Afternoon All
So ive got a Zotac Arctitc storm 3090 with 3*8PCI connectors on it. This puppy is fully watercooled never get above 51/52, pumping straight into a 420 60mm thick rad.
What i was suprised to find out though was that it comes with the stock vbios, 350w max and only 10 % uplift so its topping out at just 400w before hitting power limits. Now to me that seems daft, why fit 3 8 Pins to allow it to pull 500 watts then cripple it in the bios especially when it comes with a waterblock.
Ive been doing some reading an based on what ive seen all 3090s have the same vbios just with some factory power limit tweaks. So could I say flash a 500w EVGA bios at not brick it?
Is this safe?
I'm not worried about temps or efficiency just the frames for gaming.
Answers on a postcard please
So ive got a Zotac Arctitc storm 3090 with 3*8PCI connectors on it. This puppy is fully watercooled never get above 51/52, pumping straight into a 420 60mm thick rad.
What i was suprised to find out though was that it comes with the stock vbios, 350w max and only 10 % uplift so its topping out at just 400w before hitting power limits. Now to me that seems daft, why fit 3 8 Pins to allow it to pull 500 watts then cripple it in the bios especially when it comes with a waterblock.
Ive been doing some reading an based on what ive seen all 3090s have the same vbios just with some factory power limit tweaks. So could I say flash a 500w EVGA bios at not brick it?
Is this safe?
I'm not worried about temps or efficiency just the frames for gaming.
Answers on a postcard please