TheHyperMatrix
 
 
What worries me is that EVGA is usually very quick with these types of fixes.  And the fact that it's affecting some cards and not others becomes even more concerning.  Just as an FYI though, if you flash the XC3 bios on your FTW3, you'll be able to pull around 500W-520W.  Software will only show max draw of about 300W, but it will indeed be 500W. 

Highly doubt that can be fixed by BIOS bro as limitation is in the hardware, for me they will make a new board revision and then you guys that live in the US or Europe will be able to swap it, as for me that live in South America impossible to do it.

I'd just like to point out that Jacob has updated this thread with the two new hybrid BIOSes, and not addressed the 500w elephant in the room.  'Any other questions or concerns will be answered in this forum thread only. Please post below your results and feedback!'  
 
We're all waiting for some answers... expensive answers.

AzN1337c0d3r
I used the Update.exe in the front page for the FTW3 Hybrid OC. You earlier said it was 999,424 bytes. Now you are saying 999,224 bytes, which is it?
Are you sure the offset is 79A5E0 (7972320) bytes?

I'm so sorry, the first time was correct. I typo'd on the second one. The correct values is definitely 999,424 (976K) and the offset it definitely 79A5E0. I have a dozen or so BIOS files, they are all exactly that size, and I've tested 3 update.exe's. This is the process, and I just tested it successfully again 30 seconds ago (I'm a little surprised someone actually wants to go through with it, so I might as well write complete instructions)
 
1. In Hxd Editor, open or drag the update.exe
2. Menu Search/Go To..., then go to offset 79A5E0
3. Use menu Edit/Select Block
4. Change from "hex" to "dec" at bottom
5. Select "Length", and type "999424", click OK
6. Menu File/Save Selection, save file as a *.rom file
7. Run "nvflash64" on that rom file. You can use "--version" to just check the version, but if you just try to flash it, it will also ask you to confirm first, and you can cancel. Either method should demonstrate that the file is valid without risk. (But again, it is valid if done correctly - I just tested and even re-flashed - it definitely works)
 
-Jeff

Still can’t break 450w. (removed) is going on!?
 
 
edit by Cool GTX language removed per TOS

jl88jl88
Still can’t break 450w. (removed) is going on!?

ok just do a memory offset and no core offset. my card will pull 485w just with a memory offset. if i do a core best i see is 465ish. Evga is leaving this thread to die.

Weird have a 2014 serial and with stock and XOC bios, I can't even go over 400w on PR....
 
*edit* looks like PerfCap Reason is PWR, and PCIE slot is drawing 80w. Guess it's glitching out. Still can't believe I can't do 400w!

3090 ftw3 ultra. XOC OC. 400w...410w max here. 119% new power limit.

Hi guys.
I am new to the forum. 
I came here after watching some videos on youtube about 3090 FTW3 power draw. 
Currently running on a 1080ti FTW3 and I am expecting my 3090 FTW3 tomorrow. 
The rest of the machine is i9 10900K, maximus XII formula, 32gb corsair @ 3600MHz, and an HX1200i corsair psu. 
I understand that 3090ti is drawing too much power from the PCIE pins for most of the owners. 
So, please forgive my ignorance, but is this harmful for the motherboard?
Is there a way to mend this?
I am not crazy about overclocking. 
I just want to know whether my soon-to-be-installed 3090 FTW3 is safe for my system. 
What tools can I use to diagnose the issue (if it's there for my GPU)?

 Here vidéo of guy who got a rtx-3090 kingpin and tell about is score on port royal is about 14 300 lol :
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuNTUvO6dl0

ckelas
Hi guys.
I am new to the forum. 
I came here after watching some videos on youtube about 3090 FTW3 power draw. 
Currently running on a 1080ti FTW3 and I am expecting my 3090 FTW3 tomorrow. 
The rest of the machine is i9 10900K, maximus XII formula, 32gb corsair @ 3600MHz, and an HX1200i corsair psu. 
I understand that 3090ti is drawing too much power from the PCIE pins for most of the owners. 
So, please forgive my ignorance, but is this harmful for the motherboard?
Is there a way to mend this?
I am not crazy about overclocking. 
I just want to know whether my soon-to-be-installed 3090 FTW3 is safe for my system. 
What tools can I use to diagnose the issue (if it's there for my GPU)?

Is there a way for the end user to fix out of PCIE spec slot power draw (75W) when the card is stock? No not really - an RMA is the only true fix. You can try undervolting and underclocking the card to bring it within spec, and that may work - but you aren't getting what you paid for.
 
Is it harmful? Potentially. Another user had their motherboard die along with a 2080 Ti Black that drew more than 80W from the PCIE slot. My first 3090 FTW3 Ultra would draw up to 82W average completely stock with spikes over 86W. I decided that that was too high for me to accept from a card when it was stock, so I RMAd and got one that draws around 76-77W average when stock.
 
You can use GPU-Z to find out the PCIE slot power draw.