I hope there is only a 4090 ti KPE and not a 4090 and a Ti. I got my KPE on a HC block and Holding a descent 3090ti waiting on the EK block, passing on the 3090 ti KPE Because it will never get a block. I think I am good to wait it out though.

kraade
I hope there is only a 4090 ti KPE and not a 4090 and a Ti. I got my KPE on a HC block and Holding a descent 3090ti waiting on the EK block, passing on the 3090 ti KPE Because it will never get a block. I think I am good to wait it out though.

Doesn't seem to be real distinct pattern on how they decide what gets a KPE. 
 
7-series, 780 Ti KP
9-series, 980 KP
10-seires, 1080 Ti KP
20-series, 2080 Ti KP
30-series, 3090 KP, 3090 Ti KP
 
Looks like it used to be one per series, mostly Ties, but that's been broken.  Wouldn't be surprised if it's the new norm to do a KP on every release group. 

fragility_V1

kraade
I hope there is only a 4090 ti KPE and not a 4090 and a Ti. I got my KPE on a HC block and Holding a descent 3090ti waiting on the EK block, passing on the 3090 ti KPE Because it will never get a block. I think I am good to wait it out though.

Doesn't seem to be real distinct pattern on how they decide what gets a KPE. 
 
7-series, 780 Ti KP
9-series, 980 KP
10-seires, 1080 Ti KP
20-series, 2080 Ti KP
30-series, 3090 KP, 3090 Ti KP
 
Looks like it used to be one per series, mostly Ties, but that's been broken.  Wouldn't be surprised if it's the new norm to do a KP on every release group. 

Nice breakdown.  
 
Yeah, I think all the norms of the past have been broken from delays, to SKUs, to w/e you can think of.  Were in uncharted territory and all we can do is go based on what we've experienced and seen before.

I wish they had fewer SKUs as it can create more confusion for the average joe and the pricepoints can sometimes feel they're all over the place.  I think I understand why they do it though.  

Pretty sure the 980 is classified and they have a 980ti kingpin too

Not according to EVGA's spec listings:
https://www.evga.com/support/specs/

Interesting. Evga is selling it on Amazon so I assume that list is incomplete

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N w/ACX 2.0+ (72%+ ASIC), Whisper Silent w/ Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 06G-P4-5998-KR https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B016703RXS/

zippytek
Interesting. Evga is selling it on Amazon so I assume that list is incomplete

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N w/ACX 2.0+ (72%+ ASIC), Whisper Silent w/ Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 06G-P4-5998-KR https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B016703RXS/

What is smile.Amazon.com? Never seen that before. Could be a fake Amazon website?

mech9t5

zippytek
Interesting. Evga is selling it on Amazon so I assume that list is incomplete

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N w/ACX 2.0+ (72%+ ASIC), Whisper Silent w/ Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 06G-P4-5998-KR https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B016703RXS/

What is smile.Amazon.com? Never seen that before. Could be a fake Amazon website?

Nope.  Donation aspect of Amazon:
 
"AmazonSmile is a way customers can support their favorite charitable organization every time they shop with Amazon, at no additional cost."
 
Smile links donate a small amount to whatever charity the user selected.

mech9t5

zippytek
Interesting. Evga is selling it on Amazon so I assume that list is incomplete

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB K|NGP|N w/ACX 2.0+ (72%+ ASIC), Whisper Silent w/ Multi-Color LED Cooler, Customized Overclocking Graphics Card 06G-P4-5998-KR https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B016703RXS/

What is smile.Amazon.com? Never seen that before. Could be a fake Amazon website?

what? amazon smile is their charity program, if you buy anything on amazon without a smile donation linked, you're just leaving money on the table for your fav charity. good rule about domain names/URL structure is everything between the last 2 dots and the first / tells you to which domain the link goes.
 
.amazon.com/
.evga.com/
 
etc

My amazon account auto sets smile for me. Been using it for years.