So I recently built a brand new computer. All parts brand new. Splurged on the best graphics card available at the time of purchase, a 1080TI FTW3. 
 
I have had nothing but headaches with this card. First the card and Precision wouldn't recognize my curves and the card gets too hot, so I just manually set a blanket %. Sure, that worked - but when I buy a 750$ graphics card I expect it to work. Used it like that for a while. Then fans stopped spinning. I have followed everything I can online about this. Last time this happened it just randomly started working again. This time no such luck. I've followed everything I can find online - outside of reinstalling windows again. I've uninstalled and reinstalled clean versions of Nvidia drivers (multiple times). I've uninstalled and reinstalled XOC more times then I can count. I can't get this fan to run, and I don't know what else to do. 
 

 
That post looked like a very promising potential fix. However, of course, the pictures dont work and the file on step 4 didnt automatically update so I don't know which one to find.
 
When it works, it's fantastic. I'm just blown away that a piece of hardware this expensive is having so many problems for so many people. IDK if other cards are having these issues, but I wish I would have got a card without this many hassles now...
 
Anyone have any ideas - or should I contact for an RMA?

Well, the thing is they work 80% of the time. By work, I mean all the fans spinning. The curves have never worked for me, I have to manually set the % I Want them to spin at.
 
The fans have only stopped working twice. Last time I uninstalled and reinstalled basically everything multiple times and finally, it started working again, seemingly randomly. This time that doesn't seem to be working. After some googling, it seems like there are a good number of people having this issue. With fixes ranging from 'uninstall and reinstall XOC again' to 'do a clean install of windows' which I am simply not going to do.
 
That firmware update in the link I posted seemed like a good lead, but the pictures don't work so I can't explore it further since I'm stuck at one of the steps and need the pictures.
 
So to answer your question, I don't *think* it's something I've overlooked - because it has at time worked. And because other people seem to be having the problem soon. My temps *with* all fans working usually hovers in the low to mid 70s while playing games, and low to mid 30s just browsing the internet. *Without* the middle fan working, they get to the mid 80s while playing games (84-87). While that may be fine, it doesn't make me feel comfortable so I don't want to play until I get this resolved.
 
However, if I don't get a fix soon I'm going to have to contact EVGA. Wanted to see if any of their reps browsing (or anyone really) had any advice that I haven't seen yet.
 
 

This may or may not help or perhaps you have done it this way already but...
 
When uninstalling Precision X did you just go uninstall it from add/remove programs or did you manually delete the Precision X folder after as well?
 
I think I remember someone on the forums saying they had to uninstall the precision x software via the add/remove programs. Uninstall the Nvidia driver using something like DDU in safe mode. Manually delete the precision x folder (perhaps when they were in safe mode) then reinstall both Nividia drivers and Precision X software  (double checking you have the latest version) and vola it worked. 
 
You may have already done it this way already of course. Sounds like you may have but thought I would double check. 
 
-Yoda

Yoda_In_Area51
This may or may not help or perhaps you have done it this way already but...
 
When uninstalling Precision X did you just go uninstall it from add/remove programs or did you manually delete the Precision X folder after as well?
 
I think I remember someone on the forums saying they had to uninstall the precision x software via the add/remove programs. Uninstall the Nvidia driver using something like DDU in safe mode. Manually delete the precision x folder (perhaps when they were in safe mode) then reinstall both Nividia drivers and Precision X software  (double checking you have the latest version) and vola it worked. 
 
You may have already done it this way already of course. Sounds like you may have but thought I would double check. 
 
-Yoda

This +1
 
OP what OS are you using ?  If Win 10 what build are you on ?
 
1a) Remove Precision OCX,  --> Reboot
1b) manually clear Precision folder --> Reboot
 
2) Display Driver Uninstaller, Safe Mode with Reboot - DDU
 
3) Install Nvidia driver, download from Nvidia ---> Do the install Offline --> With All background software OFF, even your Security software
 
Run the install as Admin.  Only install Driver for GPU and PhysX, (Custom install), use Clean install
 
4) Reboot PC
 
5) Install Precision OCX, Run the install as Admin, Do the install Offline --> with All background software OFF, even your Security software
 
6) Reboot
 
7) Turn OFF the PC, pull the plug to PSU, hold power button down 30 sec (discharge the capacitors) plug it back in & reboot
 
8) Test
 
 
 
 
 

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Yoda_In_Area51
This may or may not help or perhaps you have done it this way already but...
 
When uninstalling Precision X did you just go uninstall it from add/remove programs or did you manually delete the Precision X folder after as well?
 
I think I remember someone on the forums saying they had to uninstall the precision x software via the add/remove programs. Uninstall the Nvidia driver using something like DDU in safe mode. Manually delete the precision x folder (perhaps when they were in safe mode) then reinstall both Nividia drivers and Precision X software  (double checking you have the latest version) and vola it worked. 
 
You may have already done it this way already of course. Sounds like you may have but thought I would double check. 
 
-Yoda

This +1
 
OP what OS are you using ?  If Win 10 what build are you on ?
 
1a) Remove Precision OCX,  --> Reboot
1b) manually clear Precision folder --> Reboot
 
2) Display Driver Uninstaller, Safe Mode with Reboot -
 
3) Install Nvidia driver, download from Nvidia ---> Do the install Offline --> With All background software OFF, even your Security software
 
Run the install as Admin.  Only install Driver for GPU and PhysX, (Custom install), use Clean install
 
4) Reboot PC
 
5) Install Precision OCX, Run the install as Admin, Do the install Offline --> with All background software OFF, even your Security software
 
6) Reboot
 
7) Turn OFF the PC, pull the plug to PSU, hold power button down 30 sec (discharge the capacitors) plug it back in & reboot
 
8) Test
 
 
 
 
 

I just got home from work and did all of this. The middle fan is still not working.
 
Do I have to contact EVGA at this point? Idk what else to do
 
During the last step I ran into another problem I've been having intermittently - my dell monitor will enter power saver mode as soon as it's turned on, or as soon as the computer is turned on. After about 10 reboots and having to use HDMI instead of DP, and then changing some settings, and then moving back to DP it's working. But I'm not feeling good about the future, I've had to deal with this 4-5 times now in less weeks. Between the monitor (or is it the GPU affecting the monitor?) and the GPU fans I'm ready to pull my hair out.