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Couple of updates:
 
Those looking to "Fix" their stuttering issues with the 460.97 "hotfix" drivers in Marvel's Avengers - I'd recommend against it.  It made my stuttering in that game MUCH WORSE and MORE noticeable.  In fact on the 460.89s I have very few issues in that game now, no significant/persistent stuttering, no stuttering after prolonged playing sessions, and my game doesn't go completely bonkers if I bump up in to the 10000MB of vRAM usage range on occasion like it did with my 3080.
The temperature readout bug is present still on both the 460.97 and 460.89 drivers, unfortunately.
 
I have experimented with BIOS changes, was not comfortable going the full length of trying the Kingpin 520W or 1000W BIOS on my card since the ladder would definitely void my warranty & even the former technically would if eVGA wanted to be mean about it.  I can say that I am still experiencing hard-limiting at 450W Power Limit in the majority of applications.  Even with the "workaround"ish thing of downclocking the vRAM a bit, I still only see about 465W maximum power draw in Port Royal - I have yet to see any game pull more than 450W either - hopefully eVGA is going to release a BIOS update that actually gives us 500W... eventually...
 
Looks like my hopes for a Kingpin aren't going to come try til next year, baring a drop tomorrow before they close, and even then, I'll haveta be on that like white on rice to get it to actually ship tomorrow.
 
Currently debating between a few kits for the CPU or just doing my own loop configuration with custom parts all together, the current options I'm looking at are these, or getting the smaller radiator kit & picking up a larger radiator separately: https://spartanliquidcooling.com/product/ek-classic-kit-p360-d-rgb/ or https://spartanliquidcooling.com/product/ek-quantum-power-kit-d-rgb-p360/ 
If anyone has experience with either of those kits, your feedback would be appreciated.
 
2040MHz at 981mV has been completely stable in everything I've thrown at it so far, including Cyberpunk - whilst also running much cooler than stock.

The power limit issue this BIOS/card has (I assume it's mostly BIOS settings that's the issue, hopefully they fix it sometime soon) is really the only thing holding me back from at least 2100+ stable.
Hoping I can get a 3090 Kingpin & really push things next month.  We'll see.

so I finally got my kit for my 3090 FTW3....
 
Lowered idle temps from 29C to 24 to 25C in a 22 ambient room...
 
lowered load temps from 70-75 to 50-55...
 
all in all I'm happy..
 
It's not quiet tho...heh
 
 
Edit: I'm not OC'ing the card...I see no need.
 

Resident Guru

transdogmifier
so I finally got my kit for my 3090 FTW3....
 
Lowered idle temps from 29C to 24 to 25C in a 22 ambient room...
 
lowered load temps from 70-75 to 50-55...
 
all in all I'm happy..
 
It's not quiet tho...heh
 
 
Edit: I'm not OC'ing the card...I see no need.
 

What is the noise like? Have you done a Db measurement? I'm interested in this for my 3090 Ultra.

 
With the fans/pump at 100%, and if my iPhone is to be believed, it's about 53Db.......

transdogmifier
so I finally got my kit for my 3090 FTW3....
 
Lowered idle temps from 29C to 24 to 25C in a 22 ambient room...
 
lowered load temps from 70-75 to 50-55...
 
all in all I'm happy..
 
It's not quiet tho...heh
 
 
Edit: I'm not OC'ing the card...I see no need.

#1, don't trust anything Apple makes - personal opinion.  If it is at 53dB you wouldn't be able to hear much else over it unless you have a "loud" system - but it's possible.  It is entirely possible your card is "louder" than most.
I can't hear mine unless I literally put my ear to the card's rear exhaust area, as far as pump noise goes.  But, my system does have ... 16 or 15 fans in it currently, though most of them are set to 50-60% aka fairly silent.
the GPU radiator fans eVGA includes can get OBNOXIOUSLY loud though, if you let them go full bore.  I have them cap out at around 2400RPM (if the GPU radiator exhaust is above 36C, indicating the GPU is under heavy load), which is noticeable, but not "loud", at least not in a room that has a room-fan going that tends to drull out any other noise for the most part.
Is the noise the annoying kind, or the "general hum" kind that isn't annoying?  Grindy or regular?  If it's "grindy", that's not a good sign.  The pump should sound... for a comparison most people can relate to, like what a washing machine would sound like if it were fairly quiet.  Any high pitched or grinding-style noise is not normal/sub optimal operation possibly.
 
The differences between the Kingpin & regular FTW3 are larger than normal, because the FTW3 is less spectacular than previous generations.  Kingpin does 100% have a better quality PCB & components, and cooling on the VRMs etc.  So if you're already wanting an FTW3, you'd be better off forking out the $200 extra to get a Kingpin if you can manage it.
That's what I plan on doing, this FTW3 will be right back out the window not long after the Kingpin arrives... gonna use eVGA Bucks to buy an NVLink bridge, do some SLi testing for the funsies, mostly for Port Royal personal records, then resell the 3090 FTW3 Hybrid.
 
