EVGATech_DaveB
SWEET!!
That is awesome, can't wait to see it in action.

LOL, Neither can I, Which is probably why I paid extra $$ for Next Day Air (Saturday).
 
 

hallowen

EVGATech_DaveB
SWEET!!
That is awesome, can't wait to see it in action.

LOL, Neither can I, Which is probably why I paid extra $$ for Next Day Air (Saturday).
 
 

Ha, I had to get the slow shipping, tried to keep the cost down as much as I could, she pretty much ok'd 1 but not 2 and she still doesn't know yet  
 
hope you get a really high one thou, will be fun to see what you can do with it

Just Received a Comformation Email from UPS that my 980Ti KP  will be here Tomorrow! 
 

 
As a Side Note, Didn't realize until I looked that the Package Weighs 10 lbs.
LOL, They must have used a Lot of Copper making up that Heat Sink!
 
 
 
 
 

Can't wait to see the results.

Pgcmoore
LOL, mine says 10.0 lbs too, but mine says Thursday 

Yeah, I KNOW I should have just shipped it UPS Ground Also, But in "The Heat of the Moment" when I saw the Kingpins become available after Hours of banging on the F5 Key, I wasn't Thinking very clearly!

Decisions....Decisions....Decisions....I Just Can't seem to Decide on my next move.
 
This Following Statement May sound Strange to a Lot of People for Various Reasons including my own Hesitations I Have ATM:
 
I Received my 980Ti KP Today at 11:00 AM, But I have NOT OPENED the Factory Seal on the Box Yet because When I saw what the ASIC% was printed on the EVGA Packing Slip They sent me, Which IS over the 80%+ of the specifications promised for this Item, I Find that for whatever reasons I am now debating (with Only Myself) on Whether or Not I should go ahead with my Testing/Benching using this particular Card.
 
You can Call Me Insane, Greedy, Crazy or Whatever else You Like, But I Personally need to think about this for awhile and view some performance comparisons on similar High ASIC% KP Cards before I decide which option would be the best choice IMHO.
 

Scarlet-Tech
Hallowen, you best get that thing cold asap. I hear that makes people happier.

LOL, Yeah, I Know it's just me being hesitant about opening the Box and I should just throw all my doubts aside and "Go for it".

Scarlet-Tech
What kind of doubts are you having, if I may ask.

LOL, Nothing Really Important, Just my Hesitation/Response to All the Maxwell ASIC% numbers I've been scrutinizing ever since the 980 Ti's came out and it became somewhat of an "Overclocking Factor" when choosing a Card, But then again even Very High ASIC% GPU's still won't guarantee Extreme Overclocks.
 
 
 
 

hallowen
Alright Guys, I couldn't stand the strain any longer, So here we go........
 

 
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!  GO GO GO!  Feel free to send me the Titan X's for safe keeping until you are done... :-D

hallowen
 
 
That could possibly be achievable..........For a small $5K "Retaining Fee", I might be willing to ship them right off to you for "Safe Keeping"!    

 
Ooophhh..  I gotta pay off the credit card first, but I think when pascal drops, I will be picking up a new generation.  I wish i had the money to hold them for you though. :-D

After going through some more testing of my 980Ti KP for a few days on Air, Chilled Water and a brief SS Phase Change session, I have come to the conclusion that instead of going through all the trouble of getting everything insulated, greased, etc...for use with DICE Cooling Like I was planning on, I have changed my mind (Yet again) and would rather go back to my previous Chilled Water Titan X Hydro Copper 4-Way SLI setup that has been working very well for me.
 
On the Bright side of this, At least I somehow have managed to Sell the KP for more than I bought it for and not lose any $$$$.
 
The reason I had for making this decision is that it just seemed to me like every 980Ti series graphics card I have bought/tested/benched in the past whether it was with Single or 4-Way SLI reference PCB's, Classified non-reference PCB's, or the Kingpin non-reference PCB, Just didn't quite do what I wanted it to without having to go to some form of sub-zero cooling, Not to mention having to use the Newer Drivers that also gave me Numerous problems running with Windows 10.
 
Be that as it may, I'm back to sticking with Chilled Water Cooling on the Titan x's and Phase Change on my original 5960X, But I need to find a better "binned" CPU for my next System Overclocking improvement, Provided I can afford the asking Price! LOL
 

EVGATech_DaveB
What happened to your last golder 5960x, or did I miss a post about that one?

No, You haven't missed any posts because that particular One has not become available for sale as of yet, So I've been still using my original 5960X and still looking for a few other possible choices.
 
I Only THOUGHT finding a good Graphics Card/ASIC% was hard, But trying to find specific Batch numbers that may/may not result in an exceptional Overclocking CPU is even more difficult!
 
 

sorry to hear that, good luck with plan B bro,
I'm sure(hope) you will find a good one

First attempt after installing the New 5960X running a Fire Strike Extreme Bench at my original Futuremark High Score settings on the Graphics Cards and the CPU so far shows some promise as I have managed to ever so slightly increase my highest Score.
 

Second attempt running a Fire Strike Ultra Bench Moved up from #9 Position to #5 Position in the Futuremark HOF!