I had a Gigabyte Windforce OC 5080 that overclocked to a steady 3.202 - 3.221 Ghz by only increasing the power limit, and not adjusting the voltage. But I returned it because it made a ton of coil while, and the fan power-braking making a rattle noise every time the fans stopped annoyed me.
So, I got an Asus Prime 5080. It has almost no coil whine, I think its fans are a bit quieter, and it doesn't make any annoying sound when the fans stop spinning. But it doesn't overclock as well - I'm getting 3.172 Mhz with the power and voltage limits maxed.
A part of this is that the Prime is limited to a lower voltage than the Windforce OC. The Windforce OC, which ran stock under load at 1.050v, and with the voltage slider maxed, ran at 1.065v. The Prime runs stock under load at 1.025v - 1.030v, and with the voltage slider maxed, runs at 1.040v. And with the Prime's voltage and power limits maxed, under load it's using 310 - 330 watts - which is well below its rated 360 watt TDP.
I want to flash the Prime's BIOS to increase the voltage and power limits. I don't know which BIOS would be best to do it with, but the ROG Astral 5080 has a BIOS update that lets the power limit be pushed to 450 watts. Anyone know if it's safe to flash the Prime to the Astral BIOS (not whether it's safe to push it to 450 watts, which depends on its cooling)? I don't want to brick the card by putting an incompatible BIOS in it.
If it isn't, is there another BIOS I can flash it with, that will raise the voltage and maybe power limits a bit?
Has anyone here flashed their 5080 BIOS? I've read of someone flashing their Asus Tuf 5080 to the ROG Astral BIOS. Don't know how it's turned-out for them, though.
This is the Asus Tuf 5080's board:
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This is the Asus Prime's:
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So, I got an Asus Prime 5080. It has almost no coil whine, I think its fans are a bit quieter, and it doesn't make any annoying sound when the fans stop spinning. But it doesn't overclock as well - I'm getting 3.172 Mhz with the power and voltage limits maxed.
A part of this is that the Prime is limited to a lower voltage than the Windforce OC. The Windforce OC, which ran stock under load at 1.050v, and with the voltage slider maxed, ran at 1.065v. The Prime runs stock under load at 1.025v - 1.030v, and with the voltage slider maxed, runs at 1.040v. And with the Prime's voltage and power limits maxed, under load it's using 310 - 330 watts - which is well below its rated 360 watt TDP.
I want to flash the Prime's BIOS to increase the voltage and power limits. I don't know which BIOS would be best to do it with, but the ROG Astral 5080 has a BIOS update that lets the power limit be pushed to 450 watts. Anyone know if it's safe to flash the Prime to the Astral BIOS (not whether it's safe to push it to 450 watts, which depends on its cooling)? I don't want to brick the card by putting an incompatible BIOS in it.
If it isn't, is there another BIOS I can flash it with, that will raise the voltage and maybe power limits a bit?
Has anyone here flashed their 5080 BIOS? I've read of someone flashing their Asus Tuf 5080 to the ROG Astral BIOS. Don't know how it's turned-out for them, though.
This is the Asus Tuf 5080's board:
This is the Asus Prime's:
