And the new models FTW2 and SC2 announced on CES? I think this is the final answer to the issues mentioned in 71 pages ... and a recognition that ACX3.0 has tecnical flaws.
As an owner of the previous SC 1080 ACX3.0, this only gives me a bad taste in my mouth. Way to go EVGA.

comrade
Thanks Paulio Elias!  That's very helpful.  I didn't have the time to read through all the pages on this thread.
 
I'll send them a message today.
 
Thanks again!

You're quite welcome.
 
Hope you succeed as I did.

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False alarm.  I thought I had deleted the post before anyone would see it.  My wife opened the mail, saw a charge from EVGA on the credit card bill and came running up to tell me that they had charged me for something I told her was free.
 
I didn't have my reading glasses on and didn't see the date on the charge.  Then after I had put in a post, I realized it was for the HB SLI bridge that I ordered.
 
Very embarrassing!

comrade
False alarm.  I thought I had deleted the post before anyone would see it.  My wife opened the mail, saw a charge from EVGA on the credit card bill and came running up to tell me that they had charged me for something I told her was free.
 
I didn't have my reading glasses on and didn't see the date on the charge.  Then after I had put in a post, I realized it was for the HB SLI bridge that I ordered.
 
Very embarrassing!

Having to justify your expenses to your wife sounds even more embarrassing....

tauster
Hi all, new evga owner here.
 
Just wondering if the 06G-P4-6368-KR is also affected and if there's a bios update available for it? I see it listed in the first post's pic attachment, but not on the post itself.
 
I also noticed that the fans don't spin up until they start hitting the mid 60C.
 
Thanks,
-t

Hello, are you using Precision xoc or Afterburner? You can adjust the fan curve and set what temp you want the fans to start spinning on idle. Not 100% sure if the 1060 ftw is affected but I believe so.

Holdan

tauster
Hi all, new evga owner here.
 
Just wondering if the 06G-P4-6368-KR is also affected and if there's a bios update available for it? I see it listed in the first post's pic attachment, but not on the post itself.
 
I also noticed that the fans don't spin up until they start hitting the mid 60C.
 
Thanks,
-t

Hello, are you using Precision xoc or Afterburner? You can adjust the fan curve and set what temp you want the fans to start spinning on idle. Not 100% sure if the 1060 ftw is affected but I believe so.

That's what I was hoping to avoid. I have installed Precision and tinkered with it, but I'm not to keen on having to load up an app on startup just to safeguard my card especially when my rig has multiple users/profiles. The curve should be built in. That's why i was wondering if there was a new VBIOS for the FTW+ and maybe it was forgotten while posting the links for the others.

JPS2K5

comrade
False alarm.  I thought I had deleted the post before anyone would see it.  My wife opened the mail, saw a charge from EVGA on the credit card bill and came running up to tell me that they had charged me for something I told her was free.
 
I didn't have my reading glasses on and didn't see the date on the charge.  Then after I had put in a post, I realized it was for the HB SLI bridge that I ordered.
 
Very embarrassing!

Having to justify your expenses to your wife sounds even more embarrassing....

We had a case of identity theft a few years ago.  Ever since then, she watches the charge cards like a hawk.  She wasn't upset about what I bought, just that she thought I was charged for something that I had told her was free.  I had actually forgot about buying the SLI bridge.

So I recently decided to check if my card fell under the whole vrm and overheating debacle, despite the fact that I have not had any issues with my card. Well, I searched my serial number and found that it is indeed one of these cards. So I requested my thermal pads and downloaded the updated BIOS for master and slave.
 
I'm running a i5-6600k @4.7Ghz, 16GB 3200 RAM, and an EVGA 1070 FTW at around 2100/4300 with 110/320 offsets, on a 60Hz 1080 monitor.
 
I had been running the slave BIOS with the power limit set to 122% with no issues. After flashing both BIOS (one at a time and restarting after each) I continued to use the slave, however now it is limiting me to the 112% like the master BIOS did. I am seeing some instability and artifacting now that was not present before.
 
It would be great to be able to get back to the OC I was running before this update and not have to throttle my settings back. I thought about even rolling back the BIOS since I was not having any issues prior to updating, however I also don't want to risk not being taken care of by EVGA if something all of the sudden were to happen.

I have a 1070 FTW; really not feel comfortable with applying Thermal Pads and I don't want my clocks to be affected by BIOS update as some state happens after the update. My card has been running without any problems. Am I required to update the BIOS or do any of this?

As a note regarding the problem I posted about, evga customer service got back to me quickly, and sent the slave bios file to me, recommending me to reflash my bios, this time disabling the driver prior to doing so. This worked, and I no longer have the issue of the power limit being 112% on the slave bios.

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OK, Call me dense but, WHERE's THE DAMN BIOS SWICH???

should be near the left most pcie power connector?
EDIT:
Zageron beat me to it lol

Encrypted_God
Yet another question arises. Why is it that important to 'upgrade' when the bios of the card/mobo/chip is running fine? Play with it!, have fun with it!, Push the card if you want but imo there's NO reason why you need destroy the virginity of a gorgeous card. Play with "her", experience her, recognize her that she means business.. Just know her.
 
Basically....all are different. You must get to know all your women before you make judgement. Take you time. Don't fix NOTHING until you know she needs (and YOU) to be fixed.

Your advice is sound but you must take into consideration that any firmware update is designed to correct issues related to how a given piece of equipment should work. In my personal understanding it is not a bad idea to change the card's cooling curve given that it was meant to be pushed to the limits by end users.
 
If there was no other reason, still this update was directed to the safe side of the card's operation, and this is enough for EVGA as the designer to suggest that the update should be performed. Furthermore, when done successfully it will just take a few seconds, no harm done!