EVGA heating problem

[Guest]

I heard about the EVGA VRM heating issues. Since I was considering going for an evga gtx 1080, this is pretty upsetting. I've heard they are issuing free thermal pads for the fix, and that graphics cards shipped out will now have them installed. But I was wandering if I bought mine around the end of November, will it come with the thermal pad as I'm not confident enough to open up the video card and install it myself 

[comicsansms]

There is nothing wrong with the VRM during normal operation.

If you run a extreme stress test like furmark or extreme overclock you might have a problem.

 

Is the VRM mod worth it? If you want to open up your card and see what is inside, yes. If not, don't bother.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

There is nothing wrong with the VRM during normal operation.

If you run a extreme stress test like furmark or extreme overclock you might have a problem.

 

Is the VRM mod worth it? If you want to open up your card and see what is inside, yes. If not, don't bother.

Maybe. I do run long gameplay sessions, and I've seen some threads of video cards sparking and dying. This is a concern to me. 

[comicsansms]

1 minute ago, prostrike33 said:

Maybe. I do run long gameplay sessions, and I've seen some threads of video cards sparking and dying. This is a concern to me. 

I doubt it. If you are concerned about your GPU, give EVGA a call, but I can assure you, there is nothing wrong with your GPU. 

[Delicieuxz]

All EVGA cards shipped after November 1st have the updated BIOS and proper thermal pads installed. However, if you buy an EVGA 10XX card from a supplier who hasn't sold all of their old stock yet, they might ship you one of the cards that doesn't already have the fixes in place. You should be able to tell whether a card you buy is updated by looking at the sides, to see where the thermal pads are, and how good their contact is.

 

I don't know about the VRM thing... there have been numerous cases of people running stock settings, and with good cooling, reporting issues with their EVGA 10XX card. What's the cause of the issues isn't always confirmed, but there seems to be a lot of black screen cards, and cards which suddenly develop artifacting that gets worse over time, even at stock settings. The artifacting seems to be associated with VRAM problems, and the VRAM on non-fixed EVGA 10XX cards is also lacking proper thermal pads, and so is running hotter than they're supposed to.

 

I think that everyone who is able to should apply the thermal pad mod EVGA is offering for free, and also to set up an aggressive custom fan profile until they have the proper thermal pads installed.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

I doubt it. If you are concerned about your GPU, give EVGA a call, but I can assure you, there is nothing wrong with your GPU. 

I haven't bought the GPU yet. I was just wandering if the cards now come with a thermal pad, or if the first thing I should do after I get the card is give EVGA a call.

[Shiv78]

If you haven't bought it yet, just get an ASUS STRIX or a MSI Gaming X or Z

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

All EVGA cards shipped after November 1st have the updated BIOS and proper thermal pads installed. However, if you buy an EVGA 10XX card from a supplier who hasn't sold all of their old stock yet, they might ship you one of the cards that doesn't already have the fixes in place. You should be able to tell whether a card you buy is updated by looking at the sides, to see where the thermal pads are, and how good their contact is.

 

I don't know about the VRM thing... there have been numerous cases of people running stock settings, and with good cooling, reporting issues with their EVGA 10XX card. What's the cause of the issues isn't always confirmed, but there seems to be a lot of black screen cards, and cards which suddenly develop artifacting that gets worse over time, even at stock settings. The artifacting seems to be associated with VRAM problems, and the VRAM on non-fixed EVGA 10XX cards is also lacking proper thermal pads, and so is running hotter than they're supposed to.

 

I think that everyone who is able to should apply the thermal pad mod EVGA is offering for free, and also to set up an aggressive custom fan profile until they have the proper thermal pads installed.

Very informative thanks. So without opening the card, I can look inside to check if the thermal pads are installed? 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

If you haven't bought it yet, just get an ASUS STRIX or a MSI Gaming X or Z

The three cards I considered getting were the gaming x, asus strix, or evga sc / ftw. The gaming x is the most expensive for some reason, and I've heard some horror stories about Asus customer service, so the evga is currently my best option. 

[DioOmicida]

Shouldn't have to worry about that anymore.

[Mick Naughty]

Order it from evga if you can't use a screw driver correctly. 

[Railgun]

5 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Order it from evga if you can't use a screw driver correctly. 

I'm kind of tired of seeing comments like these. I'm using Mick as an example but this is a message to all:

 

Just because someone doesn't feel comfortable with opening up their graphics card doesn't mean they are incompetent or unable to use a screw driver. In the OP's case, he is about to spend excess of $600 on a small piece of hardware. He does NOT want to mess it up and probably doesn't have very much if any experience doing this kind of thing at all.

 

It's perfectly understandable for someone to be weary of doing this type of thing even if they have done it before.

