3080 & 3090 crashes and instabilities

[Jeke]

I haven't got a 30 series card so haven't experienced any problems myself. But it has been reported that some cards are more vulnerable to crashes or instabilities.

https://www.igorslab.de/en/what-rea...tabilities-of-the-force-rtx-3080-andrtx-3090/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bUUEEe-X8

Apparently, the spec allows for cheaper POSCAPs or more expensive MLCCs. There appears to be a correlation between likelihood of problems and the choice of components. If you intend to preorder a 30 series card in the near future, it would be a good to watch a photo or teardown video of the PCB and check the power delivery configuration.

 

[Smffy]

The spec seems to have been confused, if this is all accurate it looks like any of the cheaper cards with 6 POSCAPS not 5 + 1 MLCC are no good and likely to be down clocked via bios...

The shambles continues.

 

[Gray2233]

I just watched the JayZ Two Cents video on this, this launch has been an absolute mess.

I seriously feel sorry for the poor buggers that paid through the nose over MSRP for cards with these problems.

 

[GodAtum]

i dont see a problem, all his saying is that they crash if you overclock. so dont overclock

 

[Gray2233]

i dont see a problem, all his saying is that they crash if you overclock. so dont overclock

A lot of people are crashing due to boost clocks, it isn't just a case of users OC'ing.

It looks like some cards might not be built to proper specification.

 

[Soya]

A small silver lining for those who haven't gotten an AIB card yet, for those who are still waiting for a preorder, they'll need to perhaps rethink it.

In the end this is NVIDIA's card/release, the buck stops with them, they're responsible for this rushed dumpster fire of a launch.

 

[Nasher]

Good job people didn't rush to buy on day 1...

A lot of people are crashing due to boost clocks, it isn't just a case of users OC'ing.

It looks like some cards might not be built to proper specification.

I've had at least 3 Nvidia cards in the past which did that.