Strix RTX 3090 Fan vibration issues

[crion]

That sound, it sounds like a fan or cable is misaligned on the fans. But it is not fan related. I touched the fans and this sound seems to just be a massive persistent pulsing sound (coil whine?). Asus should be aware that all eyes are on them because it is present on the TUF as well. A user posted a youtube where this sound was clearly heard on his TUF card.

[DEMONDOCTOR]

Its not coil whine. What we have happens when the card is idling with nothing running and you simply turn up the fan speed manually. Â*

Can you post a link to the video youre talking about?

[morph.]

My card also came with no plastic film over the lightbar so maybe that is normal. However, mine actually had some scuff marks on the lightbar straight out of the box! .

Same here no light bar film to peel and yeah I had some swirls/scuffs on it straight out the box...

[XskullbangerX]

Same here no light bar film to peel and yeah I had some swirls/scuffs on it straight out the box...

Mine had swirls on it too. What in the hell possessed asus to refrain from putting plastic on the light bar? Who makes these decisions?

[Blake@ROG]

Dear all,
This issue has been reported.
If there is any progress, I will keep you updated.
Thank you.

[morph.]

Dear all,
This issue has been reported.
If there is any progress, I will keep you updated.
Thank you.

Thanks, Blake if in fact, you guys do confirm its an issue what would happen?

Honestly, an RMA back and forth would take my computer offline too long as I use it daily for work...

[saintgothits]

Same issue with my Strix 3080 OC, vibration rattle occurs around 60-70% fan speed. LED bar came with no plastic, and pretty scuffed up.

I have found a remedy for the issue which is a GPU Support Bracket on the back of my case to properly support the weight more evenly. Since I have installed this the issue is no longer there. It seems like the issue with these cards occurs because the weight of the card (without a GPU support bracket) is physically warping some plastic to cause this issue, or something on the fan shroud is not tightened adequately (I have heard one case of a user removing the fan shroud and re-attaching which resulted in the issue to go away, however I do not recommend you try this unless you know what you are doing, and this has still not been confirmed as the issue yet). However, this is unacceptable and should not be Asus' final remedy.

For the most expensive AIB available within the RTX 30 series range, my expectations were higher that there would not be such mass QA issues with these cards, especially for the price they are demanding. It's such a punch in the gut to buy a brand new product like this, then be told you have to send it out for an RMA, and then wait for a replacement / fix, it's pretty unacceptable for such a premium product. It's crazy that out of the about 8-10 or so Strix 3080 / 3090 owners I spoke with, they are all saying that they have also experienced these issue(s).

At this point this is pretty much a confirmed widespread issue affecting all, or a large percentage of Strix 3080 / 3090 owners. I think its fair that Asus either properly recalls these cards, or offers express replacements for their affected customers.

[morph.]

Same issue with my Strix 3080 OC, vibration rattle occurs around 60-70% fan speed. LED bar came with no plastic, and pretty scuffed up.

I have found a remedy for the issue which is a GPU Support Bracket on the back of my case to properly support the weight more evenly. Since I have installed this the issue is no longer there. It seems like the issue with these cards occurs because the weight of the card (without a GPU support bracket) is physically warping some plastic to cause this issue, or something on the fan shroud is not tightened adequately (I have heard one case of a user removing the fan shroud and re-attaching which resulted in the issue to go away, however I do not recommend you try this unless you know what you are doing, and this has still not been.

Mines vertically mounted and I can confirm the vertical bracket fully holds the card comfortably as it has an anti-sag contraption.

[drkCrix]

Also having this issue with my 3080 Strix, seems to be the middle fan at around 1650-1700rpm, higher or lower and the rattle isn't there. I have set a custom fan curve on the middle fan for now until Asus provides us with a fix for the issues

[saintgothits]

Also having this issue with my 3080 Strix, seems to be the middle fan at around 1650-1700rpm, higher or lower and the rattle isn't there. I have set a custom fan curve on the middle fan for now until Asus provides us with a fix for the issues

Their fix was to RMA a brand new card and wait for it to be repaired with no ETA, they also told me that I was the only one with this issue, which is completely untrue. I mean c'mon Asus, this is clearly a mass manufacturing / design / QA issue. Pretty disappointing customer service.