Also, OC/undervolting on these cards works wonders.  Running at 1980MHz @ 950mV or 2040MHz @ 981mV has netted me even cooler temperatures, less power draw, and faster than-stock frame rates, all at the same time.  Had zero stability issues with it so far at those settings.  I've been mostly running the 2040 settings though.
 

SoldierRBT

Dabadger84
The power limit issue this BIOS/card has (I assume it's mostly BIOS settings that's the issue, hopefully they fix it sometime soon) is really the only thing holding me back from at least 2100+ stable.
Hoping I can get a 3090 Kingpin & really push things next month.  We'll see.

Hi, do you have a 3090 FTW3 with 500W BIOS issue? Could you download RTX Quake 2 and run it with all slider max and see if it holds 490W-500W?

Don't have the game, but literally nothing I've tried to run on the XOC 500W Beta BIOS actually hits 500W.  So far Time Spy/TSE has gotten the closest, I've seen up to 489-497W in that, with modified settings turning the vRAM DOWN in speed slightly with the GPU core OCed.
It is very clearly a BIOS or hardware issue related to the vRAM not being allowed to draw the power it needs, which results in the "PWR" limit being shown even when you're only hitting sometimes as low as 434W - I know that because I can run settings, get Power Limit readouts, then turn the vRAM speed down by -250MHz, no other changes, and suddenly the Power Limit readout in GPUz or HWInfo doesn't happen, and the core clock is more stable as a result.
I really hope this is something BIOS related that they can fix so people don't actually need to RMA their cards just to get one that doesn't have the issue.

I do have a loud system...and mostly I don't care...because my hearing is bad anyway..
 
regardless;
 
Does anyone know the CF/M Airflow of the hybrid fans? I'm curious

gsorin
Are you guys happy  with  this card? Started to be available in Europe since few weeks, but now more and more.
Most likely Made in Taiwan...
But I noticed too many post with these cards dying, then I decided to wait KP, but there seems lottery too with coil whine and pump noise...
 
I was really happy with evga cards so far, had  780s, 980s,1080 hybrid, now 2080Ti KP...
**** happened, not so reliable anymore?

I am happy with the kit thus far...and the card? Certainly. The alarmism over the red lights disgusts me. Probably hundreds of thousands of cards in the wild at this point...and 10 to 15 people whining on the forums ....sorry..seems fine to me....some 'lemons' do happen.
 
 

Update on arrangement of things, I'm sure this will trigger people because of how my CPU AIO radiator is arranged, but the tubes on the Thermaltake Floe 280mm are only 350mm or shorter so it won't reach the other way lol
 
 

 
Hoping I can get the Kingpin this week, fingers crossed...a nd wow i just noticed how warped my 3090 looks in that second pic lol

Dabadger84

 
Coming in a few days... hoping I get a unit that doesn't have much in the way of backlight bleed on the edges.  Either way, I'm excited as fork for it.

 
I am not sure how similar they are, but I just returned the G7. G-sync was absolute trash. Flicker, sometimes subtlee but makes things not feel smooth and if you enable their "fix" setting VRR control, it causes very noticable Microstutter. 

Dabadger84

Rbk_3

Dabadger84
 
Coming in a few days... hoping I get a unit that doesn't have much in the way of backlight bleed on the edges.  Either way, I'm excited as fork for it.

 
I am not sure how similar they are, but I just returned the G7. G-sync was absolute trash. Flicker, sometimes subtlee but makes things not feel smooth and if you enable their "fix" setting VRR control, it causes very noticable Microstutter. 

The stutter/flicker issue on the G9 was fixed with a firmware update according to most reviews.  We'll see when my unit arrives.  The G7 & G9 are similar but there are some differences, and there were also issues with 30-series cards that have no been fixed with an update as well.

Hope you have better luck than me. I ended up going for the AW2721D but doesn't look like it is going to arrive anytime soon. 
 
 

Dabadger84
https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/55030204
 

 
Now top 40 on the 9900K/Single 3090 leaderboard, LES GO

 
Just curious, what did you do to get average temperatures of 49C while heavily OC'd? I got my replacement kit and it is a lot better temps but with a similar OC I was getting 7C warmer. What kind of fan speed were you using?
 
https://www.3dmark.com/pr/770987 

Dabadger84

Rbk_3
 
Hope you have better luck than me. I ended up going for the AW2721D but doesn't look like it is going to arrive anytime soon. 

Dabadger84
https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/55030204
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Now top 40 on the 9900K/Single 3090 leaderboard, LES GO

 
Just curious, what did you do to get average temperatures of 49C while heavily OC'd? I got my replacement kit and it is a lot better temps but with a similar OC I was getting 7C warmer. What kind of fan speed were you using?
 
https://www.3dmark.com/pr/770987 

That score is actually old news:
 
https://www.3dmark.com/pr/651793

Sadly since the last few driver releases, I haven't been able to crack 14.7k again.
 
