Damien42123

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Damien42123
Hello All

Can you help me? 


I not understand this : "EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 (For Dual BIOS cards, card must be set to BIOS that is being flashed) 

If you can reply in French it's cool, i have a 1080 FTW 08G-P4-6286-KR

Ok, sorry, my French is really bad!! Anyway, on the front side of the card (The thin part with EVGA led written on it as you look in PC when installed) There is a very small switch that unless looking for it can easily be missed. Just check and you will find it. All cards are shipped with the primary Bios active, a lot of people don't even know there is a secondary bios. That switch can be moved to the left after moving it it will activate the secondary bios. You are surely on the primary bios otherwise you wouldn't have posted this question. So if you want to flash only the primary bios (like I did) you don't need to do anything at all except download and install the primary bios. The secondary bios is the same procedure but you MUST move that tiny switch first. I doubt you need to do that however. When you find/see that switch you will instantly understand. (I didn't even check that switch as I never use secondary bios - like you I guess.) So, nothing to do except down/load and install primary. If you wish to check that switch then you will find it very quickly as above. Just remember it's small, so not obvious unless looking for it.
 

 
Thank for your reply, now i know which bios i need to download and install..

Just a  last question, what is the interest to have 2 bios? i never switch the tiny switch (as you say) so why we have 2 bios ?

Thanks

The Second bios (slave mode) disables 0db fan mode, allows a higher power target, and I think something else. I don't recall, I leave mine in slave mode all the time.

 

Bepzinky
Is there any temp sensor on the VRMs on the 1080?
My 1080SC is running cool as ever with my own fan profiles.
 
I've been warning people LONG AGO that the stock EVGA fan profiles were broken and not utilizing the fans of the ACX properly, shame that this issue got addressed so late.

Could you share a screenshot of your fan profile settings please ?
Thanks

Just finished adding the thermal pads to my 1080 FTW. I did not bother with the additional VRAM pads since mine appear to be fine. To be honest I was not planning on doing the mod (since my card has been running well for five monhs), but I ordered the pads and they arrived, so I decided to do it.
 
Just make sure to use enough thermal paste when re-installing the heatsink. I used a "grain of rice sized" blob and the card started running hot. When I opened it back up, I noticed that the thermal paste was not covering the whole chip. I applied a larger glob the second time around and now it seems to be operating as before. 
 
All in all I do not think it was necessary, but I like tinkering with things and this was an excuse to take apart my card and see what it looks like on the inside. 

there's a hidden 'feature' of this BIOS update... it also disables GPU boost.

Gladly... See attached hwmonitor min/max values after a admittedly somewhat brief gaming session. Temps stay nicely around 72C, fans are screaming, but the gpu clock and memory clock are locked at 1709/5005. Never once has it boosted since applying this BIOS update.

I'd definitely reccomend not using this update. I'm really shocked no one has pointed this out yet and called out evga on such a shady move. My SC card is now slower than a founders edition, or ANY other 1080 for that matter.

i don't think its related to any driver issues. the memory is running at the correct speed, and there is no 'boost' feature for memory so i'm not concerned with that. I'm only upset about the gpu clock speed being stuck at 1709mhz no matter what. idle on the desktop = 1709, full load = 1709. boost, and downclocking just doesn't exist in this new bios.

Turbotube

falcompsx
Gladly... See attached hwmonitor min/max values after a admittedly somewhat brief gaming session. Temps stay nicely around 72C, fans are screaming, but the gpu clock and memory clock are locked at 1709/5005. Never once has it boosted since applying this BIOS update.

I think the problem is the new version of HWMonitor. I have the old bios with a custom fancurve and I saw this same behaviour with HWMonitor. EVGA Precision X still shows correct clock speeds.

Same for me. GPU-Z shows the correct clock and that it is actually boosting properly.

I stop using hwmonitor because it gives me crazy temperatures and crazy informations...

albher

Hanson
Can anyone upload the original BIOS 08G-P4-6171-KR? The new one is to noisy for me in the end.
 
Thanks in advance.
 

Hello Hanson,
I have uploaded the original firmware of my 08G-P4-6171-KR, the way i received my GTX 1070 ACS3.0 when i bought it (i have Samsung RAM, so i did not implement that other update regarding Micron RAM).
 
By the way, i didn't realize any sound increase with the new firmware, and hey....i live in Brazil, with ambient temperature always at 30ºC+ .
 
Dang it, the forum will not permit linking to files, as i have less then 10 posts!
 
Best Regards

Fala cara blza!
 
Vc instalou a nova bios? e os thermal pads? a temperatura e o ruído como ficaram? o fan liga a partir de quantos graus?
 
eu tenho uma 1070 ACX 3.0 e ainda não atualizei a bios e os pads não chegaram ainda
 
 

falcompsx
Gladly... See attached hwmonitor min/max values after a admittedly somewhat brief gaming session. Temps stay nicely around 72C, fans are screaming, but the gpu clock and memory clock are locked at 1709/5005. Never once has it boosted since applying this BIOS update.

 
Nope! Mine still boost perfectly after bios update. Stop spreading false information please.

bingolong
Question for those with the 1070 FTW that have done the bios and both pad mods. What is the temp in Precision X OC temp while idling? 

From recently thermal pad modded 1070 FTW:
29°c at idle (0% fan).
65°c max temp running Unigine Heaven (Ultra) at 1440p, fan 34% max (1100rpm).
4x 140mm case fans. Ambient temp of only 14.5°c!

bingolong
Question for those with the 1070 FTW that have done the bios and both pad mods. What is the temp in Precision X OC temp while idling? 

I am running about 33C at idle with ambient temps at 20C
also full load on heaven 70C when overclocked at 50% fan speed
overclocks: core - 2126 Mhz
                Ram - 9500 Mhz

Hi i've just upgraded the firmware, it took about 3 sec after hitting Y....is that ok?
check the bios and it shows 86.04.3B.00.84

i have a 1080 ftw....

Can anyone confirm if that is good or it hasn't been upgraded?

Just done the thermal pad mod myself. Easy enough to do if you take care.
 
Was more than a little shocked to see that the thermal pads on the VRAM modules (IE. memory) closest to the VRM circuitry, appeared to have zero contact with the thermal pads. Not a sign of thermal grease on them. The other VRAM modules looked to have had partial contact. I know that a few people have commented on this already. But had sort of assumed that it was just a few isolated cases. It just looks like to me, that EVGA plain and simple, used pads that were not thick enough. The "optional" (EVGA's words) thermal pad kit that they are sending out, has new pads for the VRAM modules and they are a fair bit thicker. Got to be honest, I would consider this mod more than "optional". At least as far as the thermal pads on the VRAM modules, I would definitely consider this as a manufacturing defect!
 
Just thought I'd mention the above. Just in case anyone is thinking that these mods are "optional".
Only my opinion/s folks, not looking for a flame (sic) war.