Turbo-12R

prabh456
Got my new card in today.. Only pulling 460W, My PX1 won't let me do led sync and only 2 fans are detected, I used 3dMARK to pull the wattage and this was on a +140/+1000 OC, 3Dmark also gave me mystery machine achievement for a unknown GPU loool. 

Is this a program replacement card or just a normal RMA?
 
Did you compare your 3DMark results to your last card?  Mind sharing?

raiden2a
Here is a pic of the same location.  Just eyeballing from my memory of my older card (it was a day one 3090 back from sept 24th), it looks waaaay different all over. I assume different parts due inventory issue across the industry.  Different thermal pads too...  I hit power target though with fans at 496W.  Putting block on today and will see if i can break my older score of 15.2k.    
 EDIT: NCP81610 is whats there now.  

esschallert
got my replacement today (I'm from Germany so no special RMA) 
 
It would be interesting what serial number you have for everyone with a card from the new RMA program and the serial number from people with working cards. However I don't know if the first or last parts of the serial number are important. My new card however is from China and has a way larger/different serial number then both of the old cards (which where 4 digits apart from the serial number).
 
I post updates when I've checked my card, will be interesting if the cards from the new RMA are a special batch and my card (through normal RMA) is an old batch or also a new "fixed" one.

Arscon
 
how much you wait for the new card?

raiden2a

phroze
Wow, that confirms my suspicion. They changed out the voltage controller (buck controller) to what looks to be a unit that has smart power stages. That is great news.

Agreed, i was a bit happy to see it go straight up near 500W.   And yes, it came in a new box as well.  I did an RMA on a 2080ti back when it launched with issues and they kept my original packaging and sent a generic box.   But this 3090FTW from the special RMA system was new in box, even tap was untouched but it had the 500W bios preinstalled.  

jaxkrabbit
Submitted to the 3090OC email. Still have not heard back anything (US)
 
 
So the new RMAed GPU will have default 500Watt VBIOS on the OC position?

phroze

raiden2a
Here is a pic of the same location.  Just eyeballing from my memory of my older card (it was a day one 3090 back from sept 24th), it looks waaaay different all over. I assume different parts due inventory issue across the industry.  Different thermal pads too...  I hit power target though with fans at 496W.  Putting block on today and will see if i can break my older score of 15.2k.    
EDIT: NCP81610 is whats there now.  

Wow, that confirms my suspicion. They changed out the voltage controller (buck controller) to what looks to be a unit that has smart power stages. That is great news.

hyuiop

phroze

raiden2a
Here is a pic of the same location.  Just eyeballing from my memory of my older card (it was a day one 3090 back from sept 24th), it looks waaaay different all over. I assume different parts due inventory issue across the industry.  Different thermal pads too...  I hit power target though with fans at 496W.  Putting block on today and will see if i can break my older score of 15.2k.    
EDIT: NCP81610 is whats there now.  

Wow, that confirms my suspicion. They changed out the voltage controller (buck controller) to what looks to be a unit that has smart power stages. That is great news.

Thanks raiden2a, and very good call on the controller phroze, raiden2a, we should have asked you for full board pics to compare with what other people get given shouldn't we! :)
 
I understand that the NCP81610 is an 8 phase digital or analogue VRM controller that is used on the likes of Palit and PNY cards.
Note that the fast, digital only, 10 phase controller MP2888 is used on the Founders Edition from Nvidia on the Asus Strix and by EVGA in the Kingpin https://www.overclock.net/threads/official-nvidia-rtx-3090-owners-club.1753930/
 
So the NCP81610 should be fit for purpose, nothing to get too excited about to be fair.
 
Interested to see the rest of the board...

bneiderman
I am new to this forum. Just got to order a 3090 FTW3 Ultra. I have had 3090 FE since the beginning. Thinking I will sell the FE and keep the FTW3 Ultra. However, I see people talking about RMA etc. Can anyone catch me up on the issue rather than hunting for it over many many pages? Will the one being shipped to me this week be updated? I appreciate any help!