EVGA_JacobF
New PX1 is live that has a couple of updates for Kingpin card www.evga.com/px1

SilverStacker2019

AHowes
You'll be happier with the ftw3. Install, play with the evga px1 software to set up the fans to your liking and play games.

For someone new the kingpin would be overkill and way too complex to fool around with.

I'd say skip the hybrid version as the single fan rad really isint up to the task. The stock fan cooler on the ftw3 is great and quiet enough at full speed fans to not bother you with headphones on.

I bought a 2080ti ftw hybrid from amazon, and when it came, I had noticed that someone opened the box and replaced it with a 1080 hybrid. Now that I'm in the process of returning it, I had learned that the kingpin was about to be released again and am reconsidering my options. The intention of my build is threefold- video editing, voice recording/audio streaming/podcasting, and potentially, in the future, game streaming.
 
Two things that are important to me are lack of noise (for recording) and the potential for overclocking. I purchased a i9 intel 9900k with the intention that I was likely eventually going to be overclocking it after I got settled in my groove and learned more about computers and overclocking. Similarly, with the graphics card, I am anticipating overclocking potential in the future. The hybrid made sense to me because I thought it would lead to more silent operating volume while recording/streaming. How I am reasoning the graphic card decision is that I am expecting many years of use, with the overclocking potential I am hoping to squeeze a few more years of use before obsolesces settles in. This is why I was considering the kingpin over reordering the 2080ti ftw. I don't know how to compare the potential between the cards and am hoping that you can fill me in. Thanks for the read.
 
Thoughts on everything?

SilverStacker2019
Will either of you please explain it to me like I'm 15? I am new to building computers, and I don't know the significance of the differences. At this point, I can differentiate numbers and watch videos on test benches. I'm deciding between the 2080ti ftw vs the kingpin and the stats look very similar.
 
Out of the box stock they look very similar, except for the kingpin has an extra fan, larger radiator, and slighting different numbers, and overclocking I know very little about.
 
What are the differences? Why are people excited? How are the cards different when overclocked?

Tommy On EVGA

bcavnaugh
Welcome to the Forum 

 
Thanks! :)
 

Zeddivile
@Tommy on EVGA
 
Welcome and both the FTW3 and the KPE are great cards. Choose the KPE if you like to tweak your hardware and benchmark or stick with the FTW3 if you want excellent OOTB gaming perf.

 
Thanks for the reply. Do you (or anyone else reading this with knowledge of the Kingpin cards) think it's possible to push the core up into the 2250MHz/2300MHz with some tinkering and the default AIO cooling? Also, for the memory, is it possible to push it up near 8500Mhz?
 
My last question is how much harder can the Kingpin Edition be pushed when cooled with an open loop vs. the default AIO cooling solution from EVGA? 
 
As great a card as it is, I feel like power limitations ultimately leave performance on the table with the FTW 3 Ultra. The Kingpin Edition overcomes that limitation, but I'm just wondering if the increased performance is going to to be noticeable (aside from synthetic benchmarks). In short, how far (ballpark figures) can I push the Kingpin Edition out of the box without LN2 cooling. 
 
Thanks for any and all replies! :)

HawkOculus

AHowes
As I said.. my ftw3 ran at 2205 for benches and 2190mhz for gaming at 36-39c max while benching and games if it hit 40c at times it would drop to 2175. Hitting the power limit is all that bothered me durring benching. Cause of that I'd get lower scores. I would need to drop the clock to 2145mhz to mostly stay under the power limit of the card and end up with 300+ higher benches.

I guess I was spoiled way back when with the 1080 classified that had a high enough power limit and the clocks would not drop period.

I plan to add many rads this time over the 480 rad to keep the temps as close as possible to my room temps which at times can get to 64f!

Lol dude, since when is 64 degrees Fahrenheit room temperature considered warm? That’s proverbial ice box level temperatures and it gets super hot and humid where I live. The room my rig is in currently will easily get to 74-75 F if I’m in there playing games for a long time.

Zeddivile
Good thing there is a RTX 2080 TI KPE

bcavnaugh

Zeddivile
Good thing there is a RTX 2080 TI KPE

I am now seeing 408-422 Watts

bcavnaugh
https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/19156621/fs/19156641/fs/19155644
I am seeing 422Watts GPU 2220MHz and Memory 2140 MHz but not yet toping the Scores.