yuskyi03
Because they are obviously having issues with the water block manufacturer this time around. It is obvious since they have not even told us WHO it is. The card is bios voltage locked per nVidia, there is no magic to be had until custom bios is a thing. 8+6 vs 8+8 isn't a big deal unless you are doing ln2 and then you probably have custom power delivery anyways.
MSI EK X is available on NewEgg right now.
One possibility is you are right and EVGA is having issues with manufacturer and not some breakthrough.
Also possible that they will release a superior card to MSI EK X.
Looking at their Front Page:
+Hardware Breaks World Record
Some are saying that card is bios voltage locked -
but how would you explain K|NGP|N hitting 2,594MHz?
Cooled by liquid nitrogen so not something you can sustain in real world.