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3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question?

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Monday, December 28, 2020 11:16 PM (permalink)
If I install the Hybrid version in place of my Current card,  can I leave my Drivers alone or should I uninstall them?

https://modsrigs.evga.com/detail.aspx?BuildID=44032
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    Neo197830
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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Monday, December 28, 2020 11:36 PM (permalink)
    Which Drivers Nvidea im guessing Not Bios??No the drivers would be the same for Nvidea cards of same model and series no matter what block they bolt to it 👍
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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Monday, December 28, 2020 11:44 PM (permalink)
    Yes, you can.


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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Monday, December 28, 2020 11:51 PM (permalink)
    kraade
    If I install the Hybrid version in place of my Current card,  can I leave my Drivers alone or should I uninstall them?


    You'll need to update the bios so it reflects a Hybrid, fan controllers will work better, your RGB panel will show the Hybrid also.
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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Monday, December 28, 2020 11:57 PM (permalink)
    There is no reason to reinstall drivers when all you're changing is the cooler - as I've said in people's threads asking if they should/need to switch BIOS for the card to show up as a Hybrid etc... the computer & GPU have no idea what you've done to the GPU's cooling, it won't until you tell it you changed something - drivers specifically are the same for both GPUs.  You could even switch to another NVidia GPU completely & technically speaking you wouldn't have to reinstall drivers if it's a newer GPU... you SHOULD reinstall drivers in that case, but you don't HAVE to.
    For the cooler swap, you 100% do not need to clean/reinstall drivers.
    Enjoy the cooler temps ^_^ I'm very happy with my Hybrid 3090 temp wise, that's for sure.

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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Tuesday, December 29, 2020 0:28 PM (permalink)
    @KingEngineRevup That’s not been my experience so far. I installed the hybrid kit this morning on what was up to this point a perfectly running 3080 FTW3 Ultra and flashed the hybrid bios as instructed. The fans spin up randomly when running any game. I called support and they asked me to try changing temperature hysteresis in precision (1.1.4) and that hasn’t done anything. So far this hasn’t been a great experience. I think there’s an issue with the bios. I would revert to the original non hybrid bios if I could.
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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Tuesday, December 29, 2020 0:34 PM (permalink)
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    kraade
    If I install the Hybrid version in place of my Current card,  can I leave my Drivers alone or should I uninstall them?


    You'll need to update the bios so it reflects a Hybrid, fan controllers will work better, your RGB panel will show the Hybrid also.

    and that happens when you open P1X?

    https://modsrigs.evga.com/detail.aspx?BuildID=44032
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    Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra to a 3080 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Question? Tuesday, December 29, 2020 0:36 PM (permalink)
    Yes. Once you have flashed the bios with the hybrid bios for your card it will show as a hybrid in PX1.
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