reiles
Afternoon Gents,
I have received my RMA card from California.  No issues playing hours of BF4,  Anno 2205,  and Doom.
My i7-6800K has a 20% Overclock to 4.0 Ghz.
I am hoping all goes well.
 
For what it's worth,
Defective Card SN : 161253**********
RMA Card SN : 161083**********
 
I'll update this post (and add another) if any issues arise. 
 

Hi， how is the OC for the RMA card? My RMA card is on the way and it has the similar Serial Number as your RMA card.

Cards with sequential numbers won't give you any ideas of overclocking.. I know I've been threw 11 1080s and many were close if not brother and sister. All cards overclock differently from chip to chip.

I received my replacement a couple of days ago. So far it hasn't crashed, but there is an annoying coil wine that the other card didn't have.

I had just spoke to an EVGA rep, because I was concerned about this issue (and just order a 1080 FTW today), they said the problem has been fixed down the line, and all cards from here out *shouldn't* have that issue. Lets just see how accurate that is.

Received RMA card two days ago. No problems so far in synthetics (Heaven, Time Spy, Fire Strike) or games (DX:HR, Witcher 3). OC stable at 2037/5300, 75°C, no coil whine.
 
I'll report back if I get this issue again, but so far I'm pleased!