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I'm so confused, why do people think my problem is solved lol and why are mods not responding to me... I still haven't gotten an update on my Support Ticket...
I have 6 people with the same exact reproduce-able issue... We really would like some help.
Why are you confused?
Everyone has known from day one what the problems and issues are with Nvidia 590's
As time has passed those limits have become so well known, that Nvidia has placed them within the drivers to prevent further damaged cards.
The original design was overbuilt for running PCIE ATX 12v spec.
The design was then nerfed and lessor components were used as the nerf specs did not require them.
The card was released, and user testing showed that the GTX 590 (as released) was completly unclockable and the use of more voltage resulted in either component failure on the card, destruction of the motherboard or serious PSU issues and damage.
Huge numbers of the cards were damaged by users or simply returned, making for one of the highest ever RMA rates of any Nvidia card -ever-
The decison was then made to lock the cards voltage at ATX specs in the driver, to forstall further card damage RMA returns.
While the reasons for what happened and why Nvidia made the decisions it did is debatable...
The end result is a card that is what it is, no matter what owners may "want" in terms of clocks and volatge, its NOT going to happen.
Increasing voltage from the stock factory defaults leads to failures..
thats why its locked. For those owning 590's that do not perform correctly AT STOCK, a RMA is in order.
For users wishing to run their cards at anything different than complete stock, then you had better be prepared to lose your card and your warrenty if you doing any BIOS mods.
The use of "older" software may allow changes to be made, but of course at the risk of your videocard and possibly other components.
Nvidia (and by default EVGA) will NOT be providing anything for users voltage/driverwise, as doing so will only lead to more returns. And its quite certain they are unhappy that such "older" software is out there and that posts like this one are available for users to read, then run off and promtly burn up their card....
In short, if your card is NOT working correctly at stock defaults -return it for replacement-
If you wish to explore any clock changes or voltage increases whatsoever from defaults using a GTX 590 the results are very well known to be
very minor increases before videocard damage and failure.
The 590 and its hardware components are rated at factory defaults. There will be no unlocked drivers, nor will anything be released by Nvidia to its vendors (EVGA) that will exceed Nvidia's stated BIOS voltage limits for 590's.
Nobody lied to anyone, the specs are on the box.
-->and the facts about GTX 590 performance, clocks and voltage levels were evident the day of release.
They are now so well known, that anyone who thinks such changes can be made in a meaningful fashion are misinformed.
If your 590 is not working correctly at stock, RMA it for another.
If you feel like risking your videocard and components, then please feel free to do so.
Just remember that it
is a serious and known risk and nobody should attempt it to do it without fully understanding that risk.
Seeing posts about how easy it is, is glossing over the facts that BIOS mods can void your warrenty if ANYTHING goes wrong, that the use of older software is KNOWN to be very dangerous and ignoring the fact that all the mods in the world will not allow a 590 to make any real performance gains before it blows up....
The GTX 590 is what it is
If your 590 is not working correctly at factory stock clocks and voltages, then RMA it.
Anything beyond that, is up to the user... Not Nvidia or EVGA
It is well known that anything slightly beyond stock voltages and clocks leads to 590 videocard damage and failure. Thats why the voltage limits, drivers and BIOS updates are what they are... thats not going to change.
*since you appear (and that a big IF) to have found what works for you, you now have a choice.
You can either Mod your BIOS for the voltage change (knowing that if anything goes wrong you have lost your warrenty completly), RMA the card repeatedly until you get one that works correctly at stock or EVGA offers you something else, or sell the card and buy something else that is known not to have such issues.
I personally would not risk the BIOS mod at that price point, simply because some 590's are known to be so "soft" (the reason for the lock) and there is really no way to tell if the card is soft or not, it may be fine at that voltage with the 260 drivers and then go bang with a 270 or 280 driver since the GPU usage with the newer drivers is much higher in BF3.... a risk I would personally not take with such an expensive card.
I would return the card under RMA until I got one that worked correctly...
post edited by maniacvvv - 2011/11/25 00:17:47