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travisk82
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2021/01/10 21:16:23 (permalink)
So I have noticed lately that my card will boost over 2000 when I load a game or benchmark/stress test but will then go back and stay in the 1920-1940 range no matter what I set the core to.  I am running the latest XOC bios in the tagged thread above.  I also noticed that my card is not pulling much over 400W no matter what I do.  My temps are in the mid 40s and no where near 55C.  Running a 1200W Corsair PSU.  Is there anything I can do to get this a bit higher?
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    z999z3mystorys
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/10 21:33:12 (permalink)
    Overclocking the card with EVGA Precision X1 https://www.evga.com/software/
    Or MSI afterburner can help get the clocks a bit higher, though given the way the most recent version of GPU boost works, it might be a bit unpredicable as to what clocks you really end up with, you should be able to at least get them a little bit higher.
     
    Also check the monitoring options for things like power limit/Voltage limit/Load limit/temp limit to see what's holding your GPU back (one of those 4 is almost always a limiter, though which one can tell you a lot about what to change.
    How to use the programs is a bit longer of an explanation that I can put in the reply, but I'm sure there are some guides out there to help.
     
    (note, this is assuming you haven't tried overclocking it, you may have, but you didn't mention it, and it'd be the first thing I'd recommend trying.)
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/10 21:36:15 (permalink)
    Sorry I should have mentioned that I am using EVGA Precision X1 and have the voltage and power sliders maxed.  
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/10 21:43:02 (permalink)
    Are you using 3 separate cables to power the GPU? If you are, the only thing I can think of is it's not great overclocker, or power limitations on the power draw it can get through the PCIe slot is holding it back ('m not really familar with all the details, but I heard that it may limit the power it draws from the PSU cables based on what It can get from the PCIe slot, and as far as I know, there's no way around it.
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/10 21:48:43 (permalink)
    yea I have 3 separate cables for the card.  performance is great and I have no complaints.  I guess I just expected higher overall clocks but I guess I will just have to live with it.
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/18 04:02:13 (permalink)
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    too low




     
    Are you Actually going to post something constructive?
     
    @OP if You want to chance your luck the first drivers allowed the card to boost over 2000Mhz but very unstable resulting in crashing, could have been an issue coupled with power supply? who knows but if you really want bench numbers that’s where I would look

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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/18 04:18:48 (permalink)
    you have a power limited card (by pcie slot exceeding 75 w) like most of us... only way to bypass it at the moment is flashing XC3 bios (recommended) or kingpin 1000w bios (not recommended)
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/18 09:54:26 (permalink)
    pellaaa
    you have a power limited card (by pcie slot exceeding 75 w) like most of us... only way to bypass it at the moment is flashing XC3 bios (recommended) or kingpin 1000w bios (not recommended)




    Why would you flash the XC3 bios on a FTW3? The XC3 is a 2 8 pin card. 
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/18 09:56:33 (permalink)
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    pellaaa
    you have a power limited card (by pcie slot exceeding 75 w) like most of us... only way to bypass it at the moment is flashing XC3 bios (recommended) or kingpin 1000w bios (not recommended)




    Why would you flash the XC3 bios on a FTW3? The XC3 is a 2 8 pin card. 




    I think they meant XOC

    3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid 
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/18 09:57:14 (permalink)
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    pellaaa
    you have a power limited card (by pcie slot exceeding 75 w) like most of us... only way to bypass it at the moment is flashing XC3 bios (recommended) or kingpin 1000w bios (not recommended)




    Why would you flash the XC3 bios on a FTW3? The XC3 is a 2 8 pin card. 


    because it literally unlock your card... i know it sounds strange but is 100% true... after xc3 bios i can pull 500w easy and boost freqs are solid...in bench it handle 2160 mhz easy and i can push it more
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/19 01:57:45 (permalink)
    try another bios
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/19 03:15:37 (permalink)
    does anyone know when will they restock 
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    Re: 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid staying below 2000mhz core... 2021/01/19 04:08:33 (permalink)
    Just an FYI, the XC3 bios does not work for everyone in terms of "unlocking" things.  It didn't work very well for me at all, I actually undid it back to the regular eVGA XOC Beta BIOS because I wasn't happy with the results or the fact that I could no longer see accurate power readout numbers while also not seeing any better or more consistent results.  
    It's just a possible solution to the power limit problems, one I wouldn't explore if I were in your shoes unless you're experienced with BIOS flashing etc on video cards specifically.
    You should be able to run an undervolt/overclock to alleviate most of the "problems" you're having, this will result in higher than stock clocks, with less than stock heat, and less than stock power draw.
    You will need MSI Afterburner, undervolting with Precision is not possible, at least not easily, whereas with Afterburner it's literally a few clicks & you're done.
    I'm running 2040MHz @ 1000mV, seeing lower that stock load temps, less than stock power usage (still see power limit on occasion, but I also see power limit as low as 420W sometimes despite me having the "500W" XOC Beta BIOS installed), and as you've stated, stock boost clocks are in the 1905-1935MHz range... so it's running better than stock clocks & FPS.  The particular setting I stated will work on most 3090 FTW3s both of the air & hybrid cooled varieties.

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