chosn1

kevinc313
LOL.  Told you so.
 
Edit: so it sounds like they had to swap them out at the factory in Asia, not stateside.  But I was correct in that it is what caused the delay.

And do you think this is what caused the shortages or no?

Just the delay of the FTW3 3080 card.  They had to swap out parts on already built boards, I think.  I gave estimates of 10-30 minutes per array elsewhere.

I just hope it's all fixed before I get ahold of one. 

Mattler
I just hope it's all fixed before I get ahold of one. 

Fix what?  Read the first post, please.

Guspaz
Looks like the photo has been updated for the 3090 XC3, and it's got the 4 POSCAP + 20 MLCC config:
 

Yes, as stated in the first post of this thread.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Q5di0YzLc

at 1:57:00 Jacob calls Steve from Gamers Nexus.

All EVGA production cards are GOOD TO GO! Zotac, Gigabyte, and other Chinese companies have had to downclock. Looks like EVGA solved issue prior to prod!!!

Hope this helps~

Is it safe then to buy any of the XC versions? even the Black edition?

Hi, I assume the fix described for the 3080 is also being applied to the 3090? I have one coming in a new PC build that is underway.
Thanks
Mark
 [Edit- just saw the photos of the 3090, so question answered. Sorry I didn't catch it sooner, this was my first post here]

What about the 3070 is it gonna have 4 SP Caps?

 
 
'The BoM and the drawing from June leave it open whether large-area POSCAPs (Conductive Polymer Tantalum Solid Capacitors) are used (marked in red), or rather the somewhat more expensive MLCCs (Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitor). The latter are smaller and have to be grouped for a higher capacity.
According to the list and specifications of Nvidia, both are possible. In terms of quality, however, good MLCCs are better able to filter the very high frequency components in particular. In the end, this is simple practical knowledge, which only often enough collides with the world view of a financial controller.' (from Igorslab.de)
 
www.igorslab.de/en/what-real-what-can-be-investigative-within-the-crashes-and-instabilities-of-the-force-rtx-3080-andrtx-3090/
 
for more info about 

rain2_usa

dante`afk
 honestly, I rather feel safer/better with 6x MLCC than mixed poscaps+mlcc ...

Are you an electrical engineer to understand the need for MLCC?  Serious question as I'd like to know why 6 MLCC would be preferred.  I have very little knowledge of electrical components and their interoperability among other components.  I just know that EVGA tested all their cards and works as intended with GPU Boost (they better as it's Advertised as a feature). 

I asked at IgorsLab regarding this topic:
 
Result/Anwser: "Caps are there on the one hand to filter the high frequency components and on the other hand as a buffer to prevent voltage drops. SP or POS CAPs are more shock-resistant and temperature-stable, but fail because of the high frequencies. The FE's 4 + 2 mix is perfect." (Source IgorsLab Forum)

Maxidrom2002
U guys knew about this issue weeks, if not months ago...and you are all coming out of the closet now...ONLY BECAUSE OF INDEPENDENT REPORTING. This is not how u build trust...

Knew about the issue and delayed their own product launch to fix it before it got to consumers. That is exactly how you build trust...

Vipilicious

rain2_usa

dante`afk
 honestly, I rather feel safer/better with 6x MLCC than mixed poscaps+mlcc ...

Are you an electrical engineer to understand the need for MLCC?  Serious question as I'd like to know why 6 MLCC would be preferred.  I have very little knowledge of electrical components and their interoperability among other components.  I just know that EVGA tested all their cards and works as intended with GPU Boost (they better as it's Advertised as a feature). 

I asked at IgorsLab regarding this topic:
 
Result/Anwser: "Caps are there on the one hand to filter the high frequency components and on the other hand as a buffer to prevent voltage drops. SP or POS CAPs are more shock-resistant and temperature-stable, but fail because of the high frequencies. The FE's 4 + 2 mix is perfect." (Source IgorsLab Forum)

Interesting. Good info to know. 

Vipilicious

rain2_usa

dante`afk
 honestly, I rather feel safer/better with 6x MLCC than mixed poscaps+mlcc ...

Are you an electrical engineer to understand the need for MLCC?  Serious question as I'd like to know why 6 MLCC would be preferred.  I have very little knowledge of electrical components and their interoperability among other components.  I just know that EVGA tested all their cards and works as intended with GPU Boost (they better as it's Advertised as a feature). 

I asked at IgorsLab regarding this topic:
 
Result/Anwser: "Caps are there on the one hand to filter the high frequency components and on the other hand as a buffer to prevent voltage drops. SP or POS CAPs are more shock-resistant and temperature-stable, but fail because of the high frequencies. The FE's 4 + 2 mix is perfect." (Source IgorsLab Forum)

Link, please?

rain2_usa

Vipilicious

rain2_usa

dante`afk
 honestly, I rather feel safer/better with 6x MLCC than mixed poscaps+mlcc ...

Are you an electrical engineer to understand the need for MLCC?  Serious question as I'd like to know why 6 MLCC would be preferred.  I have very little knowledge of electrical components and their interoperability among other components.  I just know that EVGA tested all their cards and works as intended with GPU Boost (they better as it's Advertised as a feature). 

I asked at IgorsLab regarding this topic:
 
Result/Anwser: "Caps are there on the one hand to filter the high frequency components and on the other hand as a buffer to prevent voltage drops. SP or POS CAPs are more shock-resistant and temperature-stable, but fail because of the high frequencies. The FE's 4 + 2 mix is perfect." (Source IgorsLab Forum)

Thanks for the info.  It'd be interesting to see how the Asus performs then.  Maybe Steve from GN will put it through the paces to find out.  

Hardware Unboxed already reviewed it and overclocked it. 2Ghz all day.

I'm glad you guys were able to catch this since Nvidia kept their drivers to themselves until the last minute. Any idea when more 3090 will be in stock??? lol I'm patient-ish. lol