Release date? Thanks.

Wouldn't bother, I'm sure there will be a Titan X Ti being sold for cheaper in a few months. All kidding aside, I wouldn't be surprised in the least. 

nycx360
hmmm kingpin never again lol. Maybe this one will fair better than the 980 kpe did. I may pick up a pair of 980tis but I think this time asus is getting my money on matrix. Might be tempted by the 980ti classy but kpe fck that. 

Pretty much just a money pit of a card. Pay all this money and get basically nothing better besides a fancier looking card. I do like the RGB lighting but I wouldn't pay crazy amounts to get it.

fluffy177

nycx360
hmmm kingpin never again lol. Maybe this one will fair better than the 980 kpe did. I may pick up a pair of 980tis but I think this time asus is getting my money on matrix. Might be tempted by the 980ti classy but kpe fck that. 

Pretty much just a money pit of a card. Pay all this money and get basically nothing better besides a fancier looking card. I do like the RGB lighting but I wouldn't pay crazy amounts to get it.

Yup, Classy and Kingpin are EVGA money pits... Oh, wait... you only said Kingpin... 

I would rather choose one little TITAN X Hybrid, or eventually SC + backplate because I don't think to keep fabric cooler longer than 6 months.
Hybrid is in advantage because higher clock and because in mean time I could play on 60-65C. 
And I'm familiar with AIO system, that could be my 4th, all of them work and new in other computers,
except that I will not invest any more in new AIO systems for CPU.

GTX 980Ti KingPin $799? $849?
 
GTX 980 KingPin drops to $599? Say yes Jacob, must save money. 

AndreTM
http://videocardz.com/55670/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-roundup
Look at "06G-P4-5997-KR2" and "06G-P4-5998-KR" under EVGA 

Any thoughts to what the two KP versions are?  One with AIO?  

fluffy177

chrisdglong

fluffy177

nycx360
hmmm kingpin never again lol. Maybe this one will fair better than the 980 kpe did. I may pick up a pair of 980tis but I think this time asus is getting my money on matrix. Might be tempted by the 980ti classy but kpe fck that. 

Pretty much just a money pit of a card. Pay all this money and get basically nothing better besides a fancier looking card. I do like the RGB lighting but I wouldn't pay crazy amounts to get it.

Yup, Classy and Kingpin are EVGA money pits... Oh, wait... you only said Kingpin... 

Lol nope, I mean the Classifieds also since I have a 780 Classy. That card wouldn't even launch a game with the LN2 BIOS without completely crashing lol. That Nvidia voltage lockdown they did pretty much killed any purpose these Classy cards had. Only way to get any sort of stable high clocks on them is flashing the BIOS and manually applying insane voltages to it every start up which I'm sure nobody wants to do before launching a game. Who knows, my card has been a lemon since day one but having it in a WC loop really puts a damper on pulling it out for RMA so I just left it and dealt with the issues. Figured since I have the Titan X in the system now is the best time to RMA it. Makes no sense to stick it back in the system again, just a waste of water and time. 

There's nothing wrong with the Kingpins or Classifieds. You are just using them wrong. ;)

The Kingpins and Classifieds are not designed for the average gamer to have an easy gaming experience. They are designed for someone who will spend hours tweaking the card after 100 crashes in order to pass just one benchmark and make a world record. Look into where the Kingpin name originated. The BIOS and heatsink which come with those cards are there to make the cards barely functional; they expect you to make your own BIOS and throw your own subzero cooling on it.

ty_ger07

fluffy177

chrisdglong

fluffy177

nycx360
hmmm kingpin never again lol. Maybe this one will fair better than the 980 kpe did. I may pick up a pair of 980tis but I think this time asus is getting my money on matrix. Might be tempted by the 980ti classy but kpe fck that. 

Pretty much just a money pit of a card. Pay all this money and get basically nothing better besides a fancier looking card. I do like the RGB lighting but I wouldn't pay crazy amounts to get it.

Yup, Classy and Kingpin are EVGA money pits... Oh, wait... you only said Kingpin... 

