Tuesday, November 15th 2016
EVGA Finishes Issuing BIOS Updates GTX 1080/70/60 FTW Line of Cards
Just a slight update on our reported stories of overheating issues with EVGA's FTW line of NVIDIA graphics cards, with the company having finished rolling out fan-curve adjusting BIOS updates for the affected cards.
The issue affects EVGA's line of FTW graphics cards ranging through the GTX 1060, GTX 1070, and GTX 1080, sporting the ACX 3.0 solution. As a casual reminder, you can view the list of affected cards below, for which BIOS updates have been issued in a blog post, along with a small FAQ and some instructions on how to perform the update.
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EVGA Forums
The issue affects EVGA's line of FTW graphics cards ranging through the GTX 1060, GTX 1070, and GTX 1080, sporting the ACX 3.0 solution. As a casual reminder, you can view the list of affected cards below, for which BIOS updates have been issued in a blog post, along with a small FAQ and some instructions on how to perform the update.
35 Comments on EVGA Finishes Issuing BIOS Updates GTX 1080/70/60 FTW Line of Cards
Ramping up the fans is not a solution. The VRMs will still be warmer than intended, which will affect lifespan and stability. The products are defective. Do NOT buy any of these cards with this cooling solution.
EVGA had to know that there were higher than normal temps but just within the margin, and their actuary determined that the vast majority of users would not have a failure before the expiration of the warranty period.
What they did not calculate was the effect the expos'e would have on the enthusiast community.
I'm sure it was also calculated that many enthusiasts at this tier would not keep a card for long before upgrading, especially with Volta on the way.
...the cards will last their warranty period and then some... if it doesn't, rma.
Even though many of these cards should last the warranty period, many will fail afterwards.
The problem here is that buyers of a premium product expect it to last more than 3 years regardless of whether they keep it for that long.
EVGA parts are in higher demand in the used resale market due to the Transferable Warranty, but if the lifespan of the cards are severely reduced by inadequate cooling to the VRAM, this would effect resale values if these cards had a reputation of VRAM failure shortly after warranty expiration.
In short, it was a despicable move yet several on this board see a reason to defend EVGA.
They will last well past the warranty period too... watch. Sure, it may not last 10 years, maybe not even 6, but the GPUs useful lifespan will easily be handled in most situations. After the warranty expires, if my product fails sometime thereafter, well, it happens!
Its clear I have a different way of reading what you are saying. I don't have a problem with the card failing after its warranty expires. I mean, how viable is a 970 late in 2017 @ 1080p with AAA titles running Ultra and getting 60 FPS? What about a 1070 at 2560x1440 in 2019? That is how I, and many others play and use these cards. Some of course don't. I don't hang on to my GPUs until they barely play my games to my standards. But regardless of that, I would bet money says the cards last well beyond their warranty in the vast majority of cases. Really if my 5 year old midrange card dies, I'm good with that. You think it will just crap out after 3 years... I don't. I bet money most will last its useful life. ;)
Its all about perspective. The incidents happened, it appears, when running FURMARK, not playing games which is a much less stressful environment.. I think that not so subtle point is lost on a lot of people.