TaylorF511

_Gir_

TaylorF511

Kaapstad
Why has this thread gone so quiet.
 
This was one of the most anticipated cards this year and yet no one is posting anything.

There isn't much on this card even after release... Worries me.

I think it's because the Kingpin came in too late to the party.  It may very well be the last major Pascal card released.  And as such everyone has already bought and benched their FTW, Strix, etc cards.
 
I just got mine, anything you want to know?  I'm working on a new build so it'll be on air for the time being.

I had the OC Strix but returned it once EVGA announced the Kingpin. I loved my Strix. I have been using a 780ti Classy since it released. I just want to know how the Kingpin performs in the real world, and how the lights are(curious). Or if I should just get a FTW3 or Strix again.. My Strix was running 2100Mhz fine on air. I had a good one.

TaylorF511

ty_ger07

TaylorF511
My Strix was running 2100Mhz fine on air. I had a good one.

You probably should have kept it.  ;)
Don't expect anything special from the Kingpin card, unless you are going to use exotic cooling.  Using standard air or water cooling, the odds of a Kingpin card performing well are the same as the odds for any other video card of the same type.

Probably. I will just wait to order another Strix or Kingpin. Kingpin was just in stock but already gone. My 780ti Classy is still doing good at 1440p.

gobstoppable
Are they going to sell the hydro copper block by itself or are they only selling it preinstalled? I really want a block for my card

_Gir_
Well this is 6 hrs of effort lol.  I've got some Fallout 4 benches from XOC but I'm guessing I need to throw it into an excel to get useful numbers
 
Unbox:  fairly uneventful.  
-Loved the t-shirt
-Thank you(!!!) for including voltage Probe-It Cable/dongle.  I'm still a little pissed about the cost of buying those for the my 980 Ti Classy's.
-Stickers were the usual generic oversized boring EVGA 
-Gold card was cool, honestly better quality than some lifetime membership cards I have received
-Poster, can we get something a little more interesting or relevant?  Maybe something KPE related?
-mini-DP cable was missing a cover?  I don't care but the others have caps
-Driver CD coaster, thanks.
 
Install:
-Easy, nothing different except power is on the end of the card...I honestly prefer this.
-Nonstandard:  There are no full size DP.  Only mini-DP to make way for DVI.  But thankfully can be reduced to single slot.
-LED lighting
--My only complaint is that the cooler doesn't always appear to match the backplate.  My guess is that the cooler LED has to be projected over a larger surface area and therefore appears faded compared to backplate, depending on the color (checkout the RED or GOLD pics below).  If you are big into lighting--I recommend primary colors with the RGB LEDs, mixed colors are not the greatest.
-- Cooler has the most options with static colors, rainbow, off, and breathing.  Backplate can match the cooler, set to a separate static color, or off.  
--The 3x status lights for temps are RGB.  The BLUE is more dim than RED or GREEN (see below)
--"Kingpin" LED on corner is static white.  
--5x voltage LEDs are static white.  
 
First run:
- COIL NOISE.  A lot.  Exponentially louder than my 980 TI Classy SLI.  It appears to be getting quieter with burn-in?  This is my first Pascal card so I don't want to say this is unique to the Kingpin.  I have some MP3s, any recommendations for hosting? (EVGA forums limits me to only pics)
 
Benches Unigine 2 Superposition:  Kingpin vs OC 980 TI Classy SLI
i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz 
16 GB RAM
Driver 385.41
Ambient 23.33C
 
Kingpin
(Stock)
1080 HIGH - 15602
Max 145.41
Avg 116.7
Min 84.34
Util 98%
Temp 69/35C
 
4k Optimized - 9514
Max 92.27
Avg 71.17
Min 56.76
Util 99%
Temp 69/42C
 
(OC @ +50 GPU/+550 Mem = 2050/6055, thermaled down to 2025 (on air for now))
1080 HIGH - 16267
Max 156.55
Avg 121.67
Min 82.88
Util 98%
Temp 56/29C
 
4K Opt - 10015
Max 98.02
Avg 74.91
Min 59.56
Util 100%
Temp 59/31C
 
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980 TI SLI (OC @ 1500/3903)
1080 HIGH- 9430
Max 85.74
Avg 70.53
Min 58.14
Util 99%
Temp 83/46C
 
4k Optimized - 5764
Max 53.71
Avg 43.12
Min 35.14
Util 100%
Temp 84/46C
 

mattlissy
My Kingpin just shipped from Newegg. I will receive it tomorrow (Thursday).

swe-DLF
So.. the product is now on the EU page but not in stock. When could we hope to see it in stock? :)

_Gir_
Generic unboxing photos.  Feels like a solid quality product.
 
 Be careful- don't toss the box too quickly (although doubt many would), screws and paste are tucked into the inner frame of the box.