Lol nope, I mean the Classifieds also since I have a 780 Classy. That card wouldn't even launch a game with the LN2 BIOS without completely crashing lol. That Nvidia voltage lockdown they did pretty much killed any purpose these Classy cards had. Only way to get any sort of stable high clocks on them is flashing the BIOS and manually applying insane voltages to it every start up which I'm sure nobody wants to do before launching a game. Who knows, my card has been a lemon since day one but having it in a WC loop really puts a damper on pulling it out for RMA so I just left it and dealt with the issues. Figured since I have the Titan X in the system now is the best time to RMA it. Makes no sense to stick it back in the system again, just a waste of water and time. 

There's nothing wrong with the Kingpins or Classifieds. You are just using them wrong. ;)

The Kingpins and Classifieds are not designed for the average gamer to have an easy gaming experience. They are designed for someone who will spend hours tweaking the card after 100 crashes in order to pass just one benchmark and make a world record. Look into where the Kingpin name originated. The BIOS and heatsink which come with those cards are there to make the cards barely functional; they expect you to make your own BIOS and throw your own subzero cooling on it.

Well I'll disagree with you here. The Kingpin card is that 'cream of the crop' video card made to game at the most extreme levels but with stability at those extremely high clocks. If you want the very best, the Kingpin signature cards are what you need.

ty_ger07

fluffy177

chrisdglong

fluffy177

nycx360
hmmm kingpin never again lol. Maybe this one will fair better than the 980 kpe did. I may pick up a pair of 980tis but I think this time asus is getting my money on matrix. Might be tempted by the 980ti classy but kpe fck that. 

Pretty much just a money pit of a card. Pay all this money and get basically nothing better besides a fancier looking card. I do like the RGB lighting but I wouldn't pay crazy amounts to get it.

Yup, Classy and Kingpin are EVGA money pits... Oh, wait... you only said Kingpin... 

Lol nope, I mean the Classifieds also since I have a 780 Classy. That card wouldn't even launch a game with the LN2 BIOS without completely crashing lol. That Nvidia voltage lockdown they did pretty much killed any purpose these Classy cards had. Only way to get any sort of stable high clocks on them is flashing the BIOS and manually applying insane voltages to it every start up which I'm sure nobody wants to do before launching a game. Who knows, my card has been a lemon since day one but having it in a WC loop really puts a damper on pulling it out for RMA so I just left it and dealt with the issues. Figured since I have the Titan X in the system now is the best time to RMA it. Makes no sense to stick it back in the system again, just a waste of water and time. 

There's nothing wrong with the Kingpins or Classifieds. You are just using them wrong. ;)

The Kingpins and Classifieds are not designed for the average gamer to have an easy gaming experience. They are designed for someone who will spend hours tweaking the card after 100 crashes in order to pass just one benchmark and make a world record. Look into where the Kingpin name originated. The BIOS and heatsink which come with those cards are there to make the cards barely functional; they expect you to make your own BIOS and throw your own subzero cooling on it.

rjohnson11

ty_ger07

fluffy177

chrisdglong

fluffy177

nycx360
hmmm kingpin never again lol. Maybe this one will fair better than the 980 kpe did. I may pick up a pair of 980tis but I think this time asus is getting my money on matrix. Might be tempted by the 980ti classy but kpe fck that. 

Pretty much just a money pit of a card. Pay all this money and get basically nothing better besides a fancier looking card. I do like the RGB lighting but I wouldn't pay crazy amounts to get it.

Yup, Classy and Kingpin are EVGA money pits... Oh, wait... you only said Kingpin... 

Lol nope, I mean the Classifieds also since I have a 780 Classy. That card wouldn't even launch a game with the LN2 BIOS without completely crashing lol. That Nvidia voltage lockdown they did pretty much killed any purpose these Classy cards had. Only way to get any sort of stable high clocks on them is flashing the BIOS and manually applying insane voltages to it every start up which I'm sure nobody wants to do before launching a game. Who knows, my card has been a lemon since day one but having it in a WC loop really puts a damper on pulling it out for RMA so I just left it and dealt with the issues. Figured since I have the Titan X in the system now is the best time to RMA it. Makes no sense to stick it back in the system again, just a waste of water and time. 

