Sounds like their specs should have listed exact power supplies that are compatible then, otherwise for all of us that were fortunate enough to get one of these cards early on, it is a crap shoot whether our power supplies will work.

grirvan
Sounds like their specs should have listed exact power supplies that are compatible then, otherwise for all of us that were fortunate enough to get one of these cards early on, it is a crap shoot whether our power supplies will work.

 
Not really.
 
MOST as in almost all top tier PSUs work fine with the 3000 series.
 
If you look at the list of known working PSUs you will notice they are all top tier units.
 
https://forums.evga.com/We-need-to-have-a-thread-of-what-PSU-people-have-and-RTX-3080-or-3090-and-is-WORKING-m3118557.aspx
 
 
And then there is the PSU tier list to look at on Linus's forum.
 
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/
 
But even that isn't perfect, it still does come down to what people will actually buy. It is a good place to start researching however.
 
Yes, I said research, and yes it is important, and I mean professional/teardown reviews.
 
A PSU isn't just an after thought or the last thing on the list to think about and cut cost on as so many people believe and actually do. 
 
With all of the notoriously bad information and recommendations out there it's really no surprise some are having problems.
 
I saw literally tons of bad recommendations and bad information seconds after the cards were announced. 
 
The same type people that always give bad information about PSUs in general.
 
 

Put in my replacement which is the SSR-850TR, Seasonic TX-850.
 
I slide the power limit to the max 107% with the OC that would previously shut down the PC. Now it runs perfectly. Did a 4 hrs Metro Exodus 4K unlimited framerate max RTX torture test. No more shutting downs.
 
So it was the problem with PSU not handling power spikes after all.

Having restarts on my 3090 FTW3 ultra. Just received the card yesterday. Previously had a 3090 Vision OC and ran at 105 power limit with no issues. Granted this card runs at higher wattage than the Gigabyte. PSU is a year old seasonic 850w titanium. CPU 9900k on Asus z390-A. I even took the CPU to stock and it still happens. Did DDU before installing. Just uninstalled afterburner to see if that helps the situation. My watt meter shows the system only getting into the 615-620w range.

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Having restarts on my 3090 FTW3 ultra. Just received the card yesterday. Previously had a 3090 Vision OC and ran at 105 power limit with no issues. Granted this card runs at higher wattage than the Gigabyte. PSU is a year old seasonic 850w titanium. CPU 9900k on Asus z390-A. I even took the CPU to stock and it still happens. Did DDU before installing. Just uninstalled afterburner to see if that helps the situation. My watt meter shows the system only getting into the 615-620w range.

A year old Titanium might have the issue handling the new cards. Email Seasonics, give them the exact model you have, they are fairly quick with responding and they will let you know if it needs to be replaced. Obviously it’s under warranty, so if that PSU doesn't suffices, they will ship you replacement that will comply with new cards, Seasonc have great support, they will help you out.
 

AWK16

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Having restarts on my 3090 FTW3 ultra. Just received the card yesterday. Previously had a 3090 Vision OC and ran at 105 power limit with no issues. Granted this card runs at higher wattage than the Gigabyte. PSU is a year old seasonic 850w titanium. CPU 9900k on Asus z390-A. I even took the CPU to stock and it still happens. Did DDU before installing. Just uninstalled afterburner to see if that helps the situation. My watt meter shows the system only getting into the 615-620w range.

A year old Titanium might have the issue handling the new cards. Email Seasonics, give them the exact model you have, they are fairly quick with responding and they will let you know if it needs to be replaced. Obviously it’s under warranty, so if that PSU doesn't suffices, they will ship you replacement that will comply with new cards, Seasonc have great support, they will help you out.
 

Thanks I will do that. I looked back and I bought it in February 2019 so it’s actually going on 2 years old.

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Thanks I will do that. I looked back and I bought it in February 2019 so it’s actually going on 2 years old.

Yes most likely needs replacement. When I got my 1000-TX I emailed them to be sure and they did tell me anything before that might or might not have issues so you are in that time frame of problematic PSU as far is 3000 series cards.
Good luck

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Having restarts on my 3090 FTW3 ultra. Just received the card yesterday. Previously had a 3090 Vision OC and ran at 105 power limit with no issues. Granted this card runs at higher wattage than the Gigabyte. PSU is a year old seasonic 850w titanium. CPU 9900k on Asus z390-A. I even took the CPU to stock and it still happens. Did DDU before installing. Just uninstalled afterburner to see if that helps the situation. My watt meter shows the system only getting into the 615-620w range.

i was having the same problem too a few days ago with 3090 ftw3 ultra also. usually after gaming but it also happened web browsing. stock settings on the ftw3. on a rog thor 1200w psu. the only changes to my pc was the gpu, updating windows, changing nvidia drivers and installing precision x. tried different nvidia drivers but it didnt solve anything. i uninstalled precision x and havent had the problems since. windows did update in the meantime so it could be that too.

jankerson
 
 EVGA or Nvidia has no control over what the PSU manufactures do or don't do or how they design their units.
 
There are tiers of PSUs based on cost and quality just like everything else in the world today.
 
So just saying a X wattage PSU is recommended doesn't mean anything, it's the actual model of the PSU that matters. EVGA and all others sell total crap PSUs as well as good and then excellent ones as well.
 
There is a lot more to a PSU than just the wattage, efficiency rating or brand name. 

I have an EVGA 3090 FTW3 on the way. What else should I consider on PSU choice other than wattage and efficiency rating. I feel like I haven't been thorough enough with my research if there's a lot more to it than just those things.

jacoffey85

jankerson
 
 EVGA or Nvidia has no control over what the PSU manufactures do or don't do or how they design their units.
 
There are tiers of PSUs based on cost and quality just like everything else in the world today.
 
So just saying a X wattage PSU is recommended doesn't mean anything, it's the actual model of the PSU that matters. EVGA and all others sell total crap PSUs as well as good and then excellent ones as well.
 
There is a lot more to a PSU than just the wattage, efficiency rating or brand name. 

I have an EVGA 3090 FTW3 on the way. What else should I consider on PSU choice other than wattage and efficiency rating. I feel like I haven't been thorough enough with my research if there's a lot more to it than just those things.

 
Get a HIGH QUALITY PSU, 850W or 1000W or higher if you want more room.
 
A few examples:
 
Corsair RMX 850 or HX(i) 850
 
EVGA P2 or T2 850