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EVGA Pascal cards hotspot problem

mistersprinkles said:
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-evga-cards-dying/

EVGA cards are catching fire (VRM). What's going on!?

Anybody know of a 1080 that has HIGH QUALITY VRMS with proper heatsinks on them? I want to get one but there's no way I'm shelling out big money for a faulty-design card.
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kfa2...dr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-089-kf.html
This one is very high quality & has loads of aluminium heatsinks it also weights a LOT & comes with its own flex bracket in the box in case you need it!! but I love mine its superb & also silent.
 
Well I'm not happy about this at all.

I have emailed evga support about getting my card replaced.

I'm not having it blow and potentially cause damage to other components.
 
Shocking, I like mine and I wasn't planning to get a different one for a while, it works fine for current gen VR and there are still untapped features ...

I dont feel like playing around with computers at the moment so I will probably just let it blow up and then get them to send me a new one which will end up costing them money
 
Ash0787 said:
Shocking, I like mine and I wasn't planning to get a different one for a while, it works fine for current gen VR and there are still untapped features ...

I dont feel like playing around with computers at the moment so I will probably just let it blow up and then get them to send me a new one which will end up costing them money
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Yeh, but they won't replace the rest of your pc if that gets damaged at the same time.

Get it changed asap i say.
 
Ivan, I turned off fast startup and so far no issues with the cold boot issue.

Power Options > Choose what the power button do > Under shutdown settings turn off fast startup.

Startup times are a few seconds longer but shutdowns are much quicker.

I have requested my thermal pads. I wonder how long it will be until EVGA revises the ACX cooler with the VRM plate seen on other cards. With the thermal pads installed wont the heat transfer area only be across the fins?

I cant say I'm particularly happy about taking apart my new card but kudos for EVGA for responding quickly.
 
Well i think i may have fixed my cold boot issue through trial and error...

Disabled PLL overvoltage a few days back and it hasn't reset on cold boot since.

Of course this may be just a coincidence and it may be too early to say it's sorted.
 
mistersprinkles said:
That was highly informative. Thank you. It looks like I should go with a G1 gaming again if I want low VRM temps...

Friggin' EVGA man... They're supposed to be the best NVidia partner and they have the worst VRM temps. Ridiculous.
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Well according to what I read elsewhere their build quality is no better than any other AIB its just their customer service/warranty is supposedly better than most.
 
Blackjack Davy said:
Well according to what I read elsewhere their build quality is no better than any other AIB its just their customer service/warranty is supposedly better than most.
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I think you will find that there are also going to be thermal pad/s fitted to the back of the PCB that then touch the backplate :)

My bad. The above is meant as a reply to the other guy :rolleyes:
 
I'd recommend reading through this thread from EVGA forums.

"The hotspot issue is a misconception based on a review where the reviewer in question was running Furmark, an extreme usage case, as most overclockers know. We believe this is a good approach to have some idea about the graphics card limit, and the thermal performance under the worst case scenario. EVGA has performed a similar qualification test during the design process, at a higher ambient temperature (30C in chamber) with a thermal coupler probe directly contacting the key components and after the Toms Hardware (Germany) review, we have retested this again. The results in both tests show the temperature of PWM and memory is within the spec tolerance under the same stress test, and is working as originally designed with no issues.

As for your card, it is not affected, as the "issue" has only been found to affect the FTW models, which are a non-reference PCB. Your card, the SC, and other reference PCB models do not exhibit this "hotspot". However, if you wish to obtain the thermal pads for your card, you may do so, as long as your product is ACX 3.0 and has a backplate. To request these, please go to ..."

http://forums.evga.com/Is-the-EVGA-1070-SC-effected-by-the-VRM-overheating-issue-m2571376.aspx
 
Also with regards to the above video, he appears to turn the pc on then it flames up, so I'm guessing this can't be an overheat problem as the card hasn't had time to get hot?

Anyway I'm not sure what to do or what to believe about this whole saga. I got an EVGA 1070 SC back in August and it's been working fine since then. However there is clearly a problem as tests are showing pretty nasty high VRM temps on all the ACX 3.0 cards.....

I've ordered the thermal pads and will apply them. I did notice that I can extend my warranty up to 5 years or 10 years if I pay some extra cash. The warranty extension can only be bought within 90 days of the purchase date though, so I only have a few days to decide on that...

Might be worth emailing EVGA and seeing if they will extend me to 5 year warranty for free.
 
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