hello every one
as you can see in tittle i have an
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRa which was working fine till few days ago.
in a day i decided to update bios via
x1 precision(both ac/normal) in result both bios went to same bios number(
94.02.42.80.16).
the graphic card was working fine with new bios .
5-10 minuets after update, i opened
backplate and
pcb to change the thermal paste and pads, and it took 1 day to reassemble the card .
after putting the card back to the motherboard slot(
rog maximus z690 hero) all fans went up to
100% immediately after power up.and i wasn't able to change them properly with any software(
X1 precision/msi afterburner/gpu twick).
one fan was stcuk at 100% the 2nd one would follow same in auto mod , and all of them were showing wrong
% and
rmps.
also have read many many topics with almost same problem and no result but going through RMA, i don't have that luxury .
now im gona provide you some screen shots and things i have done till now ,but none of them works.
1_ i had same thing happening with my other graphic cards , installing new driver fixed the problem, so i tried that ,
but it didn't help.
2_ then i removed my gpu driver entirely with the help of a software , and re install it fro scratch ,
it didn't help.
3_ re installed fresh windows ,
it didn't help.
4_ then i reset my bios with both reset bios button and taking out battery ,
it didn't help.
5_ then i reflashed the original bio number which was on t he board in to card.
it didn't help.
6_ re update the flashed bios ,
didn't help.
7_ re opened the graphic card then i cleaned the board with alcohol,
didn't help.
8_ at last i sent it to an expert to check if
wires are problem ,due to his comments
wires are fine ( haven't check this one by my self cus i don't have tools)
the only thing may i missed was changing firmware (not bios) but i couldn't find any thing about that online Here are some screen shots and explanation i couldnt upload images so plz delete spaces between / and words in link and use it in browser to download it
https:// imgur.com/ qxW7cow
first link you see sensors in X1 precision version 1, as you see 1 memory sensor shows 125 degree, im pretty sure its falls info becus are voltages are low on board and cheap also its not even 10 powering up. https:// imgur.com / Fsb1lFg
in this one i linked fan curves and as u see rmp changes but fan 1 and 2 are stuck at 100% while fan 3 work properly . https:// imgur.com/ lPIFlQc
here im using x1 precision 1.3 and as you see icx sensors are not workign. in gpu-z there is same result as version 1, 1 memory at 125. https:// imgur.com/ 4NVD27u
in this one fan curve are not linked . as you see second fan rmp is 0 but in real its turning in 100% speed. CONCLUSION :I believe its more like a software problem than hardware or broken sensor.in any case i sincerely ask you to help me to fix it , because i don't have access to any evga support center, i have to handle situation by myself.so if i need to change any sensor on board plz tell me which one and if you can, plz show it to me in a photo because im no expert of such matters.if you know i need to change a part of fans or pcb itself, same approach is appreciated. Update :i managed to flash card firmware (not bios ) to older version , problem fixed but temporary.here is explanation
The process of changing firmware :
every x1 precision app has its own version of firmware , for example px1 1.3.7 ( the last version for my card is 2.01.22)
the only limitation here is that the app only works for 1.1.7 version and before.
so i had to download a older version,( i tired many versions),
boom it works , now the firmware has changed ( into 2.0.18 ... and other versions) , yet sensors are not working properly same as i explained in first post (check uploaded images) but i could change fans speed with px1, problem solved ?.... no the weirdest thing ever happened. here is where i can say its above my pc knowledge .
this new firm ware that doesn't matter which version it is, ( even you can re upgrade to the latest version with px1 1.3.7), works fine until i power off/on my pc , its fine with reset and even in some versions its working after first time of power off/on but in second time ,when i start pc again, the problem is back fans are spinning at 100% and no control over them .
Here are the things that i thought may help graphic card to save the firmware as it is before the power off.
1_ i tested firmware with fastboot on/off
2_ resizable bar on/off
3_csm on/off
4_intel rapid stroge on/off
5_ after power off,bios battery taken out for 10 min and put it back .
6_cut the pc power supply for 5 min
7_taking out graphic card from PCIE slot and put it back.
8_power plan <shutdown button < fast startup tick removed
in very scenario after i turned pc on the problem was there, so i guess its firmware problem , and i really don't know what else i can do