changboy
 You didnt talk about ur overclocking procedure, but i can tell you, like actually i oc my ftw3 ultra at +115 and + 800 and if i apply +30 gpu core voltage, many games will run fine but others will crash sometimes for sure and if i apply +60 most of my game will run fine but 2 or 3 game will still crash after 10 or 30 minye, even hours after i start play and if i apply full +100 i have no crash with alllll games.
 
 If you oc ur cpu ram it can be the issue, even it pass stupid stability test, if your cpu cash is oc this can be also an issue.
Try disable oc on cpu and memory if you still have this issue. Sometime it can be a bad cable, pci cable, power cpu cable and is your psu is plug direct in the wall socket or if you plug it on cheap power bar and while your pc running you touch the psu plug and it feel hot. So many thing can happen, sometime its weird and really hard to catch a problem. Did you try gaming hours on another card and all is fine ? Is this problem begun with ur new graphik card ?

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changboy
TheHyperMatrix hi :), what is the card in your hand now, coz you change your graphik card like i change t-shirt hehehe. I not sure if you have an hydro copper or a ftw3 ultra with hybrid kit or another one ?

Zgapzy

No problem! I heard back from the Product Management team. They noted that it is a beta bios, and as such may have bugs and issues still to be worked out so it may not work properly for everyone yet. They are working on an official release, and that they have enough data at this point. They don’t have an ETA though on when an official release will be available though.
 
I hope that helps!

 
Hope this helps, i for one am happy purely because they know there is a problem. So far im happy with the silicon just sucks it can get past 450w. 

TheHyperMatrix
 
 
What worries me is that EVGA is usually very quick with these types of fixes.  And the fact that it's affecting some cards and not others becomes even more concerning.  Just as an FYI though, if you flash the XC3 bios on your FTW3, you'll be able to pull around 500W-520W.  Software will only show max draw of about 300W, but it will indeed be 500W. 

AzN1337c0d3r
I used the Update.exe in the front page for the FTW3 Hybrid OC. You earlier said it was 999,424 bytes. Now you are saying 999,224 bytes, which is it?
Are you sure the offset is 79A5E0 (7972320) bytes?

jl88jl88
Still can’t break 450w. (removed) is going on!?

arestavo

ckelas
Hi guys.
I am new to the forum. 
I came here after watching some videos on youtube about 3090 FTW3 power draw. 
Currently running on a 1080ti FTW3 and I am expecting my 3090 FTW3 tomorrow. 
The rest of the machine is i9 10900K, maximus XII formula, 32gb corsair @ 3600MHz, and an HX1200i corsair psu. 
I understand that 3090ti is drawing too much power from the PCIE pins for most of the owners. 
So, please forgive my ignorance, but is this harmful for the motherboard?
Is there a way to mend this?
I am not crazy about overclocking. 
I just want to know whether my soon-to-be-installed 3090 FTW3 is safe for my system. 
What tools can I use to diagnose the issue (if it's there for my GPU)?

Is there a way for the end user to fix out of PCIE spec slot power draw (75W) when the card is stock? No not really - an RMA is the only true fix. You can try undervolting and underclocking the card to bring it within spec, and that may work - but you aren't getting what you paid for.
 
Is it harmful? Potentially. Another user had their motherboard die along with a 2080 Ti Black that drew more than 80W from the PCIE slot. My first 3090 FTW3 Ultra would draw up to 82W average completely stock with spikes over 86W. I decided that that was too high for me to accept from a card when it was stock, so I RMAd and got one that draws around 76-77W average when stock.
 
You can use to find out the PCIE slot power draw.

I’m sorry for the lack of communication about the issue. With the 30 series launch we’ve been slammed with calls and emails in CS, and unfortunately when that happens one of the first things to slip is watching the forums. Apparently the PM team has been aware and watching the thread, but they never felt the need to say anything there. I’m still trying to get them to post something, but they’re busy as well and not responding as quickly to me as usual. I’m hoping I can get one of them to post something, or to let me to so we can help clear up the situation for everyone.

jl88jl88
I for one would just like some acknowledgment that their is a problem, and that their will be a solution. If not, I’d prefer to return this and buy the msi card or a STRIXX... At least the bios works on them.

firstnomad
Just chiming in here to add my experience: I purchased secondhand, but BNIB, an early-run 3090 FTW3 Ultra with red lips and a serial number beginning with 2014 (manufactured in Taiwan). It exhibited many of the same characteristics discussed in this thread and was perhaps one of the worst samples in comparison to those I've seen here - it would struggle to pull over 390W even on the stock OC BIOS with the power limit at 107%, and capped out at maybe 80W on the third 8-pin. The XOC BIOS only made it worse.
 
I called and spoke to a very accommodating service representative who wasn't familiar with the problem but was happy to hook me up with an RMA after a lengthy and detailed explanation of why power delivery isn't supposed to work like this.
 
Fast forward to today; I received the RMA - black lips this time, but still serialed 2014 and manufactured in Taiwan. It works perfectly - on the stock OC BIOS with power limit at 107% it sits right around 445W in Heaven with spikes up to ~460W. I honestly don't even have any inclination to flash the XOC BIOS at this point because heat is now my primary concern. 
 
I highly recommend anyone experiencing this problem just RMA their card and roll the dice on getting one that actually performs to spec. This is clearly a hardware problem with the early runs.