There's nothing wrong with the Kingpins or Classifieds. You are just using them wrong. ;)

The Kingpins and Classifieds are not designed for the average gamer to have an easy gaming experience. They are designed for someone who will spend hours tweaking the card after 100 crashes in order to pass just one benchmark and make a world record. Look into where the Kingpin name originated. The BIOS and heatsink which come with those cards are there to make the cards barely functional; they expect you to make your own BIOS and throw your own subzero cooling on it.

Well I'll disagree with you here. The Kingpin card is that 'cream of the crop' video card made to game at the most extreme levels but with stability at those extremely high clocks. If you want the very best, the Kingpin signature cards are what you need.

Do either of you even own a 980 KPE or classy. Must not judging by your posts. As someone who has 2 980kpes and the 780ti kpes. Allow me to clarify several things.
 
#1 There is no guarantee that either a kpe or classy will clock higher or that much higher than your standard ref or lower tier custom ie Strix. 
#2 The 980 KPE bios support has been ****. The most recent oc bios (3 months ago) isn't even recognized by drivers since .43 This wasn't an issue with the 780ti kpe though. And to top it off every bios is almost non responsive to voltage increase, except the one bios that's not sli friendly and crashes consistently. 
#3 Higher clock speeds do not ALWAYS equate to more steady performance. 
#4 These cards take so much more voltage to hit similar clocks that a reference would and have lower temperature tolerance at the same time. For example on the 980 refs/strix/g1 etc you could sit at 80c. On the classy or kpe @ 80c full load you will get artifacts. 
You are paying for a better designed pcb and fancier looking cooler that's about it. THE IMPORTANT stuff like community support ( or even freaking Vince supporting his own named product) is no way guaranteed nor is better performance over ref)
 
Don't be a fan boy of your fav AIB is all I am saying. This is why I don't think I could touch a classy or kpe again. 

rjohnson11
I wonder what this could be????
 

 

 
Oh Dear God 
 
Now which one do I buy? The 980 KingPin gunmetal shroud and nickel tubing matches my CaseLabs S8S gunmetal interior so well and the nickel tubing blends with the nickel EK Supremacy EVO.
 
I'm guessing the two 980Ti KPE sku numbers are for your choice of gunmetal/nickel OR satin black/copper aesthetic. 
 
Am I right or am I right or am I right? 
 
 

Then you should know very well your paying more to gamble just as much. That's all fine and dandy but the 980 kpe has been nothing but fail. For an 800 dollar card that's bs. 
 
"What's the point of having all these fancy power phases and capacitors if the card has a good chance of not doing much more then a reference card? People seem to think the name means it's gonna be a beast and overclock way further then a reference card which isn't true"
 
You said it yourself, and you called me out for saying I wouldn't touch another kpe lol. I got great clocks out of mine mid 1700s for benchmark runs on water. However, ocs achievable by other cards take ALOT more to get to on a kpe or classy AND THAT is not acceptable for a card that's been designed to overclock and bs oc bios that doesn't even work well with the past 3 nv drivers is also what I am referring to. When your paying such a high premium over the ref card, these things should not be issues. No one is saying we should be guarenteed really high clocks but when you cant hit clocks that refs can hit with almost .20mv more voltage that is just stupid. Sadly the card just needed a proper bios. Not some strix bios that Kp butchered up then left 980 kpe owners to go crashy with. 

rjohnson11
I wonder what this could be????
 

 Need more pics. 

my GTX 780 ti Kingpin needed an RMA... twice, and even when it did work I couldn't get any OC from it (ran way too hot as well). I'm not saying that's always the case, but I guess I got hit by bad luck too. It's not worth the premium for me now I know, as I don't plan to water cool or use extreme cooling, so personally I'll stick to more normal cards now.
I know it's always the luck of the draw to some degree, but if you get dealt a bad hand, it still loses it's appeal.

I am hoping there is a hybrid cooler option for the kpe and classified's when they are released.