9/9/21 update: RMA resolved the issue and the new card is fine, see latest post. Leaving information below for posterity. 
 
I've searched a couple of threads discussing this.. but none of them seem to have a solution. So this is a new one for discussion and to link to tech support when I probably have to contact them.
 
Fan Control on my new 3080Ti FTW3 is all kinds of broken. For starters, Fan#2 cannot be controlled at all. When I set the fan percentages manually, Fan#2 will read the correct percentage but run at 100% RPM regardless. It is not a visual bug as I can hear the jet engine:
 

When the fan is set back to "Auto", Fan#3 joins in on the fun and also runs at 100%. This one however, reads as 100% and I can turn it down if I change to manual control (unlike Fan#2):
 

 
I am using the latest version of Precision and the latest vBIOS/Firmware (OC switch). The same thing happens on the non-OC bios, except the quirky baseline is 0% instead of 33%. If I run an actual application, everything goes haywire and it jumps from 100% to quiet back and forth seemingly at random (probably not actually random but I didnt stick with it long enough to make heads or tails of the jumps **EDIT** did more testing in-application and made multiple posts... here is a video to summarize). 
 

 
It doesnt matter if Precision is opened, closed, or uninstalled.
 
 
Here's a few other screenshots for settings.
 

 

 
Newest driver didn't change anything either. Any suggestions?

Just curious is this the vBIOS / FW that came with the Card or did you manually update in Precision?
 
I have a new Card I just got sitting in the box and will be testing it (on air) next week prior to blocking it.
 

rjbarker
Just curious is this the vBIOS / FW that came with the Card or did you manually update in Precision?
 
I have a new Card I just got sitting in the box and will be testing it (on air) next week prior to blocking it.

This is all with all the available updates. Bios/firmware is shown in screenshot #3.. not sure what default numbers are. 
 

mregypt93
Not sure what to say but I have the same issue and just got my card today. Not sure if it's a firmware version flashed incorrectly or broken fan controller. All I know is this sucks after waiting so long in the queue.

Thanks for confirming. Good to know it's not just a lemon... hopefully we figure it out. I already contacted tech support but no reply yet.

My vbios is different though. Mine is 94.02.71.80.74
 

Only reason I'm on quiet bios is that fans are off until there's a load on the card then fan 2 goes to 100% and fan 3 is completely off. OC bios I think all fans rev to 100% and it sounds like a jet plane lol. Idk how they can fix it as the fan controller seems fried or something.
 

aka_STEVE_b
* interested to hear the resolution ....

Not sure why resolution would be relevant, but I run two monitors. 1440p and 1200p (HDMI).

Not monitor resolution  - , I should have used a different word though, I can see how in this case that would be confusing....
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What is the full meaning of resolution?
 

1 : the act or process of resolving: such as. a : the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones. b : the act of answering : solving. c : the act of determining.

Nisco3000

mregypt93
I contacted them earlier and did some pointless trouble shooting (reseated the card, switched PCIE slots, etc). I'm waiting tomorrow on them being able to find a standalone firmware flash. If that doesn't work, seems like it'll be an RMA.

This is so.... i have no words.

The whole New World deal were the gpu card component was blowing up.
They said that there was interference with the fancontroller circuit. And still they are sending these bogus fancontroller designs to people.
And push it off as their pc components are faulty??? Where will this BS with the fancontroller stop?

This whole fancontroller thing is still going since November 2020.

If it wasn't for their customer service and Jacob, I would not buy from them. Their generation of 30 series cards has been atrocious.

Celeras
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mregypt93
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Can you guys post the PCB revision model?
You can see it on the PCI-e retention hook.

I had the issue with 3rd fan constantly running at 100%. 
 
Uninstalled Afterburner and Precision X, rebooted.
 
Re-installed Precision X, fired it up and set fans to auto. Problem was resolved. I then reinstalled Afterburner and no issues since.

aka_STEVE_b
Not monitor resolution  - , I should have used a different word though, I can see how in this case that would be confusing....
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What is the full meaning of resolution?


1 : the act or process of resolving: such as. a : the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones. b : the act of answering : solving. c : the act of determining.

Hahahaha! Too funny that I read it that way. Woops!

Yeah and just to confirm I also did the uninstall/reinstall dance before posting without any success.

Celeras

Nisco3000

Celeras
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mregypt93
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Can you guys post the PCB revision model?
You can see it on the PCI-e retention hook.

Are you looking for something specific? I can grab it after work but I'd have to redo my super annoying Phantek sag bracket to do so lol

Mine says Rev 0.1

[edit] NOPE, see next post. It improved for a few minutes but is right back to doing the same thing as in the OP.
 
mregypt93, I might have made a LITTLE bit of progress. I went to this thread and flashed the factory default OC BIOS:
 

 
Then I updated again with Precision. It is slightly better, I can now manually control the speed of fan#2, and auto fan doesn't make 2/3 run at 100%. At first glance it seemed OK... a least at Idle. Then I opened a game and this happened:
 

 
As soon as I crossed the 60% threshold it was same old same old. Fan#2 runs at 100% RPM even though it thinks it is at 61%, and Fan#3 runs 100% RPM reading 100%. Same problems as in my OP.
 
It doesn't do it at idle anymore though.. so I guess that is kind of progress? At least I can leave my PC on for the time being without hearing the jets. But it is still not working properly under load.

Celeras
Andddddd nevermind. It took all of 10 minutes but it just started doing it at idle again and I am now in the same exact boat as I was in the OP.

Yup I found that thread and flashed the old bios before flashing back. It did nothing for me. Once fan 2 moves it shoots up to 100%. I'm on the phone with support now and they don't seem to have any idea how to fix this.

Cool GTX
Just a couple of ideas - you may have already tried - just thought I'd toss them out there
 
Have you - Disable "Fast Boot" in your MB BIOS ? (this makes the MB "poll" the current hardware, & realize hardware or firmware has changed)
 
CMS in BIOS = Off ?
 
W10 Fast Startup = Disable ? (makes sure W10 looks at what is currently in your PC, that might have changed since your last shutdown)
 
If you use the "W10 Restart" instead of "shut down" the W10 kernel, should starts fresh
 
You could alternatly "hold" the "shift key" & select "shut down" ... keeping "shift key" down till PC is off .... this forces an off that wipes the W10 kernel
 
---> W10 "shut down" is actually a form of hibernate ... it retains the W10 kernel ... so, changes to - driver, firmware or hardware are Not properly recognized by the OS
 
 

Thank you but I tried all those things and none fixed the issues. I'm proceeding with the RMA.