2021/04/29 08:49:48
Intoxicus
bmwm3smg
Any ideas on what is going on with the 8-Pin #3 Power draw on my new 3090 FTW3? These were the max numbers on my first Port Royal run on my card. Default settings (no OC), running the OC Bios (same results with the Normal Bios). Power Supply is a 1300 G2. Please let me know if I missed any pertinent info that you guys need.

Thanks!
 
Lester


 Are you using 3 separate power cables or are you using any of those splitters?
2021/05/08 15:30:55
funkdoobi
add me to the list now of uneven power draw. I can't even play games now. I load COD and from the FPS capped selection screen the power draw goes stupid and my entire computer crashes. Now to RMA and remove my block and setup **** all over agian. FUN TIMES.
2021/05/08 15:40:51
mikev19
I have been seeing more and more issues with the 3090 FTW3 cards, and for someone who has been trying to score one of these for months, I'm starting to wonder if I should consider a different card such as a 3070 or 3080 (the latter of which seems to be next to impossible to get).
2021/05/08 15:43:17
mikev19
Intoxicus
 
Are you using 3 separate power cables or are you using any of those splitters?


I am curious about this as well.  I've always heard that three separate power cables should be used and a splitter should never be used for these cards.  And also have a power supply with enough connectors on it so that three separate cables could be connected without the need for a splitter.
2021/05/08 15:46:33
funkdoobi
mikev19
I have been seeing more and more issues with the 3090 FTW3 cards, and for someone who has been trying to score one of these for months, I'm starting to wonder if I should consider a different card such as a 3070 or 3080 (the latter of which seems to be next to impossible to get).


It was working perfectly fine before. Not sure what the hell happened now if I load anything that requires gpu power, it crashes basically.


2021/07/25 07:02:29
Swash87
So has anyone tried playing with the classified tool on the ftw3 3080 and 3090's too see what happens? (or is it locked to Kingpin cards only? Has anyone been able to get around that? I guess maybe on a 3090 you could flash the bios but not a 3080?)

Clearly this is just another "issue" in a string of problems with these cards that just seem to be cost cut hard, for whats ment to be one of their top tier cards, they're not much better than a bottom end tier brand.
As Buildzoid points out, it seems to just be a reference card overspec'ed in the wrong areas and woefully underspec'ed in others (like a good cooler, great power delivery but gimped by an cheaper caps and an analog voltage controller).

Ughh, i know in gaming it probably only nets very little "gain" but it still miff's me that the card was sold with the PWR limit of 420w and mine, thats watercooled (after umming and ahhh'ing over the whole Bricking fiasco when you remove the cooler/fit a water block), running nice and cool and ready to overclock can't even hit that with the 450w bios (EXCEPT when it put under OCCT, where it'll draw 100w on that final plug #3 and hit 420w, in games you bet that im hitting the same values, sitting at 380w and gimped.

Then you just know theres others who have no intention to OC or do anything other than plug it in and play (which is also perfectly fine) who probably have cards with no power issue)

I'm very near just throwing caution to the wind and running the hacky bios to get full power (i mean you can always keep the OC bios from the switch on the eVGA bios and switch back if it fails....), hell if there was a decent hardware modification that'd fix this problem (such as maybe all these cards have a bad batch shunt resistors or something stupid that causes the voltage reg to read/report incorrectly?) that were removable (maybe hotglue shunt mod like Frame Chasers likes to do), i'd even consider that option

Anyway, guess i'll put my name down as another Gimped 3080 FTW3 (Ultra.....) that probably won't get "fixed", just swept under the rug (i mean Jacob said stay tuned for news in a couple weeks on this issue....that was in February no?)....i wouldn't have been so worried about my card when waterblocking it if i had have known about this before....probably would have risked an EK block over a Bykski too, if it died its a decent reason to RMA it.....

Only saving grace is i got this card as proper Australia MSRP ($1250 delivered) and not the $1750ish they're asking now (or higher for other brands), i guess now i know why it was so cheap?!?!?

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2021/08/05 10:03:48
ZachTullier2
Add me to the list as well....

I recently purchased my 3090 FTW3 Ultra. Rev 1.0, black lips, 2114 serial #, Corsair RM850x power supply, 3 individual power cables, No daisy chains...

#1 126, #2 129, #3 82
PCIE power draw is around 56-70 relatively.

I have tried the normal bios and the OC bios switch to compare and the results resemble much of the same. #3 still lags behind.

Normal BIOS: 94.02.42.C0.05
OC BIOS: 94.02.42.C0.02


2021/08/05 10:49:37
spider1701
Prior anyone starts claiming it is faulty product keep in mind cart itself was designed as 350W.
Now we are getting it unlocked to 450W normal and 500W OC. There was never any statement that those cards will reach 500W.
Mine usually ranges from 485W to 510W during heavy bench on OC but I usually run it on default on 450W vBIOS on standard 420W target.
 
 

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2022/06/03 09:34:15
artjsalina5
Any update ever come out of this?
2022/06/03 21:50:04
Apaul82
Nothing has been said by EVGA yet about the power balancing.  Terrible so many have this same issue.  

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