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RTX 3080 gigabyte gaming OC stuttering and coil whine?

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i have a Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC on order and on that video from JaysTwoCents it has 6 of them cheap components on the back it just makes me feel sick right now :( maybe i could be lucky and i get no problems at all with that card but if i do its not right that they can get away with it going the cheap route
 
I haven't seen any reports of Gigabyte gaming OC crashing due to the boosting issues, no matter how hard I searched online. On the contrary, including this thread, other users using the card have said they have experienced no issues. However it may be that not enough have got their hands on them yet to get an idea as to whether this card has any issues.

My particular issue I believe is unrelated to this whole boosting and crashing issue as I have tried under-clocking and reducing power and was still experiencing my stuttering problem at lower clocks. Still, this whole thing makes me want to wait and see what AMD offer.
 
to think i was going for the zotac trinity, now i know i'll keep it safe and buy the FE cards insted once they are in stock (getting help in obtaing a FE 3090 at the moment XD)
 
Vertigo1 said:
Disagree. You'll like get an RMA now as you have a malfunctioning card with no solution. If you wait, the AIBs will no doubt resolve this with VBIOS updates to reduce clock speeds, at which point you won't be able to return it as they'll offer you the update to fix the problems.

I'd get shot of it now. I'm actually glad I didn't get an early card now and will wait this complete **** show of a launch out for several months.
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True that is possible, but what would he be offered now if there is no new manufactured cards with hardware fixes? an RMA might result in the card been sent back a new bios if thats their only option, so I see flaws in both our ideas.
 
Pc spec:

b450 a-pro
G.skill flare x oc 3600mhz cl14
gigabyte rtx 3080 gaming oc
Corsair 850watt
Amd 3700x auto oc

I was experiencing crashes when I first got this card. Could not get Bf V to work more than a couple of minutes. Not at all with dxr. After some time I went to bios and put it to default and booted up and was able to play flawless. Downloaded dramcalculator and went to bios with new settings. And I got my FPS back and no more crashing. I’ve seen it boost a couple of times over 2ghz and no crashes. But I have to test out 2 separate cables for the 8pin. I run only one and done so since my 2080ti
 
John11 said:
i have a Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC on order and on that video from JaysTwoCents it has 6 of them cheap components on the back it just makes me feel sick right now :( maybe i could be lucky and i get no problems at all with that card but if i do its not right that they can get away with it going the cheap route
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I have this too, no crashes so far, can get extra 50mhz out of the oc
 
Jan_C said:
I haven't seen any reports of Gigabyte gaming OC crashing due to the boosting issues, no matter how hard I searched online. On the contrary, including this thread, other users using the card have said they have experienced no issues. However it may be that not enough have got their hands on them yet to get an idea as to whether this card has any issues.

My particular issue I believe is unrelated to this whole boosting and crashing issue as I have tried under-clocking and reducing power and was still experiencing my stuttering problem at lower clocks. Still, this whole thing makes me want to wait and see what AMD offer.
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I'm using the Gigabyte gaming OC and I'm crashing in no mans sky. It seems to be that game only for now though. I've had to underclock to -140mhz but it still crashed. I might try stock clock speeds, so 1800mhz and see if it still does it. I wonder if it's just NMS though.
 
Rykane said:
I'm using the Gigabyte gaming OC and I'm crashing in no mans sky. It seems to be that game only for now though. I've had to underclock to -140mhz but it still crashed. I might try stock clock speeds, so 1800mhz and see if it still does it. I wonder if it's just NMS though.
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tbf that game is prone to crashes so if its only that game might not be the same problem
 
Gigabyte were among the worst offenders when the capacitor issue was being investigated by independants. They use all 6 capacitors of the cheap variety. Same as powercolor and zotac trinity.

Supposedly you need to under lock and undervolt it to prevent instability.
 
Update: I got my card to reach 2040mhz in default boost. And I can confirm that it crashed every time. Before it crash I get stutter, but if I tab out from game and then open up again. The boost drops and I can continue to play. But that’s really annoying ! This was with gigabyte 3080 gaming oc.
 
Corklike said:
Gigabyte were among the worst offenders when the capacitor issue was being investigated by independants. They use all 6 capacitors of the cheap variety. Same as powercolor and zotac trinity.

