Hardware Thread 2020

New update for Revo Uninstaller Pro

Kol12 said:

But how can a new faster drive be cheaper than the older gen drives? Any sort of new SSD tech is usually expensive...

Apparently It's because Samsung switched from MLC to TLC NAND in the 980 Pro line. Caveat Emptor. I guess you should compare the price to a 970 EVO, not a Pro.

The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD Review: A Spirit of Hope

For you AMD Zen folk:

@solarstarshines Tommy the 3080 got a 450W beta BIOS ,maybe keep an eye out if the 3090's get a new beta BIOS:
EVGA releases 'XOC 450W BIOS' for GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA - VideoCardz.com

EVGA_JabobF (Jacob Freeman):

Due to many users request, have a new BETA BIOS that increases the maximum Power Target. This BIOS is only intended for the extreme overclocking user and does not have any other changes. Please note the following:

This update will increase the power consumption while overclocking, and is recommended you have adequate cooling and power (850w+ Gold minimum) when using this.
EVGA does not guarantee any performance increase or overclock while using this BIOS update.
Any other questions or concerns will be answered in this forum thread only. Please post below your results and feedback!

BIOS Instructions (Windows Installation):

Download the correct .zip file below for your graphics card below.
Extract the files to a location on disk.
Make sure no programs are running in the background, and double click Update.exe
Press “Y” to begin the update.
DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS!
After update, restart PC.
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA – BIOS 1 (Normal) |BIOS 2 (OC)
NOTE: There are 2 BIOS’s, one is for the BIOS when switched to the normal stock position, the other if switched to the OC position

Might want to also keep an eye out if this link ever becomes active
https://www.evga.com/EVGA/GeneralDownloading.aspx?file=3987_BIOS_OC.zip

The 3080 card has 3897


Identifier where the 3090 has 3987.

The download link for 3080 OC 450w BIOS is https://www.evga.com/EVGA/GeneralDownloading.aspx?file=3897_BIOS_OC.zip
So I tried changing the identifier in the download address to see if there was one for 3090, but nope, at least not yet.

Cliff S said:

For you AMD Zen folk:

Whaheyy!!!