[Mick Naughty]

1 minute ago, Railgun said:

I'm kind of tired of seeing comments like these. I'm using Mick as an example but this is a message to all:

 

Just because someone doesn't feel comfortable with opening up their graphics card doesn't mean they are incompetent or unable to use a screw driver. In the OP's case, he is about to spend excess of $600 on a small piece of hardware. He does NOT want to mess it up and probably doesn't have very much if any experience doing this kind of thing at all.

 

It's perfectly understandable for someone to be weary of doing this type of thing even if they have done it before.

Meh, didn't stop me from cracking open my brand new Titan years ago with the same intentions. Some talk about it while other be about it. 

[Paragon_X]

Also whatever everybody is saying DO NOT put the card under heavy load until you have the mod done. The VRMs are getting really hot.
 

[Guest]

On 11/11/2016 at 0:40 PM, Mick Naughty said:

Meh, didn't stop me from cracking open my brand new Titan years ago with the same intentions. Some talk about it while other be about it. 

Great. You're more competent than I am. Gold star for you

[Railgun]

On 11/11/2016 at 8:08 AM, Delicieuxz said:

All EVGA cards shipped after November 1st have the updated BIOS and proper thermal pads installed.

Where did you hear the cards will ship with the thermal pads installed already? The only sources I can find just say the cards will ship with the VBIOS update. It would make me feel a lot better to see the new cards having the thermal pads on them but I need to confirm this. Thanks.

[Mick Naughty]

21 hours ago, prostrike33 said:

Great. You're more competent than I am. Gold star for you

Need help putting the card in? I could use another star. 

[ChrisxParkinson]

hey buddy, 

 

I have a evga gtx 1070. they have a forum post on their website that outlines what they will do if you happen to damage your GPU during thermal pad installation. TLDR they will just replace your card if you screw it up... if you don't want to attempt the installation in the first place, you can just ship your card to them and they will send you a new one with the fix applied. 

 

 

Hope that helps

 

 

-Chris P 

[Delicieuxz]

On 11/11/2016 at 6:19 AM, prostrike33 said:

Very informative thanks. So without opening the card, I can look inside to check if the thermal pads are installed? 

You should be able to look at the side of the card to see which thermal pads are there, whether backplate and VRM thermal pads are present. You can also inspect whether the VRAM thermal pads are making proper contact this way.

 

9 hours ago, Railgun said:

Where did you hear the cards will ship with the thermal pads installed already? The only sources I can find just say the cards will ship with the VBIOS update. It would make me feel a lot better to see the new cards having the thermal pads on them but I need to confirm this. Thanks.

I think that's what I read by EVGA staff on the EVGA forums.

Here's Jacob saying "Yes, shipping cards have new memory thermal pads as well."

 

I made a post asking for confirmation on the VRM and backplate thermal pads. I'll post here when I get the answer.

 

 

[Ryoku]

On 2016-11-11 at 6:56 AM, prostrike33 said:

I heard about the EVGA VRM heating issues. Since I was considering going for an evga gtx 1080, this is pretty upsetting. I've heard they are issuing free thermal pads for the fix, and that graphics cards shipped out will now have them installed. But I was wandering if I bought mine around the end of November, will it come with the thermal pad as I'm not confident enough to open up the video card and install it myself 

I'm pretty sure that evga said they would do rma for people that aren't confident in doing the process themselves, I'd hit up evga's customer support and ask them.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Yes, cards in november would have the thermal pads on it already. 

 

Still alot of misinformation going on here. Do not think your card is fine just because you think your core is cool enough. In many of these cases the mosfets blew during gaming sessions. The reviewers cards running furmark did not die. It was the user's cards. 

 

Evga's ceo has already admitted that they "fucked up". Please grab the free thermal pads. Don't put your perfectly fine cards at risk.

 

[Railgun]

11 hours ago, Delicieuxz said:

You should be able to look at the side of the card to see which thermal pads are there, whether backplate and VRM thermal pads are present. You can also inspect whether the VRAM thermal pads are making proper contact this way.

 

I think that's what I read by EVGA staff on the EVGA forums.

Here's Jacob saying "Yes, shipping cards have new memory thermal pads as well."

 

I made a post asking for confirmation on the VRM and backplate thermal pads. I'll post here when I get the answer.

 

 

Thanks m8

[IsmetGS]

21 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Need help putting the card in? I could use another star. 

woah ur cool, fuckin fagget

[Mick Naughty]

22 minutes ago, IsmetUcur said:

woah ur cool, fuckin fagget

I concur.

thx4 the support m8

[Delicieuxz]

@Railgun I didn't get a response to my question on the EVGA forums. I'm pretty sure that the VRM and backplate pads will be installed on new EVGA 10XX cards, though, since EVGA is installing them on old cards that people send to them.