I am very impressed with my FTW3 Ultra. It’s holding 2205-2220mhz and +1500mhz memory in benches like PR and Super Position with the stock air cooler. Imagine this thing under water.

I put in for the KP but might skip it with 4000 on the horizon. By the time a block arrives I can’t see it being worth it.

Nereus

enewt

Nereus

tresnugget
Jacob said at least the first batch of FTW3s were too in the latest GN video

Oh wow.. and I just got an email to purchase the 3090 Ti FTW3.. man.. and EK have confirmed they are doing a block. Damn I'm tempted, seeing as how there doesn't appear to be a KP block coming out.

I've thought about it too...I really hate the idea of having an aio in my system...still on the fence...currently only registered for the 3090 Ti KPE Hybrid.  Good luck with your decision.

I removed myself from the 3090 Ti KP Hybrid queue when it seemed apparent that nobody is going to do a block for it. I didn't spend hundreds of dollars on eq for a full loop just to put an AiO in there. If this first batch of 3090 Ti FTW3's are binned, that might just push me over the edge...  or I could wait for the 4000 series.. but the eventual 4000 series KP Ti with a block could be 18+ months away, or possibly never. First World problems lol. 
 

This is exactly my issue.  New z690 kingpin system but there is no block for the new kingpin...  Like you said, I guess I could just air cool the whole thing but it seems wrong.  Did you get the 3090TI?

kraade
Also me, I have 1500 $ worth of water cooling parts and got on the KPE Ti train but I have a EVGA block for now that only fits the card I have, decisions... 

I'd stick with the devil you know. The delta between 3090 and 3090 Ti...especially with the 40 series around the corner...seems like a good amount of downside with limited upside....

Nereus

bavor

rzelek506
But maybe there is any hope that Optimus will help make a 3090ti Kingpin block??

If they do, you'll likely see it shipped in 2023.

..and Bavor's not joking, unfortunately.
 
I've sent an inquiry to EKWB to see if they are planning to make a block - I asked specifically about two models:

• EVGA RTX 3090 Ti K|NGP|N HYBRID 24G-P5-4998-KR (since at this point there does not to appear to be any other KP model besides the hybrid)
• EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 ULTRA 24G-P5-4985-KR

If I get a response, I'll post it on this thread.

Got a response from EK:
 
Thank you for reaching out to EK support.
 
We will be releasing a water block for the EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 ULTRA, but right now we do not have any information on when the water block is going to become available, you can check out our blog post below and read more about which 3090 TI water blocks we are going to be releasing.
 
    https://www.ekwb.com/news/rtx-3090-ti-getting-ek-water-blocks/
 
Unfortunately, we have no information if we are going to be making a compatible water block for the EVGA RTX 3090 Ti K|NGP|N HYBRID at the moment.
 
 
 

redteamgo
thanks Nereus for posting that update.  Did you end up getting the 3090 TI?  just curious

Yes I ordered the 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra.. not sure I should have, it was definitely a very expensive impulse buy (fortunately I had some EVGA Bucks to lessen that impact). I hope the EK block is not too long a wait. If a 3090 Ti K|ngP|n Hydrocopper comes out, I'm probably gonna go outside and scream loudly, lol... but the fact that this batch of FTW3 Ultras were binned is really what flipped me in the end (along with EK confirming a block for it).
 

Nereus

redteamgo
thanks Nereus for posting that update.  Did you end up getting the 3090 TI?  just curious

Yes I ordered the 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra.. not sure I should have, it was definitely a very expensive impulse buy (fortunately I had some EVGA Bucks to lessen that impact). I hope the EK block is not too long a wait. If a 3090 Ti K|ngP|n Hydrocopper comes out, I'm probably gonna go outside and scream loudly, lol... but the fact that this batch of FTW3 Ultras were binned is really what flipped me in the end (along with EK confirming a block for it).
 

Yeah when I got the notification so quickly I was tempted.....but held off.
btw...the expected shipping date from EK for the new Vector 2 Block was the end of this month.....would think likely not see a Block for 3090Ti for at least a few months...

Nereus

rjbarker

Nereus

redteamgo
thanks Nereus for posting that update.  Did you end up getting the 3090 TI?  just curious

Yes I ordered the 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra.. not sure I should have, it was definitely a very expensive impulse buy (fortunately I had some EVGA Bucks to lessen that impact). I hope the EK block is not too long a wait. If a 3090 Ti K|ngP|n Hydrocopper comes out, I'm probably gonna go outside and scream loudly, lol... but the fact that this batch of FTW3 Ultras were binned is really what flipped me in the end (along with EK confirming a block for it).

Yeah when I got the notification so quickly I was tempted.....but held off.
btw...the expected shipping date from EK for the new Vector 2 Block was the end of this month.....would think likely not see a Block for 3090Ti for at least a few months...

Months? Ack.. I hope not.
 

Im just speculating based upon EK announcement of Vector 2 Block to actual shipping date.....I pre-ordered the Vetor 2 about a 6 weeks ago with "expected availability" end of April....so now they have to go back and engineer / fabricate a new Vector 2 compatible with the new pcb.....I would guess end of May maybe?
 

jrwininger
Regarding block installs, did anyone see the 3090 ti FTW3 teardown on Gamers Nexus?  Looks like they used thermal pads instead of that putty.  Will hopefully make for easier removal of the stock cooler.

That's good news as the puddy can make it more difficult seperating the PCB from the cooler and can be messy.
 

ccabal2003
Anyone know where I can find the 1K vbios with rebar support?

https://www.techpowerup.c...rtx3090-24576-210329-1

rzelek506
Speaking of Kingpin knowledge:
Does anyone know if the 3090ti Kingpin hybrid is going to have the same cold plate mechanism (two separate copper cold plates aligning through thermal paste) as the 3090 kingpin and FTW3 hybrids already do?
Or is EVGA going to make the hybrid copper plates like the Asus Strix LC? Which has only one copper cold plate for both the GPU and VRAM.

i don't think anyone who hasn't signed an NDA can answer this yet. once the card arrives and they're allowed to post a review/pcb breakdown, i'm sure we'll see it. 

https://wccftech.com/evga-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-kingpin-graphics-card-features-powerful-28-phase-vrm-pcb-full-ga102-gpu/

GTXJackBauer

tresnugget
https://wccftech.com/evga...rm-pcb-full-ga102-gpu/

And the beast of a GPU comes lapped.  That's pretty nice and I'm sure intensive to do that to all the 3090 Ti KPs.

I saw that.  I was wondering if that was going to be the case for all Ti KPs?   Or this was just a mod by Biso Biso?  In one of the other shots you can still see the die stamp with the nvidia logo and GPU info.  I think it'd be cool for EVGA to lap these, but I was doubting they'd do it for production.
 

No way it’s being released lapped.

fragility_V1

GTXJackBauer

tresnugget
https://wccftech.com/evga...rm-pcb-full-ga102-gpu/

And the beast of a GPU comes lapped.  That's pretty nice and I'm sure intensive to do that to all the 3090 Ti KPs.

I saw that.  I was wondering if that was going to be the case for all Ti KPs?   Or this was just a mod by Biso Biso?  In one of the other shots you can still see the die stamp with the nvidia logo and GPU info.  I think it'd be cool for EVGA to lap these, but I was doubting they'd do it for production.
 

You're probably right as the headline from the article will make you think it comes lapped as they portray it as a 'feature'.  I got clickbaited. lol 

zippytek
https://www.facebook.com/100065820211180/posts/317721880431817/

This is the post where he’s finished lapping it

To quote the ever so wise Paris Hilton, "That's hot"