shannonjpower

darkheranNo, i know i was reiterating, but adding the emphasis that it is unimportant if he was right as he seems to be implying the fix is wrong when the provided pad does indeed cover the area he seems worried about. EDIT: As in the pad covers the entirety of the VRM sector and therefor covers the mosfets as well. So I don't get what the users gripe is about the inductors

 
You're right, the pad does cover that area. What we are discussing tho is if it would be better placed ONLY on the rear section over the card (over the mosfets).
 
My apologies for trying to educate people tho, let's all continue to throw around the phrase VRM when we are actually referring to the mosfets.

VRM applies to the area, and considering the mosfets seem to be dissipating heat that effects even the VRAM as has been stated, id wager the VRM area in general is a problem area rather than soley just the component producing the heat. So yeah, lets continue doing that.

clee290
I know this sounds stupid, but I've never updated my GPU's BIOS before and I don't want to mess anything up. So I ran the update.exe file from the BIOS zip file, a command window opened up and I eventually press Y to confirm, then the window eventually closed. Is it safe to assume that the update is complete and I can restart my PC now?
 

Yes, once the window has automatically closed you are safe to reboot. Once you're back into windows you can check if the bios flash was successful using a tool such as GPUZ or going into the NVIDIA control panel>help>System Information and scrolling to the bottom where it displays the video bios version.

clee290
I know this sounds stupid, but I've never updated my GPU's BIOS before and I don't want to mess anything up. So I ran the update.exe file from the BIOS zip file, a command window opened up and I eventually press Y to confirm, then the window eventually closed. Is it safe to assume that the update is complete and I can restart my PC now?
 

Yes if the prompt has closed you are good. There was a slight update successful message before the prompt closed for me but it was only maybe visible for half a second. Restart.

Mangelwurzel
Video entitled "How to Install Thermal Pad Mod on EVGA GTX 1080 & 1070" on Gamers Nexus channel.
Just wondering what anyone makes of these comments made by someone named 'acnfanmanin':
 
 
"THATS NOT WHERE YOU PUT THE FRONT THERMAL PAD. You should put it on the HOTTEST part which is ON the baseplate itself. Those things you put on top of are CHOKES which doesnt get hot and dont mind being hot. You want the baseplate to be cold so it can cool the mosfets."
 

"No you're not supposed to put it on top of the chokes is what I'm saying. those things don't need cooling (look at motherboards and watercooling blocks they're never cooled) so you're wasting thermal pad contact area putting it there. You're better off putting it on the baseplate area on the right of the chokes because the mosfets which do get VERY hot are located under there connected to the baseplate."
 
"if EVGA told them to put it on the chokes...wt*...you're basically trying to cool a piece of copper...why"

well, this is interesting.
1. according to those ir images, the chokes/inductors & capacitors have got very hot too. 
2. placing pads on top the chokes/inductors to try making contact and spreading heat to the main heatsink is possible. but the efficiency should be very low in the case of acx3.0 because above main heatsink's fins of those chokes have not folded (90 degrees) so it is hard for the pads to spread the heat from the inductors to the main heatsink.  

acxcoolerssuck

Mangelwurzel
Video entitled "How to Install Thermal Pad Mod on EVGA GTX 1080 & 1070" on Gamers Nexus channel.
Just wondering what anyone makes of these comments made by someone named 'acnfanmanin':
 
 
"THATS NOT WHERE YOU PUT THE FRONT THERMAL PAD. You should put it on the HOTTEST part which is ON the baseplate itself. Those things you put on top of are CHOKES which doesnt get hot and dont mind being hot. You want the baseplate to be cold so it can cool the mosfets."
 

"No you're not supposed to put it on top of the chokes is what I'm saying. those things don't need cooling (look at motherboards and watercooling blocks they're never cooled) so you're wasting thermal pad contact area putting it there. You're better off putting it on the baseplate area on the right of the chokes because the mosfets which do get VERY hot are located under there connected to the baseplate."
 
