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30xx Series Founders Edition
- Thread starter Dirk Diggler
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Thanks for the heads up, might be a drop over here soon then.
Won't that be a bit of a downgrade over your 3080fe though.
Won't that be a bit of a downgrade over your 3080fe though.
Noticed a few people have removed their signature just so you know they have not already got a 3xxx series.
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Can confirm the update works with a 3600 on MSI B450 tomahawk max running the latest BIOS update. Sweet!
Noticed a few people have removed their signature just so you know they have not already got a 3xxx series.
Bloody annoying
Usually the uk drop occurs 2 days after an eu drop, so a few cards in stock for a few seconds like always.
Just done my update and no one has yet mentioned the BIOS version. Below is the before and after reading and you will notice the BIOS version is the same.
The tool is described as a "Firmware" tool so whether its a bit like Motherboard BIOS/Intel ME Firmware where there is a GPU BIOS and also GPU Firmware not sure but
it looks as though its not simply a BIOS update but possibly a patch which some websites have reported. Surely if it was a BIOS update the BIOS version
would change ? So it either changes code in the existing BIOS or there is some extra firmware on the cards which it alters.
Also worth noting the Gainward/Galax tool file size was 29mb yet the Nvidia one was 101mb.
with Resizeable BAR disabled
With Resizeable BAR enabled
The tool is described as a "Firmware" tool so whether its a bit like Motherboard BIOS/Intel ME Firmware where there is a GPU BIOS and also GPU Firmware not sure but
it looks as though its not simply a BIOS update but possibly a patch which some websites have reported. Surely if it was a BIOS update the BIOS version
would change ? So it either changes code in the existing BIOS or there is some extra firmware on the cards which it alters.
Also worth noting the Gainward/Galax tool file size was 29mb yet the Nvidia one was 101mb.
with Resizeable BAR disabled
With Resizeable BAR enabled
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It's for a second gaming pc, been trying for ages to upgrade it, keep getting tempted by the news of the 3080 TI, but who knows if that will happen.Won't that be a bit of a downgrade over your 3080fe though.
The TI version is supposed to be arriving in April so maybe not long to wait now.
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Bloody annoying
Usually the uk drop occurs 2 days after an eu drop, so a few cards in stock for a few seconds like always.
Sods law I'm in ******* Saudi again, missed the last drop last time I was here as well....
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Nice!
Great film too.
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Any letter denotes that it's beta, so any Fxx is a live bios.
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Noticed a few people have removed their signature just so you know they have not already got a 3xxx series.
Well coincidentally mine was stripped because it was a little too long after I added superlight to my mouse lol, so instead of dropping me a message to shorten it they removed it, so basically can't be arsed to do it again.
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Just done my update and no one has yet mentioned the BIOS version. Below is the before and after reading and you will notice the BIOS version is the same.
The tool is described as a "Firmware" tool so whether its a bit like Motherboard BIOS/Intel ME Firmware where there is a GPU BIOS and also GPU Firmware not sure but
it looks as though its not simply a BIOS update but possibly a patch which some websites have reported. Surely if it was a BIOS update the BIOS version
would change ? So it either changes code in the existing BIOS or there is some extra firmware on the cards which it alters.
Also worth noting the Gainward/Galax tool file size was 29mb yet the Nvidia one was 101mb.
with Resizeable BAR disabled
With Resizeable BAR enabled
Sounds like it just needed to be enabled, flip a bit
Will need to give this a go tomorrow on my 3090 FE
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Did some FE's drop?