Supposedly you need to under lock and undervolt it to prevent instability.
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This has largely not been the case from all the responses I've seen. First of all the Gigabyte card is using higher quality SPCAPS compared to the actual worst offender the Zotac. Although the Gigabyte card is by no means immune to the ongoing crashing problem its certainly no more affected than other cards that have mixed CAP types. Whether its down to better CAPS or something else the Gigabyte cards consistently are always top of the table in terms of performance including the Asus TUF OC and the MSI Gaming X Trio. Branding Gigabyte as using the same 'cheap capacitors' as the Zotac board is just a straight up lie equivalent to saying the PS3 is the same as the PS5 because they're both Play Stations.

As for the underclocking/undervolting, that is the short term fix being applied to all cards affected with the crashing issue until an actual fix (probably in a Driver update) is deployed.

A good source of information accompanied with more sources and a updated tier list of cards.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/j0ou29/rtx_3080_miniguide_follow_up_discussion_on_recent/
 
In that thread they seem to have mixed up the the SP-CAPS there is no 370µF. There appears to be three types being used 470µF as used on the Gigabyte. 330µF as used on the Zotac and 220µF as used on the EVGA before it was reworked.

Buildzoid did state 470µF is better than 330µF which implies also better than 220µF but we don't really know anymore than that.
 
With latest drivers I managed to get 2055mhz without crashing! Happy news
Reached 2070mhz still no crash

update: 2100mhz no crashes! This is wonderful
 
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To update everyone, I finally managed to get the RTX 3080 into my siblings PC to see and the problem persisted on her system as well.

I guess my card is the dud then as I have gone through all other alternatives! Will be looking to RMA the card soon and hopefully a replacement will come within a reasonable time period.
 
Jan_C said:
To update everyone, I finally managed to get the RTX 3080 into my siblings PC to see and the problem persisted on her system as well.

I guess my card is the dud then as I have gone through all other alternatives! Will be looking to RMA the card soon and hopefully a replacement will come within a reasonable time period.
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what psu does your sibling have?
 
Jan_C said:
To update everyone, I finally managed to get the RTX 3080 into my siblings PC to see and the problem persisted on her system as well.

I guess my card is the dud then as I have gone through all other alternatives! Will be looking to RMA the card soon and hopefully a replacement will come within a reasonable time period.
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Sorry to hear that and welcome to the RMA club. I'm waiting on my GB Eagle to be replaced. On that note don't let anyone push you to the back of the queue for a faulty card that has been approved through RMA.

I spoke to OC and that was indicated when it was approved. I didn't think that was fair and escalated.

I know there are 1000s of people waiting for a card but priority should always be to replace a faulty product that's been given to the customer in hand.

Obviously if you change your card for another brand / model etc. then you should expect to go to the back of the queue.

You as the customer should not be punished for needing a replacement for a like for like component.

The caveat as always is waiting for the stock to come in of that specific model.

Unfortunately we are still at the mercy of Gigabyte's ability to manufacture and deliver stock.
 
wookiee87 said:
what psu does your sibling have?
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CX750M. Her system is quite old with i5-4670k and quite slow RAM but couldn't get a good look on it. It was amusing to see her PC bottleneck the GPU severely, but the issue was identical with my system with stuttering on first few minutes of gameplay and the same triggers for the stuttering remained such as opening and closing the map on Control.

Grimfusion said:
Sorry to hear that and welcome to the RMA club. I'm waiting on my GB Eagle to be replaced. On that note don't let anyone push you to the back of the queue for a faulty card that has been approved through RMA.

I spoke to OC and that was indicated when it was approved. I didn't think that was fair and escalated.

I know there are 1000s of people waiting for a card but priority should always be to replace a faulty product that's been given to the customer in hand.

Obviously if you change your card for another brand / model etc. then you should expect to go to the back of the queue.

You as the customer should not be punished for needing a replacement for a like for like component.

The caveat as always is waiting for the stock to come in of that specific model.

Unfortunately we are still at the mercy of Gigabyte's ability to manufacture and deliver stock.
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Thank you, will definitely call Overclockers tomorrow and see what they will say about the RMA process. In all honesty, I would prefer to hold onto the card until manufacturing can somewhat pick up so that a replacement can be prompt. The card does work so I can enjoy it whilst I have it, but of course the underlying issue is not one I would like to have for the next few years for the £750 spent.
 
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