Paddy32
I have questions  :
 
1) Are both the FTW3 model and the FTW3 ULTRA model are exactly the same ? The only difference is factory overclock out of box ? If you do manual OC, then they are exactly the same cards. Is this statement true ?
 
2) My EVGA 3080 FTW3 being in a closed case and only air cooling, would it be smarter to not have the 450W power limit so that temps don't go too high ? Is 450W expected only for Water Cooling and massive cases with lots of fans ?
 
3) I have flashed only the OC BIOS for 3080 FTW3. Does that mean that if I slide the switch from OC to Normal on the card itself, the original Normal bios will kick in with original power limit ?

Thank you for answering my questions.

arcanexvi

MiskyBoyy
I haven't tried the 450w bios yet but I'm already very happy with the scores I'm getting with just the OC bios
12,727 on Port Royal
 
3dmark. com/pr/447693
 

What settings are you using in X1?

Dabadger84
I did find it kind of hilarious myself that we paid this much for a GPU & got jack-crap in the box basically besides the GPU itself.
 
Remember when GPUs used to come with accessories... like, a lot of them?  Adapters, cables, power splitters (I COMPLETELY get why they would NOT include those with 30-series cards, just saying), stickers, installation guides, etc...
 
Now?  Here's a support bracket, the video card, and a singular adapter.  Good luck & thanks for the money. lol
 
Glad eVGA at least has support forums with both employees & helpful members that regularly help out on them, or some people might be completely lost getting such a product for the first time with no nothin' in the box.

fofal
Do i have to buy 3d Mark to run port royal? I can only run time spy.

I got a score of 16165
Graphics score of 19179

8700k 5ghz
32 gig 3000 c15 ram
850 psu corsair ax850

Dabadger84

Endworld
Quick question: Yesterday my 3080 FTW Ultra was downclocking when idle/nothing going on or looking at webpages, etc. I then did some benchmarking on timespy and such, during which I used the Boost Lock in X1 Precision. Not sure if I changed another setting somewhere in Nvidia control panel or power settings when messing around, but now it just sits at 1800Mhz at all times regardless of what I'm doing, and then boosts higher when gaming, etc. Even if I revert to default, the setting remains. Anyone else encounter anything like this?
 

Check if "Prefer Maximum Performance" is selected under power management in NVidia Control Panel, that's usually what causes that behavior.

Endworld
 
 
Yep, that was it. lol Not a big deal, I was just wondering which setting was causing it. I've read that in general you want "Prefer Maximum Performance" on, as it will never throttle anything during gaming and such. Is that a thing? Also that "Texture Filtering-Quality" should be on High Performance, as the difference is minimal. I wasn't sure if that still applied to higher end cards. My source is Jayztwocents, if that factors in either way. lol

q5sys

kevinc313

mrv153
This Bios is really weird. Can someone share the original bios?
 
I got with old bios with the exact same settings in x1 and fans 19250 timespy score.
Now I get only 18.000, sometimes 17600??
 
Settings are +700mem +140 core +0mv Voltage 105% PT
When I set 118% PT score get much worser.
In all tests I have 50°C avg temp of gpu.

Reedey
Yea I'm in a similar boat, this bios simply doesn't work with my system. Scores, overclocks and stability are all higher using the original bios.

Please review my post about the voltage slider on the previous page.
 
https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/3119839
 
Without allowing the card to increase core voltage, you are not likely to be stable at higher clocks.

So the new XOC BIOS doesn't allow you to get higher voltage?
During rendering I think that's what is my limiting factor, because Im well under TDP for the stock BIOS.

I'm at +225 on Core and +1700 on Memory giving me 2235Mhz @ 254.2W
If I go any higher the render will crash. I'm well under total power envelope and temps are golden... but I'm hitting VREL/VOP at that point.
 
https://i.imgur.com/j5Jzze2.png

If the XOC wont give me anymore in the voltage area, i don't see any point for me to bother with it.

Dabadger84
I did find it kind of hilarious myself that we paid this much for a GPU & got jack-crap in the box basically besides the GPU itself.
 
Remember when GPUs used to come with accessories... like, a lot of them?  Adapters, cables, power splitters (I COMPLETELY get why they would NOT include those with 30-series cards, just saying), stickers, installation guides, etc...
 
Now?  Here's a support bracket, the video card, and a singular adapter.  Good luck & thanks for the money. lol
 
Glad eVGA at least has support forums with both employees & helpful members that regularly help out on them, or some people might be completely lost getting such a product for the first time with no nothin' in the box.

q5sys

kevinc313

mrv153
This Bios is really weird. Can someone share the original bios?
 
I got with old bios with the exact same settings in x1 and fans 19250 timespy score.
Now I get only 18.000, sometimes 17600??
 
Settings are +700mem +140 core +0mv Voltage 105% PT
When I set 118% PT score get much worser.
In all tests I have 50°C avg temp of gpu.

Reedey
Yea I'm in a similar boat, this bios simply doesn't work with my system. Scores, overclocks and stability are all higher using the original bios.

Please review my post about the voltage slider on the previous page.
 

 
Without allowing the card to increase core voltage, you are not likely to be stable at higher clocks.

So the new XOC BIOS doesn't allow you to get higher voltage?
During rendering I think that's what is my limiting factor, because Im well under TDP for the stock BIOS.

I'm at +225 on Core and +1700 on Memory giving me 2235Mhz @ 254.2W
If I go any higher the render will crash. I'm well under total power envelope and temps are golden... but I'm hitting VREL/VOP at that point.
 


If the XOC wont give me anymore in the voltage area, i don't see any point for me to bother with it.