zippytek
well they're def not xoc the gpu with that psu and 12900K

I thought Jacob said they'd just be using some plain jane card since they're focusing on the CPU.  

zippytek
well they're def not xoc the gpu with that psu and 12900K

Yeah, good pont

fragility_V1

zippytek
well they're def not xoc the gpu with that psu and 12900K

I thought Jacob said they'd just be using some plain jane card since they're focusing on the CPU.  

 GT710 ftw 

GTXJackBauer

ADANDC650
Other than boost clocks, what's the difference between the 3090 Ti FTW3 Black and the 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra? The product images and descriptions are exactly the same for both cards. 

Probably a slight increase in OC headroom would be my guess.  The slightly better chip will be on the ULTRA.

I wonder if EVGA actually goes through each card to figure out which overclocks better though.

ADANDC650

GTXJackBauer

ADANDC650
Other than boost clocks, what's the difference between the 3090 Ti FTW3 Black and the 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra? The product images and descriptions are exactly the same for both cards. 

Probably a slight increase in OC headroom would be my guess.  The slightly better chip will be on the ULTRA.

I wonder if EVGA actually goes through each card to figure out which overclocks better though.

GN has talked about the binning process of another AIB. Can't remember which but I imagine it's the same. They run tests, en masse, on each GPU in a socketable PCB that tells them about how well it performs, however this is usually before drivers are released so it isn't a perfect process.

I wonder how much max power the 3090Ti Kingpin can actually pull? It looks like it has 2x PCI 5.0 power connectors which can technically pull 600W each as well as 75W from the slot for a theoretical max of 1275W? 
 
Edit: Come to think of it they are putting adaptors with 3x8 pin so maybe 450W max on the 16 Pins for a max of 975W?

blackstaffer
I wonder how much max power the 3090Ti Kingpin can actually pull? It looks like it has 2x PCI 5.0 power connectors which can technically pull 600W each as well as 75W from the slot for a theoretical max of 1275W? 

From looking at all of the other top AIB cards, it looks like Nvidia is forcing a bios with 516w limit being that multiple cards have that very specific number. However with XOC bios I'd imagine like 650-700w on ambient and 900+ with sub ambient and added voltage.

Nereus
 
Anyone else notice that the block on the new 3090 Ti FTW3 Hydrocopper (link) looks quite a bit like an Optimus block (link)? That's a very good thing if it is an Optimus block - providing Optimus can keep up with demand.. and that's a big 'if'..

 

Looks like Jacob clarified that Optimus wasn’t involved/collaborated with for the FTW3 HC:
https://twitter.com/evga_...nKwmEyx6CEGsPQDeCzF03g

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

Interesting. I wonder if there's a video on the net showing off the process.

rzelek506

Nereus
 
Anyone else notice that the block on the new 3090 Ti FTW3 Hydrocopper (link) looks quite a bit like an Optimus block (link)? That's a very good thing if it is an Optimus block - providing Optimus can keep up with demand.. and that's a big 'if'..

 

Looks like Jacob clarified that Optimus wasn’t involved/collaborated with for the FTW3 HC:
https://twitter.com/evga_...nKwmEyx6CEGsPQDeCzF03g

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

"Not for this one."   Odd wording...maybe implying there will be one for another card?  KP maybe?
 
I'm kind of torn of hoping for an Optimus TI KPE block.  The performance is awesome, but all their production and scheduling issues would have me worried.  After my experience with the current KPE Optimus block, I'd almost hold off for another generation to get some better assurances about performance (but my issues were mainly with the backplate and that'd be gone with a tie block).