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Scarlet-Tech
With adjusting the fans, temperatures can be the same as other companies. Adding the thermal pads will help decrease the temp more.

Every single card is going to perform different. Other companies could very well have this issue on some cards, and know it, but wouldn't say a word. EVGA doesnt cherry pick their sample cards, as was originally thought to be happening with other companies (supposedly it was a software boost, not a cherry picked card).

If other manufacturers realize there is an issue, how do they address them? I know i was sent a faulty board 3 times from a different manufacturer. It was the same faulty board, 3 separate times.

Just for reference, none of these are EVGA cards:

Pic1

Pic2

Pic3

Pic4

 
Trying to bend reality, to suit your obligations, is not clever at least not if done with this kind of material, unless of course you want other manufacturers to join in the frenzy and take a bite of EVGA.
 
The first picture (Pic1), is a Titan X (pascal), you may check how many Watts the card draw at full load, before trying to compare it (250W measured at 247W, 215W for the 1080 FTW, 245W for The Class 1080 ). As you can see the Titan VRM's are very well contained, the reason being an Excellent Power Stage regulation design. For the Vram in the other hand, there is a problem indeed, but be assured the customers who own the card are asking their due directly to Nvidia.
 
The second picture (Pic2), is a Radeon HD 4870 a 8 years old card..., sorry but i pass.
 
The third(Pic3) is a Rogue Strix GTX 1080, test made by geek3d with furmark and an overclocking at 120%TDP. Everyone will make their own conclusions according to what had been said before in that thread.
 
And finally the last one (Pic4), the GTX 460 is a 2010 card (Gainward one) and Gainward got, as far as i know, his share of recall and refunds. But never Ever! asked their customers to apply bios and pads as a solution (- being made By EVGA as a "favor" doesn't matter).
 
You have plenty of card to properly compare it with, why you just don't do that?, embarrassing i know, but you asked for it, again... .

Ok, please tell me where these cards are that I have to test? Please.. you seem to think I have hundreds of cards pouring out of my bedroom.

NEGATIVE. I am a forum moderator. I edit curse word's qhen they get posted here. I pay for my cards out of pocket. I am a consumer just like you.

If you cant accept that these twmperatures have been seen over the years, then dont. I dont care. There are plenty of 980's and such that can be found with this exact same scenario that everyone ignored in the past.

The only thing I am providing is the fact that it shows historically that temperatures like this have occured in the past and people can be more vigilant in the future.

Now, since I have so many cards to test, I will start searching for them. Evidently I misplaced them when I became volunteer to help people on the forum.

Scarlet-Tech
I am a forum moderator

Moderators should really partition EVGA to update or edit their title,
(EVGA Forum Moderator in Green and bold) as it is, many people make this mistake all it's doing is annoying the people who help others, ie Mods
 
Having "EVGA" title denotes more affiliation than is present and is unneeded really.
Pretty obvious to all that we are in an EVGA forum.
Swapping the "EVGA" for volunteer, could be sufficient.
 

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Scarlet-Tech
I am a forum moderator

Moderators should really partition EVGA to update or edit their title,
(EVGA Forum Moderator in Green and bold) as it is, many people make this mistake all it's doing is annoying the people who help others, ie Mods
 
Having "EVGA" title denotes more affiliation than is present and is unneeded really.
Pretty obvious to all that we are in an EVGA forum.
Swapping the "EVGA" for volunteer, could be sufficient.
 

This only has a semblance of relevance when an individual has issues. Otherwise it makes no odds to most, most of the time.
 
Some say biased, so what if they are. Wouldn't look good to be a mod if they spouted Asus or MSI at every opportunity.
 
I'm a avid believer of the truth will out, either way!
Personally I think the 1080ti or whatever its going to be named cant come quick enough. <--my opinion and not an argument.....

lebel
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You quoted one post, but replied to a previous one - but I get what you meant.
The Mod bios, is neither a pro or a con in my book, as it's expected.
But unfortunately it's not something many other people are aware of or take into consideration when replying to posts, resulting in a lot of fluff and bickering - as we can see in the massive amount of it in this thread.
 
My main point, in that post, was to point out, that there is no point in pointing fingers at Mods and saying they are pro EVGA, because by their vary nature they would be. Once you have an EVGA product, as you say they are a boon for all.

Scarlet-Tech

Ok, please tell me where these cards are that I have to test? Please.. you seem to think I have hundreds of cards pouring out of my bedroom.

NEGATIVE. I am a forum moderator. I edit curse word's qhen they get posted here. I pay for my cards out of pocket. I am a consumer just like you.

If you cant accept that these twmperatures have been seen over the years, then dont. I dont care. There are plenty of 980's and such that can be found with this exact same scenario that everyone ignored in the past.

The only thing I am providing is the fact that it shows historically that temperatures like this have occured in the past and people can be more vigilant in the future.

Now, since I have so many cards to test, I will start searching for them. Evidently I misplaced them when I became volunteer to help people on the forum.

In the past peoples did horrible things in general, and XXX  don't and can't use it as an excuse to justify the same reality today (replace XXX by whatever Brands, Companies in our case). It simply does not work like that. Time changes and Companies have to deal with more educated and protected customers, what was acceptable back then by lack of technology, knowledge or process is not anymore today. If a Company can't adjust, well, the money go somewhere else, simple as that.
 
We talked already about your position as a moderator earlier in the thread. It's a difficult position, but my posts are meant for EVGA, not for you personally. Having an "agent" with an official title, attached, but not really legally, is way too convenient and the Companies knows IT and abuse it. If you chose not to step aside, during a shot, it's your choice at the end of the day, right? (or is it?).
 
Now about the Cards to test, if EVGA let you do so, it'll be, as i told you, an embarrassment for the Brand. But go on, start with the Top 10 1080/1070 brands on the market.

when i close ocx after running a game, fans starts spinning again, despite temp is under 60°C.
strange behavior...
is it normal?

I own a 1080 Classified (08G-P4-6386-KR), I see that new bios revisions are listed under this thread - is this a precaution or have there been reported issues with the Classifieds?
 
Further down the page (), the cards needing the VRM thermal pad modification are listed. It also notes that cards with the ACX 3.0 cooler are affected, but the 1080 Classified is not listed in part numbers. I'm a bit confused since it isn't in that list but the 1080 Classified does have an ACX cooler, does it or doesn't it need the added thermal pads?

islane
 the 1080 Classified is not listed in part numbers. I'm a bit confused since it isn't in that list but the 1080 Classified does have an ACX cooler, does it or doesn't it need the added thermal pads?

 
It is indeed included in the listed part numbers.

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islane
 the 1080 Classified is not listed in part numbers. I'm a bit confused since it isn't in that list but the 1080 Classified does have an ACX cooler, does it or doesn't it need the added thermal pads?

 
It is indeed included in the listed part numbers.

Ah, I was looking for the full number with the "KR" at the end and didn't realize the "KR" bit was on all of the cards - the number before that is the identifier.
 
Thanks for the follow up, just ordered my set of thermal pads.

How thick are the pads, in the replacement kit, for the VRM's?