EVGA's 980 Ti K|NGP|N has been revealed

[utahraptor]

http://kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3815

 

[utahraptor]

 

[guskline]

A BEAST of a card. I'm sure the price will be commensurate!

These are always fun releases to follow. Talk about "CUSTOM" wow!

 

[mojothehut]

Any guess what kind of PSU i'll need to run that thing? I see it needs 3 plugs

Currently sitting on a several year old Corsair HX750

 

[RaistlinZ]

750w should be more than fine for a single GPU, even if it does have 3 8-pin connectors. It's still a 980 Ti afterall.

I'm just curious what the out of box clock speeds will be, and how high the power limit will be.

 

[railven]

Mother of God...

Is that an all Copper Heatsink? I thought those went instinct!?

Hnrrrrggggggggggggggggggggg

 

[Xed]

Core clocks are supposed to land between 1430-1500 out of the box. And they're also supposed to release a bios that puts it clock for clock near titan-x level.

 

[MagickMan]

These will use 1% binned chips, plus all that pure copper. *drool*

 

[daveybrat]

Now that is a sexy card!!

 

[Pandamonia]

expensive...

 

[rchunter]

Is this going to have the same availability as the hybrid or classified? Those are almost impossible to get right now..... Maybe by the time pascal is released you should be able to order one.

 

[Sabrewings]

The binned chips are the most interesting part to me. No GPU air cooler will ever match water, but all that copper is sure pretty to look at.

 

[Headfoot]

Any further info on how they are accomplishing the match Titan clock-for-clock in BIOS bit? Unlocked 980Ti to Titan X? Do want.

 

[moonbogg]

I wonder what they overclock to and how that cooler handles the extra heat. If they go over 1500, that cooler better bring some serious game.

 

[Xed]

Wonder if this is the start of a new trend. They're being priced based on ASIC.

http://www.evga.com/articles/00944/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-980-Ti-KINGPIN/

 

[Sabrewings]

Wonder if this is the start of a new trend. They're being priced based on ASIC.

http://www.evga.com/articles/00944/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-980-Ti-KINGPIN/

Hmm, I beat that 3DMark score with my much lower rated ASIC already. He should've produce a watercooled version for that $1050 price.

 

[Xed]

Hmm, I beat that 3DMark score with my much lower rated ASIC already. He should've produce a watercooled version for that $1050 price.

I don't like the price but I have no doubt they will sell out and other manufacturers will soon follow suit to get more money out of us. They aren't even guaranteeing clocks.

If the lightning is a let down or overpriced I'll probably just wait on Pascal.

 

[YBS1]

Wonder if this is the start of a new trend. They're being priced based on ASIC.

http://www.evga.com/articles/00944/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-980-Ti-KINGPIN/

Yeah, what a load of crap. Both of my Classifieds are over 80%, now they want to charge 200 bucks more ($400 over reference) for that? This is EVGA's top card, they should all be creme of the crop top binned chips.

 

[chimaxi83]

Yeah, what a load of crap. Both of my Classifieds are over 80%, now they want to charge 200 bucks more ($400 over reference) for that? This is EVGA's top card, they should all be creme of the crop top binned chips.

The Nvidia tax is thriving. This card looks awesome but all that extra money for a couple percent chance to over clock better? I guess its the same as buying a custom, beefy PCB/cooler card, but that's usually a $30-50 upcharge. What a joke. I'm torn, because I love all these choices and awesome looking cards, but at the same time I hope the money grab blows up in EVGAs face with RMAs from disappointed bros.

 

[3DVagabond]

These will use 1% binned chips, plus all that pure copper. *drool*

Apparently not. If you want high binned chips, it'll cost extra.

http://www.evga.com/articles/00944/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-980-Ti-KINGPIN/

The Nvidia tax is thriving. This card looks awesome but all that extra money for a couple percent chance to over clock better? I guess its the same as buying a custom, beefy PCB/cooler card, but that's usually a $30-50 upcharge. What a joke. I'm torn, because I love all these choices and awesome looking cards, but at the same time I hope the money grab blows up in EVGAs face with RMAs from disappointed bros.

Actually, to my knowledge, absolutely nothing has been shown to be an advantage of higher asic score. If anyone has any solid info otherwise, please supply it. I'd be interested in seeing it.

 

[2is]

Sexy card but not at all worth the asking price.

 

[moonbogg]

OMG the cost is ridiculous. But if you want the best OC with extreme cooling for setting records, then maybe its worth it. For gaming and general use, no way. Buy a reference and a water block and you are happy between 1400-1500mhz or after market card for like, um, an extra $50 over reference lol.

 

[x3sphere]

I don't know why EVGA puts their best air cooling config only on this card and not the Classified, considering the Kingpin is more geared towards LN2/water.

 

[3DVagabond]

I don't know why EVGA puts their best air cooling config only on this card and not the Classified, considering the Kingpin is more geared towards LN2/water.

That cooler would be friggin expensive. They can afford it with the premium the Kingpin commands. Besides the overwhelming bulk of the sales are going to be to gamers who just buy it because it's a real cool card. Not pro O/C'ers.

 

[Grooveriding]

LOL at charging for ASIC quality. Both my Classifieds are high with one at 73 and the other is 75 and I didn't have to pay extra for it. I can see how this has genuine value to real die hard overclockers who will pay for the 80%+, but it will mostly lure in the gullible who will just be buying the card for the cool factor. They won't be able to extract all the performance out of the card because they'll be running it on air with that cooler.

I wish EVGA would start selling the Classified and Kingpin as a bare card with no cooler. I would consider paying for a high ASIC if they removed the cost of that cooler from the equation.