I've updated the bios on both my elite "6797" and ftw3 hybrid the other day. Took me awhile as I was winging it. Haha. Ended up flashing both cards to the saved 6797 bios by mistake. Didn't know I had to reboot the PC to finalize the bios and kept checking with gpu-Zito read the bios and noticing it wasn't changing.

Anyways. No issues afterwards.. overclock is the same. Though i can't get the hybrid card to still overclock higher as I seem to be stuck around 1.050-60v with evga pxoc. Can't use afterburner to overclock higher either with the curve method as it will lock up instantly with a benchmark trying.. even used pxoc to set the fan at a static speed of 100% and turned it off and used afterburner to overclock the card.

I also can't get the 2 cards to click differently in sli.. normally I was able to click the one card at 2114 and the other at 2063mhz but no more.. there both synced even though I have them set for unsynced.

Might be the newer drivers seats and I should try going back to 288.71 but too lazy.

Anyways.. besides only being able to click my elite 12ghz card to 13000mhz at least I don't see any limit 1 warnings anymore!!!

That's awesome! So no more power limit 1 or voltage limit 1 going off and lowering my overclock!

AHowes
I don't see any limit 1 warnings anymore!!!

That's awesome! So no more power limit 1 or voltage limit 1 going off and lowering my overclock!

Also my son is bugging for me to give him his evga ftw3 hybrid back after playing around with SLI in my system hehe.. he's 9 and has been busy playing for night on his ps4. I need to delid my old 6700k as I'm upgrading his rig with it and I'll put the ftw3 hybrid back in his.

I'll update the thread if the hybrid or ftw3 elite feel like overclocking higher afterwards on there own as it should be easier to use afterburner with a single card.

Good luck ☺️ I have doscovered recently that running my primary display that is connected to igpu turned on removes micro freezes from my secondary connected to hybrid, thanks NVIDIA Optimus for that feature... I've learned that after 2.5 year of using my laptop lol.

kevindd992002
So is this thread pretty much dead already? Has the 117% problem been fixed already?

It seems to be fixed.
 
The unofficial/official bios is in the first post along with the instructions on how to flash it.

Hi,
I had ZERO luck with the slave bios
It seemed very unstable even though temperatures were very low mid 40c..
Did EVGA just throw this slave bios together without testing it
And if so why do the master bios work well :confused:
Don't see a point in dual bios if the second is total junk
Although the voltage limit was not the issue I had on it.

Hi,
I'm kind of wondering why this question is marked answered :)

petmic10
Because a bios has been provided indirectly by EVGA through Kingpin. Some people are waiting for an official release but it's not going to happen. Nvidia has certain regulations that EVGA cannot directly circumvent. I'm not sticking up for EVGA, just being realistic.  The unofficial bios provided seems to have fixed the power limit issue I was having. I can't speak for others but by the lack of traffic in this thread I suspect many others are satisfied with the solution provided.

While I appreciate your sentiment, it's not so easy to let them off the hook. Yes, the Kingpin bios have worked for many, but the fact remains we paid for a premium card that was gimped from the get-go, and not performing as advertised. EVGA should have spent a bit more time working out these kinks before releasing to the public, especially if changes can't be made in the aftermarket. Nvidia should work with partners to help correct these issues, but EVGA understood their rules/restrictions before releasing the cards. Still, EVGA should have recourse, but they don't.
 
The whole mess is troubling in that we all should consider carefully spending a premium for aftermarket cards. The lesson learned here is we are better off getting a reference card because Nvidia doesn't fully support the aftermarket one. I can't imagine any of the board partners being happy about this. Nvidia & EVGA pointing fingers at each other does nothing for me except disappoint.
 
