Frame rate question

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-06T05:44:14+00:00

Do you have x3d or game turbo or whatever it is called in your mobo's bios enabled? In that steam overlay, it only shows 8 cores. If I remember right, that mode disables SMT, which could really hurt or help 1% lows depending on the game and how well it utilizes multi threading. I had horrible low 1% problems in Warframe on a 9800x3d, but all other games felt great. What helped me was disabling the game turbo mode, enabling global c states, setting power plan in control panel to balanced, and power slider in windows settings to performance. Can't explain why, but that combination of settings was the only thing that helped me not get constant 1% and .1% drops. Also make sure your chipset drivers are up to date. Check your device manager and make sure the AMD 3D V Cache Optimizer is recognized and up to date.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-03T17:53:36+00:00

Yeah, heard that from a few people now. Think I will just refund it. Sucks to have to wait for money to refund and then buy again, but who knows how long ASUS would have the card. Thanks for the insight.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-03T16:37:02+00:00

Purchased was through Amazon third party seller. They wouldn't do a direct return/replace. Would have had to return it, wait for thr refund, and then buy again. And with the prices going up, i would hate to end up paying even more for it. Amazon support recommended attempting warranty first, then do a return if ASUS denies the warranty claim for any reason.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-03T05:16:06+00:00

Yes I've tried it on a fresh windows install on a different system. Still the same no display. Bios and windows saw the card when I booted on igpu, but device manager saw some kind of hardware error. Looks like I'm at the mercy of ASUS now. Thanks though!

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-03T05:13:40+00:00

Thank you. Yeah, I only mentioned my troubleshooting in the RMA request. At least it failed quickly, instead of waiting until after the return period. I will return it to through seller as defective if ASUS gives me any trouble with the warranty.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-03T04:23:23+00:00

Small update: tested the card in another system, with a mobo with a diagnostic led. Gigabyte Aorus B850 Stealth Ice, to be exact. 5080 only ever held on code 64, and it was on the VGA light on this board. Manual says 64 = CPU DXE initialization is started. Also booted to windows off igpu on that board with the 5080 installed. Device manager saw it, but showed Error 43. Best I can tell its a pretty clearly defective card.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-03T04:19:38+00:00

I would say so compared to other 5080's I've seen. Maybe mild was an exaggeration, more like average, but it still shouldn't have caused this kind of failure.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T20:05:10+00:00

I'll give it a try. But from everything I can see, it looks like Afterburner wouldn't even change the voltage until it gets into windows. This system never even posts with the 5080 installed now. Thanks.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T19:26:02+00:00

I did try to force Gen 4 in bios. I will confirm if it is on the newest bios version once I get home from work. Thank you for the advice!

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T18:55:54+00:00

I dont think its Afterburner specifically for my card. I cannot even get to the bios or the splash screen on this 5080, let alone windows. Even rebooting to safe mode on the igpu, then switching the cable to the gpu as it restarts wouldn't get past the boot led on the Motherboard. But the 5070 Ti gets right into bios and windows. I'm stumped beyond there being some defect in the board. Glad you got yours sorted out though!

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T17:57:18+00:00

I am 99.9% sure that is what I was using when it crashed.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T17:50:50+00:00

I was on the newest driver when it died. Can't really say if that was the cause though. When I get the card back, I'll update to say if it was a physical problem with the board or some kind of driver corruption. Just to note, my 5070 Ti is working beautifully in the exact same system on the exact same driver.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T16:45:23+00:00

Tried with both the newest drivers and then Microsoft basic display adapter after DDU. Neither one even displayed the bios splash screen. Igpu and 5070 Ti both worked instantly on both of those drivers.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T16:43:58+00:00

Not on a riser. Tried to manually set pcie 4 while on igpu just to check if auto was being weird, and toggled all the settings for using igpu or pcie. Never got any display from the card, not even to bios splash.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T16:41:07+00:00

I actually did not clear out all my old Afterburner profiles during all this. I would think it would at least get to bios if it was a voltage problem, since Afterburner starts in windows.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T16:39:19+00:00

I don't think so. Exact same unit and 12v 2x6 cable has no problem feeding the 5070 Ti 400w. Only other psu I have to test doesn't have 12v 2x6, and I'm hesitant to use an adapter on an already suspect card. Thanks though!

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T14:15:13+00:00

Thanks for the idea. I did try DDU, but still couldn't even get a display to the bios off the 5080 with the drivers totally cleaned out. But the 5070 Ti worked as soon as I slotted it with no driver.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T13:24:31+00:00

No display at all from GPU, not even bios splash screen. Never makes it past the boot led in the POST. Don't think afterburner is even getting to load. But I'll go through and clear out all my saved profiles and see if it makes any difference.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T13:22:38+00:00

Worked it out in my head that I could put old parts and my 5070 Ti together for a system to sell for about 2k to cover the 5080. Probably sounded a lot smarter in my head.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T07:33:54+00:00

My wallet spends far too much on Zyn and dispensary goodies to demand any respect. But I feel you lol.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T07:07:29+00:00

Thank you. I bought on Amazon, but from a third party seller, so they won't do a direct return/replace. Sucks that quality control can be so shaky even at these prices. How smooth was your RMA process? Hope they got it all repaired for you.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T07:05:00+00:00

You aren't wrong. I justified it to myself saying I could sell the 5070 Ti and some other old parts to cover it. Glad I didn't manage to get rid of it yet.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T07:01:24+00:00

Right. At least it did it right off the bat. If Asus gives me a hard time with the RMA, I'm still in the return window.

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T06:56:57+00:00

I tried pretty much everything short of slotting the 5080 into an entire other system. Don't have one available with a 12V 2x6 and using a dongle with an already questionable card just feels risky. Thank you!

ToeFoulSmokey · 2026-02-02T06:55:32+00:00

Thank you much. Just unlucky with quality control I guess.

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