SoldierRBT
Yes it's safe. It allows the card to draw a little bit more power which increases internal clocks = more perf. 

thanks man

andi0139

Mroberts95
No issues here, Constantly hit 500w on OC bios sometimes 505, Have not tried LN2 Bios, I do have the Hydro Copper Version but Prepar3d Flight simulator and Warzone have both seen 500w with maxed gpu at 4k.

The Hydro Copper Versions dont have this issue, its the Hybrid Version only that are affected

Ah I am dumb. I didnt read far enough back. Weird they have issues but the Hydros do not.

and what about the ****ty mem overclock of only +800 mhz? Isnt that a reason for rma? Every other 3090 card i had was able to do more then 1000 easy

andi0139
The card also has the known power draw issue. I dont get over 440-480 watts max in Timespy and other Benchmarks like Port Royal.

I have the powerslider all the way to 121% using the LN2 Bios

In Games I see arount 420 to 440 Watts max. Perfcap in GPU Z is green and says power everything above 440 watts, sometimes even lower. Is there any fix so far?


Should I RMA the card?

thanks guys

You should definitely not be seeing PWR Perfcap in GPU-Z at anything below 520w with the LN2 bios. I have the same issue, I've given up and am forced to use the XOC bios as my daily driver. I live in Canada and there's no way I'm risking lost/stolen/damaged in transit with the GPU climate the way it is... even if the shipment were insured I'd still be out a GPU and have to re-join the rat-race.
 

SoldierRBT
Yes it's safe. It allows the card to draw a little bit more power which increases internal clocks = more perf. 

So i enabled 2 nvvdd and 2 msvdd dipswitches is that still safe to use for gaming 24/7 etc?

Just got my kingpin hybrid today, is messing with the dip switches the only way to get the card to hit the correct power limits per bios and not start throttling at 430-440wish?

robertdinh
Just got my kingpin hybrid today, is messing with the dip switches the only way to get the card to hit the correct power limits per bios and not start throttling at 430-440wish?

I am not sure about that, i also has that throttle at 430-440 watt and i sent in my card today as rma, evga accepted the rma

andi0139
and what about the ****ty mem overclock of only +800 mhz? Isnt that a reason for rma? Every other 3090 card i had was able to do more then 1000 easy

Deltas mean literally nothing. The card is already at a much higher clock than other 3090s out of the box. You need to look at your absolutes.

cleverguns

andi0139
and what about the ****ty mem overclock of only +800 mhz? Isnt that a reason for rma? Every other 3090 card i had was able to do more then 1000 easy

Deltas mean literally nothing. The card is already at a much higher clock than other 3090s out of the box. You need to look at your absolutes.

true but only for the core clocks, memory clock is not higher than on other 3090 card out of the box, so 800 mhz is very dissapointing. However I sent my card in for rma because of the powerdraw issue and hope the new kingpin i get from RMA will be better in overclocking

Did they tell you if RMA card is brand new?