To be clear: I have no issues playing my games at 2560 x 1440 and maxed quality with respectable framerates. If I were attempting 4k 60-100hrz, it would depend on the game or what eye candy I can omit. In this situation, getting the most out of your card becomes essential, and where they have failed.

petmic10
 
I agree with everything you said. Just being realistic. EVGA is at fault here, no question, but they could have easily done nothing and simply pointed a finger at Nvidia without providing an unofficial fix. We got something that seems to work. I'm happy we did just not happy how it was provided. 

I agree EVGA deserves an A+ for effort. Sorry to be so pessimistic. In my defense, the 1k I spent was hard earned.

kevindd992002
Argh. They really need to compensate us here! We need to build traction against this stupid company!

Start bombing reddit, facebook, youtube, and tech sites. Increase visibility.

I reported the first post to EVGA moderators due to moderator abuse.

A moderator should not paste a link to an unofficial BIOS and then edit the title to say that the issue is fixed. It is the OP's responsibility to determine whether or not they are satisfied with the resolution posted in the thread. A moderator should never feel free to hack up someone else's perfectly legitimate TOS-abiding post to such a degree in the first place!

Please remove Sajin's edits from the OP, change the title back, and post Sajin's unofficial solution in the thread as a response; where it belongs!

If the moderator's excuse is that they didn't want the solution they were advocating to be lost in the thread, fine, create a NEW thread announcing the unofficial solution and sticky it. ... Just like EVERY other EVGA employee does. I know moderators are not employees, but that shouldn't allow them the hack up other peoples' perfectly legitimate posts just to advocate something that they think is gospel. Moderators are not "above the law". I think that being such an EVGA fanboi has blinded Sajin's judgement. Please correct this.

Sajin
If the op has a problem with the edits I made to the op please let me know.

You should have asked first. You had NO RIGHT! You need to get his permission TO LEAVE IT. No permission? Change it back!

"Sajin"
Mod abuse? lol. The fix needs to be listed in the op, so people won't continually ask what is the fix to the problem. If I would have posted the fix as a reply in the thread it would have gotten buried in the thread by now.
Having the fix listed in the op solves two issues...

#1 Keeps people from continually asking how do I fix the problem due to the fix post being buried in the thread.
#2 Keeps people from having to search all the pages of the

Like I said.... sticky. Do the right thing man. Come on! Don't play dumb.

Sajin
I'll definitely change it if the op has a problem with it.

I have a problem with it. Other people have a problem with it. The OP is long gone. That is the worst stance you could take. Just because the author has no voice, opinion, or stake in the matter doesn't mean that this community has no voice, opinion, or stake in the matter. Quit making excuses. You never had permission to edit the OP in the first place. It is not a matter of discussion. You have exceeded the bounds of your role far beyond what anyone here would consider acceptable. If you quit looking it as a means to an end and start looking at it at face value, you altered someone's perfectly legitimate post with the sole intent of disseminating your view in a way no other person on this forum is able. It is an egregious abuse of power which no one should stand for. If the solution you present is so important to you, split your view from the OP, create a new thread, and sticky it. That's what EVGA employees and responsible representatives of EVGA do.

ty_ger07

I have a problem with it. Other people have a problem with it. The OP is long gone. That is the worst stance you could take. Just because the author has no voice, opinion, or stake in the matter doesn't mean that this community has no voice, opinion, or stake in the matter. Quit making excuses. You never had permission to edit the OP in the first place. It is not a matter of discussion. You have exceeded the bounds of your role far beyond what anyone here would consider acceptable. If you quit looking it as a means to an end and start looking at it at face value, you altered someone's perfectly legitimate post with the sole intent of disseminating your view in a way no other person on this forum is able. It is an egregious abuse of power which no one should stand for. If the solution you present is so important to you, split your view from the OP, create a new thread, and sticky it. That's what EVGA employees and responsible representatives of EVGA do.

ThrashZone

Sajin
I'll definitely change it if the op has a problem with it.

Hi,
Thank you for putting it in the op
My bad it took this long to notice it there :o
It works is the important thing :thumbsup:

No problem. My edits were intended to help others. Glad they helped you.