The GPU's onboard VRM fan I set to 80% & left it there for the duration of the test.  The GPU Radiator fans, most likely I had set to somewhere around 80% as well, which would translate to 2300-2400RPM on the 2 eVGA fans & probably around 1900RPM for the 2 exhaust-EK Vardar RGB fans.  I have the radiator in push pull, ambient temp in the room was ~70F, and I likely had the case intake fans set at 70-80% as well for the test.
 
One can say that's "unrealistic" but that's actually about the speeds they ramp up to when I'm gaming if the GPU & VRMs get hot (I have the intake fans on my case programmed to increase speed based on the Motherboard VRM temps (AKA when the CPU is under load) and the GPU Radiator fans controlled via a motherboard Thermocouple that's routed up to the exhaust temperature of the GPU radiator, and when it goes above ~35C (which it does under load quite regularly) they hit the 80% mark.  Here's a screencap of it:
 

 
CPU Opt is what I have the GPU radiator fans plugged in to (via a splitter, they're powered off the PSU by 4-pin molex, but report PWM/fan speed & are controlled via the plug in to the motherboard).
 
The part that isn't "daily useable" would be the clocks, pretty sure, haven't actually tried it, but I would assume that would crash the drivers under prolonged gaming conditions eventually, because trying to go up one more step on the GPU core clock resulted in Port Royal crashing pretty quickly.
 
I don't have a maximum load temp since it was ran with all background processes closed, but if I had to guess, the maximum temp was around 53-57C because that's what it tops out at during testing/gaming on the GPU core temp.

Thanks, that explains that. I have 2 Noctua F12s that spin at about 1350 max so that makes sense if you have 4 EK fans at around 2000. 
 
I tried push pull with my Noctuas and the stock ones but that actually made things worse somehow. Probably cause the stock can run at double the speed.
 
The pump noise on this one is just as bad as the first unfortunately, but the first one got way better after a while so I am hoping this one does also.  One thing I have found that greatly affects temps is my top dust filter where I exhaust. If I take that off my temperature drop 4-5C. I didn't think that would make such an impact. 

Ordered a new desk-arm for the monitor that someone reviewed in the monitor's reviews as well as the arm itself saying it works with this monitor, hoping for the best... if not I'll just return the arm, thanks Amazon for having easy returns :-D
 
https://smile.amazon.com/WALI-Monitor-Adjustable-Capacity-GSM001XL/dp/B07NLMLLT6/
 
Is the arm in question.
 

 
Impressions on the monitor itself so far:
Picture quality is great, color looks great but I'm not a big picky person on color etc so some may judge it harder that I do.
Had to do a firmware update on the monitor (downloaded the firmware via Samsung's website on to a USB stick drive then plugged it in to the monitor in it's "service" USB plug, clicked software update in the screen's OSD menus, it did the rest) to get 240Hz working at 5120x1440, but it does now work, no flickering issues.
The build quality, despite the back being plastic, is pretty solid, the stand is pretty beefy but the legs are ridiculously long, hence why I'm buying a monitor arm for it.
The visuals from the monitor side of things are awesome though.  It's so immersive it actually gave me that feeling most people get the first time they use VR, where your body feels like it should be moving based on visuals even though it's not, resulting in some brain-altering vertigo-esque feels for a while, but that passed after about an hour or so of usage.
Played several hours of Cyberpunk 2077 & boy does that game make the 3090 work at this resolution.  I ended up bumping DLSS up from Quality to Balanced because the frame rate dropped just enough where combat was sketchy at times now instead of being perfectly playable at 3440 x 1440.   And note that's with the 3090 FTW3 Hybrid @ 2040MHz 1000mV, so overclocked/undervolted decently well.
I will say this though, I'm currently using it at "only" 120Hz, because I found that running at 240Hz results in both GPU vRAM & GPU core not downclocking fully at idle even on desktop, and since I'm not playing any competitive games that "need" that higher refresh rate at the moment, I'd rather save the unnecessary stress on my GPU... once I roll back around to playing CSGO, I'll set it up so that specifically in that game, I'm running at 240Hz with GSync on & capped at 240.
I also love the Super-Ultrawide implementation in Cyberpunk 2077 as far as how the resolution works, it's not fish-eyed/severely stretched as you go to the side more, it's just "extra vision", like your eyes would be, very well done, hopefully at least some other games are like that.
 
Next bit of experimenting will be me possibly using the XC3 BIOS on my card to see if I can remove the Power Limit issue I keep having where I'm seeing Power Limit listed as a PerfCap reason sometimes as low as 420W of draw, which is ridiculous... otherwise, this card will be RMAed after I finally get my Kingpin because I'm not about to try reselling a card that won't even hit 450W on the 500W BIOS reliably.

  the box looks great 

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nice monitor.. one day I will save up for one..