Jarmel

arestavo
 
That would be a reasonable assumption. However there might be more Taiwanese cards in the US/EU (purely a guess).
 
 

Just wondering why you would assume that? Is Notchy not in the US/EU or something?

arestavo
 
Everyone on these forums isn't from the US/EU. That's why I said that it was just a guess.

xxDarkxx
you can return the card but what honestly gets 500watts anyways?even the kingpin is stuck at 525 watts.
I say keep it its a good card! although if i had the choice the strix is a lil better for the same price
 
Obviously you would want the freedom to flash whatever bios but how else would they be able to sell the KPE?
Last generation the ftw3 was only a 2pin card. So the KP had a massive power advantage being 3pin in addition to getting upgraded memory.
This time around there is only 1 source for the mem so no upgrade there. Also being a 3pin your stuck at 525watts since they have to follow Nvidia spec
How could they sell you a kpe for a premium price then? Your paying for the bios and classified tool so thats why your locked out of these things as ftw3 owners.
 
otherwise, the kpe is pointless. They need to make sure you dont just flash a kpe bios from someone else so they needed to design this card a certain way
 
Also, dont bring up the "bin" it's not a good or restrictive bin. The kpe bin just prevents you from getting a bad card but it doesnt guarantee you a good card either its still lottery at play
 
at the end of the day, its still a very good card so try not to get so upset about the situation. if you absolutely "need" the extra power, consider shunting (albeit voiding the warranty in the process)

willm1224
What was your reason for RMA? If you said “it won’t get 500w” they’ll close it. If you say “it pulls more than 75w from pcie power on stock oc bios w/no overclock” (it does and you can show them) they’ll RMA it.

Zgapzy

mato76
I think EVGA should offer all Taiwan Cards Owner a special voluntary step up to the KINGPIN for all hardwork we are doing to pint point the culprit of this XOC 500 Watt mess ..LOL
 
But seriously.. I really think it is highest time EVGA should start actively engage within this thread.. with it´s own customers to adress this...
I always cherished the fact  EVGA was maybe the last GPU brand that is/was trying to look out for their customers...I was always even willing to pay the premium for this "attitude" because it is so rare in this industry nowadays...
But man this 4-5 weeks almost non engagement (Jacob should rather stop eating that Capsaicin **** Chips:) and better start adressing their own EVGA Chips:).. is getting me reconsider my stance on EVGA ...This Card is marketed as an Enthusiast Class Card - priced in Europe at 2000 Euros (lucky Americans with their MSRP:) which is higher like some upper offerings from competitors models which have even better HW chips on their board design...cough "STRIX" cough:)...
 
But I was prepared to overlook that because with 3090 it is clear to me that silicon lottery has maybe a little more weight this generation because all card are getting quite good/robust VRM power delivery anyway...
To support silicon, I choosed 23 power phase EVGA design of the board to be sure that if I want I can push with no problem if the opportunity arises (and it indeed risen:) from the same Company I supported with my decission...Great! All hail the EVGA..
 
EVGA is playing with their hard earned enthusiast reputation here...I love this brand, but they if they continue this attitude ...well.. I will just say this:

A true Enthusiast are very special breed .. And after losing their trust in Brand they are very hard to win back because they have a very very long memory - especially if they feel they were/are not treated fairly (even though legally the Company could feel it is/was within their legal obligation - specification to the customers...But the Enthusiast will feel no obligation to the Company anymore:)...
 
Just my2Cents
 
And after first excitement a Great Wake up call happened...some of the Rightful were Chosen but for some The 500 Watts to Heaven Bench were forbidden...And Lost Souls emerged, wandering on the Great Power Planes...Praying, studying the Board Scrolls, Taiwan Tales...Hoping for the Power Enlightement...Calling the Maker...But To no Avail...      

I decided to go EVGA instead of Asus purely based on the forum reputation and customer service. If it was just a bin issue i could deal with that but the fact it seems to be an actual design issue is quiet sad. If the product is faulty then they should issue a recall or offer a solution but as of now we are stuck with these "enthusiest" cards that hardly beat the competitors 3080 varients. 
 

slovak_killer

Notchy44

digitalmonk

rgarodnick
Is it possible to revert firmware that x1 installed? I got more performance before it

Interested in this as well.
Also any consensus on the card version china/Taiwan regarding the 500w? Is one working and the other isn't?

How can you tell if its from china or taiwan. I can look at both cards that are working with the 500W bios

Check the box from gpu, its on the top side where is also UPC,EAN, S/N etc. There is written : made in Taiwan/China. I have card from Taiwan.

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yaxus

GNielson
Has anyone in the US gotten a Chinese 2012 board, or are they all 2014 Taiwan boards?

I'm in the US and the RMA card that's currently on it's way to me is a Chinese board (2012xx).
The original card I received was a 2014xx board and had issues with nonsensical fan speeds which is why I'm sending it back to EVGA.