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3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions

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2021/07/27 10:51:28 (permalink)
Greetings everyone,
 
 
Just sold my 3090 ftw3 ultra because temps were hotter than I liked (82c degrees when I was gaming, 60c degrees when idle. I live in a hot area with no AC). Bought a Kingpin because it was available and cheaper than the Strix. Really happy, this thing is at 28c degrees on idle! I have a few questions:
 
 
1. I'm going to run this GPU as is, no overclocking. Is there something I need to do with the card, or am I good to go? Because I know this card has a lot of features, but I'm happy running it as it without changing anything, but would like to know.
 
2. Am I good to open up and run Precision X1 and have PX1 update the firnware for this Kingpin? It's not going to download and install an extreme OC firmware is it? I just want to run the card as is. When I had my 3090 ftw ultra, it would auto update the firmware.
 
3. Same questions as #2 but with vbios. I've read that there isn't a vbios update and its very rare for EVGA to have those. I read this of course when I had my 3090 ftw3 ultra. So it the same with this Kingpin and am I good to go running it as is with the current vbios?
 
4. I have a Asus Dark Hero motherboard with a 5950x CPU, and the motherboard had an old bios. It used to boot up with the Q code AA. Now after the latest bios update, it boots up with the Qcode 9E. Is that normal? I read that the 9E Qcode has something to do with enabling Firmware TPM and it auto enabled that when I updated the bios. Can I disable it? Couldn't find exactly where to do so in the bios, but I did see something called TPM 2.0, maybe I could try and disable that?
 
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Thanks everyone in advance, 
post edited by Planetgazer15 - 2021/07/27 11:18:39
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/27 16:55:47 (permalink)
    Does the GPU usually ship with the oldest and original firmware?
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/27 17:46:13 (permalink)
    I have had my Kingpin 4 weeks now.I game with a Alienware 4k 120hz moniter and at just out of the box I max every game! This card at load with RDR2 hasn't been above 56 Celsius. Haven't overclocked yet on XC1 or even switched on overclock switch on card.This card is a Beast but does eat 400 plus watts at gaming.I made a good choice with the Kingpin and I'm sure your gonna love this card. I let GeForce download all drivers for card and have had zero problems.
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/27 18:15:58 (permalink)
    Hey Gary thanks for the reply. I manually install my Nvidia drivers. I use DDU to remove and then I install the new Nvidia drivers. Thanks for reminding me, I have an extra question, will repost my questions again:
     
     
     
    1. I'm going to run this GPU as is, no overclocking. Is there something I need to do with the card, or am I good to go? Because I know this card has a lot of features, but I'm happy running it as it without changing anything, but would like to know.
     
    2. Am I good to open up and run Precision X1 and have PX1 update the firnware for this Kingpin? It's not going to download and install an extreme OC firmware is it? I just want to run the card as is. When I had my 3090 ftw ultra, PX1 would auto update the firmware.
     
    3. Same questions as #2 but with vbios. I've read that there isn't a vbios update and its very rare for EVGA to have those. I read this of course when I had my 3090 ftw3 ultra. So it the same with this Kingpin and am I good to go running it as is with the current vbios?
     
    4. I have a Asus Dark Hero motherboard with a 5950x CPU, and the motherboard had an old bios. It used to boot up with the Q code AA. Now after the latest bios update, it boots up with the Qcode 9E. Is that normal? I read that the 9E Qcode has something to do with enabling Firmware TPM and it auto enabled that when I updated the bios. Can I disable it? Couldn't find exactly where to do so in the bios, but I did see something called TPM 2.0, maybe I could try and disable that?
     
    5. (Question I forgot to ask above) So I already had the latest Nvidia driver installed on my PC before I removed my RTX 3090 FTW Ultra and sold it. When I got the Kingpin I just installed it into the motherboard and booted the PC. Do I need to use DDU and reinstall the Nvidia drivers? Or am I good? (Sorry I'm OCD)
    post edited by Planetgazer15 - 2021/07/28 05:05:40
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/27 21:19:02 (permalink)
    1. No. You're good.
    2. If you open px1 it may ask you to update your firmware before you can use px1. It's not going to put any xoc stuff on your card.
    3. PX1 shouldn't update your vbios when opening it. You'll have to manually press the update button inside the app to update your vbios.
    4. Yes, try disabling it.
    5. No, you don't need to use ddu and reinstall the drivers.
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/28 05:12:19 (permalink)
    Thanks for the reply @Sajin 
     
    I have a couple more questions, ty again:
     
    2. So Sajin answered question #2, but I was wondering, should I update the firmware of the Kingpin or leave it as is? As stated I'm never going to overclock, just using it as is in its stock setting. I assume updating the firmware is a must and will make it run better?
     
    3. Sajin also answered question #3, but I was wondering, is there a vbios I should be downloading and installing for my 3090 Kingpin?  Or am I good with the vbios that is originally on it when it got shipped to me?
     
     
    Thanks
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/28 07:50:12 (permalink)
    2. Leave as is if you’re never going to use px1. Firmware update may help if your current card has problems.
    3. You’re good.
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/28 16:19:29 (permalink)
    @Sajin Thanks again for the quick reply. Two more question for you or @ anyone here:
     
    1. I actually love PX1 as a monitoring tool, so I'll be using it. The firmware update should be fine on my stock freshly opened RTX 3090 right?
     
     
    2. I was skimming through the forums and was wondering if the PX1 software was linked to the RTX 3090 FTW3 ultra problems where the screen would go black, fans would rev up, and the card dying. I saw a few ppl mentioning not running PX1. I just want to make sure its safe to run with my 3090 Kingpin as I love seeing the temperatures on all the sensors.
     
     
    Thanks again
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin and PX1 Firmware update. And 9E Qcode questions 2021/07/28 16:22:39 (permalink)
    1. You should have the latest firmware, but it's always possible that evga released an update with their newer px1 that may require you to update to it before you can use px1.
    2. It isn't.
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