Hello !
 
I think we have a lot of topics about the VRM issues and I think a topic who resume all of this would be nice !
 
1- How much cards are dead ? For me, I think it's 3, maximum 4. So nothing anormal, just unlucky customers for me... This is electronic, it can have troubles like that...
 
2- This cards was overclocked ? 
 
3- This cards had the original ventilation curve ?
 
4- This cards are in the hands of EVGA right now ?
 
5- Why there are several reviews about VRM temperatures who are 20 degres more than others ?
A ventilation curve too agressive for silence can be the reason ?
 
Please dont come here to tell that its not normal from evga, that it's a shame, in this topic I would like to have ONLY FACTS, only things that are real and we really are sure for the moment !
 
Because it's mass hysteria here but I only saw two pictures, and all the websites use the same picture again and again...

By the way, sorry for my very poor english ! :D

If you came to this forum looking for clarity on the situation, i doubt you will find it.
All you're gonna find is a tsunami of speculation and generic corporate responses.
Somewhere in-between all that is the truth, but right now its too early to tell.

NucleusX
If you came to this forum looking for clarity on the situation, i doubt you will find it.
All you're gonna find is a tsunami of speculation and generic corporate responses.
Somewhere in-between all that is the truth, but right now its too early to tell.

That's what I think indeed... between the evga guys who are "no problem guys, everything is fine" and the customers who are "this is the end of the world, all evga cards are gonna blow up"... its hard to find the truth and to know what's really going on...

Maybe I made this topic too soon but if someone has real information no speculation this is the place to be ! :D

But if there isnt a truth in all of that, there are a lot of topics for just 2 or 3 dead cards so...

What is the correct thermal pad thickness, if I want to buy thermal pads and install it before the EVGA one's arrive (I'm in another country)?

same questions like me  ;)

earlier or later we will know.

but i hope very soon. to go safe i ordered the pad`s too.

With my manual ventilation, I'm not scared at all for my graphic card but we need clear answers no "everything is fine" we are not stupid, we know there s something wrong but we need some information to know what really happend to those who had overheating issue on their card...

Maybe they made a wrong utilisation of their card, maybe they made a bad overcloclocking with a bad ventilation, maybe its just bad luck for them, maybe...

The only thing that I really know its that we... dont know ! :(

Vulgar language removed

Well...
 

• We know those 1080 FTWs blowing up had faulty VRMs and that was corrected on the cards shipped after August 31st, according to EVGA. This issue is also limited to 1080 FTWs, EVGA has stated officially no other GTX 10 models were affected by such.
• We also know the 1070 & 1080s with ACX 3.0 coolers are suffering from quite higher VRM temps than the competition, due to an inferior cooling solution + lack of thermal pads between the mid plate and heatsink. 
• The 1060 situation on all these VRM temps is even worse, reaching temps of almost 120ºC.
• It's not yet clear if those cards suffering catastrophic failures, as reported by some people, have faulty VRMs or it's just the result of thermal runaway. This of course is not equating the endless amount of variation between builds which may or may not cause the mishap.
• We also don't know if these cards with "hot VRMs" will last as long, since hot temperatures degrade components faster.
• The thermal pads which will be provided by EVGA will in fact lower the VRMs operating temp, yet they will still run hotter than most of the competition. 

We will never truly know, unless EVGA comes out and says in an official letter how many cards have died so for and how many for each reason.
 
On top of the VRM issue, we have the heatsinks not touching the VRAM in some instances.
 
 
I'm already over it, and no longer care. If they blow, I hope they catch fire and burn my house down so I can sue.

loveha
we have the heatsinks not touching the VRAM in some instances.
 

That's a 1080 only issue, correct? I haven't yet seen 1070s with those issues.

brokencross

loveha
we have the heatsinks not touching the VRAM in some instances.
 

That's a 1080 only issue, correct? I haven't yet seen 1070s with those issues.

Are they not built identical? I don't know for sure, but I thought they were.