"if EVGA told them to put it on the chokes...wt*...you're basically trying to cool a piece of copper...why"

well, this is interesting.
1. according to those ir images, the chokes/inductors & capacitors have got very hot too. 
2. placing pads on top the chokes/inductors to try making contact and spreading heat to the main heatsink is possible. but the efficiency should be very low in the case of acx3.0 because above main heatsink's fins of those chokes have not folded (90 degrees) so it is hard for the pads to spread the heat from the inductors to the main heatsink.  

Yeah the fins are what my concerns are with. Gamersnexus commented in their article that the method was certainly not the most desired choice but its the best they have come up with right now.
Article where they mentioned the fins www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/2661-evga-mosfet-failure-possible-from-thermal-runaway-scenario

GFAFS

emsir

ilyama
Are you gonna tell us what's happened to those with a dead graphic card ?

Yes. No one have had a dead graphics card because of this. Maybe if you overclock, but that's not the issue here. If you heard about a dead GTX 10 series card please let us know. Not just a statement but proof with photo's and name . You will find 0. So who are those you are talking about?

Yes there is, dead cards with photos are all over internet, showing exactly the VRM's area, one example link was even posted in the forum. Getting the name is simple as mailing and asking the user in question (i know, i did already with some of them - to get some testimony).


Will you blame the issue on overclock now? really? those in question didn't overclocked a bit for the record.
 
- Oh and there is one more just up there few post up in the thread -

Still posting your disinformation I see.
this kind of bs statement "all over the internet", only means if you look for it. Not only that, it is a handful of cases only. Not thousands of cases as you would like everyone to believe. They are all just re-postings! No one is falling for your lies.
And you are lying about getting names. If that were true you would be pming people here to add to your false class action lawsuit. Not only that you would be posting your lawyers name so we could all contact him to join in on your holy cause. rofl
And also just because someone posts on a forum  or youtube does not make it true. Or do you still believe in fairies?
You really are making a fool out of yourself here.
Everyone needs to be made aware of your nonsense.

GFAFS

emsir
So your "evidence" is youtube? Well, please post the link (s) and let us see if you are right.

Sorry but for me now it's legal material, i will not share them on this forum for evident reasons.

ROFL
What difference does that make!
It is supposed to be public knowledge!
You are full of crap. lol

emsir

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Atgar
On the 4th of November, two days ago I have made the BIOS update.
All seemed fine, but today, after 2 hours of totally normal use (no stress test or anything) my FTW 1080 burned out with no symptoms or anything whatsoever. I had no black screen or freezing, or anything.
 
So this is a simple heads-up for those who has any doubts, for me the BIOS update surely not solved the issue. :(
The card was great, and by monitoring the GPU temperature there was no issue, but this VRM went out with a small smoke following... I'm super disappointed now with the product obviously. 

Not a surprise unfortunately, sorry for your loss. They'll keep failing one after another, you are and won't be alone sadly.

Either wrong BIOS update or overclocked. If you updated just like you should with the right BIOS and no overclock, it will run just fine. You say you are dissapointed? Haven't you read that if something goes wrong with your card after updating you can get another card? What is your problem if you can send your broken card and get a new?
You should have contacted support and told them about your problem. That's the right way to do it. You will not get another card by posting your problem here.  

I have updated the proper BIOS as recommended for 08G-P4-6286-KR, and no, it was not overclocked. I was only writing my comment to let others know that this still happens after the recommended BIOS update and very likely the thermal pad is a must.
I have not bought the card from EVGA directly, and of course I have already made contact with my store. To respond your question, I'm disappointed as I would have not expected from an expensive card's VRM to go out like this, and personally I don't prefer anything get burned in my rig. Luckily everything else seems to be working, thanks for the power supply... and of course, you are right, by simply posting here would not solve any of my problem but that was not my intention.

GFAFS

emsir

GFAFS

emsir
So your "evidence" is youtube? Well, please post the link (s) and let us see if you are right.

Sorry but for me now it's legal material, i will not share them on this forum for evident reasons.

You don't have anything to proof your statement. Your post is just pure rubbish. Your reason: it's legal materiel? Hillarious! 

Well, we'll see about that.

Nothing to see here...move along.

Hi. I have Evga GTX 1060 SC 6GB. My Product number: 06G-P4-6163-KR Do i need bios update too?