amitchejrWould really appreciate more info on this just so it's clear. -What is the difference from this new "Normal" vbios and the one currently on the card in the "Normal" switch position? Does this also have an altered power limit? In which case, what is the difference between this and the new "OC" position vbios? -Is there any reason a person couldn't just leave the original vbios in place, and only change the vbios in the OC position? -Could this process be reverted in the same manner easily? Thank you!
fofalNow I can sleep well lol. But even better when I get to order the damn card
bcavanaghbkhan530This is what makes EVGA one of the best AIBs. Most others would have ignored their customers but EVGA listened and delivered a new bios, good job guys keep it up! Kind of an odd statement. If they had just made the power limit what was promised to begin with they wouldn't have needed to do this. Surely doing it right from the start is better.
bkhan530This is what makes EVGA one of the best AIBs. Most others would have ignored their customers but EVGA listened and delivered a new bios, good job guys keep it up!
Reedeyty_ger07ReedeyNo matter what I do with this bios, my card still seems to peg itself at 400W. Max power, max voltage, overclocked or not. 400W is all she will do.Did you power cycle your computer?Yep, the sliders update to allow 118% max power but the card runs at exactly the same power levels as before. just bouncing around 390-400W dring a run. I am back to the original bios and am getting better scores at lower overclocks now so it's not all bad. My overclocking efforts have been stunted, but the real world daily performance of the card is actually better. So it's not all bad :)
ty_ger07ReedeyNo matter what I do with this bios, my card still seems to peg itself at 400W. Max power, max voltage, overclocked or not. 400W is all she will do.Did you power cycle your computer?
ReedeyNo matter what I do with this bios, my card still seems to peg itself at 400W. Max power, max voltage, overclocked or not. 400W is all she will do.
ReliantgAny news on 3090? People seem to be dodging the question. :)
F5alconajreynol And now that I've read about the Ampere +TSMC news...I'm getting the feeling I won't be able to use Step Up for a 20GB 3080. Rumors had put such a launch in December, but if they're shifting the entire process to TSMC (they are), I can't imagine those cards will be available until maybe in February/March. Well beyond a Step Up window for my current card. So now the question is simply: 2 HDMI ports (Strix) vs possible Step Up to a 480W Samsung-based 3090 (EVGA). And either way...will I be looking to sell my current card to get a superior TSMC variant? Cooler, quieter cards with possibly lower power draw.Don't be so sure that the 20GB and the 7nm are going to be the same upgrade. We could easily see the 20GB 8nm in Dec and a 3080/3090 Super next year with 7nm and memory that actually clocks to 21.5Gbps. The other possibility is that the 7nm card is a new Titan or A series workstation and not related to the current cards.
ajreynol And now that I've read about the Ampere +TSMC news...I'm getting the feeling I won't be able to use Step Up for a 20GB 3080. Rumors had put such a launch in December, but if they're shifting the entire process to TSMC (they are), I can't imagine those cards will be available until maybe in February/March. Well beyond a Step Up window for my current card. So now the question is simply: 2 HDMI ports (Strix) vs possible Step Up to a 480W Samsung-based 3090 (EVGA). And either way...will I be looking to sell my current card to get a superior TSMC variant? Cooler, quieter cards with possibly lower power draw.
jamexrLol, the promised one was 420w, they’re giving us an even better one, let’s be grateful.
jamexrReedeyty_ger07ReedeyNo matter what I do with this bios, my card still seems to peg itself at 400W. Max power, max voltage, overclocked or not. 400W is all she will do.Did you power cycle your computer?Yep, the sliders update to allow 118% max power but the card runs at exactly the same power levels as before. just bouncing around 390-400W dring a run. I am back to the original bios and am getting better scores at lower overclocks now so it's not all bad. My overclocking efforts have been stunted, but the real world daily performance of the card is actually better. So it's not all bad :)That’s weird, after update mine does climb past 430-440ish. I did notice though in order to push that watts I had to overclock. Are you just maxing the wattage sliders and nothing else? If so, try overclocking the core amd memory and you will definitely see the card sucking more power.
markuaw1 pulling 467W WOW!!! WE HAVE THE POWER LOL
degeneratejamexrLol, the promised one was 420w, they’re giving us an even better one, let’s be grateful.I guess we should be grateful Asus went with 450w which put pressure on EVGA to match or beat it. Man my patience is waning quick seeing all these excited posts from people playing with new GPU's but I keep telling myself the longer I have to wait the closer we are to Hybrid/Kingpin... my wallet is getting goosebumps tho...
goosebarry78Sorry I meant to say that Precision X1 scanner crashes half way through. Even manual overclocking now is not stable at the same overclock that was flawless prior to the bios update. Would like to revert to factory OC bios..where can I find this original bios?
goosebarry78I just upgraded to the new bios 2 (oc). Now Precision X1 crashes and even resets my pc half way through, Temps are slightly higher. All drivers, etc are up to date. My question is how do I revert to the factory OC bios that shipped with the card?
OnlyLifeshopThere's a problem. Updates have been made for each switch.When the computer is turned off, the normal switch is converted to an OC switch and the computer is turned on. Even though the computer is an OC switch, the BIOS of the normal switch is taken.
OnlyLifeshop Problem!! The two versions are differentEven if you rebootEven though it is in the normal switch state, it is recognized as OC bios.