EVGA Announces GeForce GTX 980 KIngpIn Edition

[btarunr]

The rumors are true, the worlds most advanced GeForce GTX 980 has arrived. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 K|NGP|N graphics card is meticulously designed for the extreme overclocker. With a 14+3 power phase design, this new digitally controlled VRM can deliver up to 600A of current, all delivered through 3 power inputs, 8pin + 8pin + 6pin. ACX 2.0+ keeps the card running cool, and the ability to go single slot, (with included single slot bracket) makes this one of the sleekest graphics card designed to date.

Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido is an extreme overclocker who has achieved many 3DMark World Records with EVGA hardware. He contributed to the design of the GTX 980 K|NGP|N Edition graphics card with EVGA, and had this to say: "The power designs for both the GPU and memory on the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 K|NGP|N graphics card should allow some insane overclocking and some of the highest clockspeeds seen to date. Also, with the new multi-color LED cooler, you can customize the look of the card to fit any system."



Built for Overclocking

• Customizable Lighting - Full color control allows you to fine tune the LED colors to your liking using EVGA PrecisionX 16.
• 14+3 Phase Fully Digital VRM - Improved efficiency and power capacity and an average of 28C cooler operating temperature.
• Single Slot Ready - Included single slot bracket allows you to convert to a true single slot card with waterblock.
• 12 Layer PCB - Robust PCB layout with extra copper for smooth power delivery.
• ACX 2.0+ Cooling & Metal Shroud - Improved cooling with lower fan power consumption and 400% longer fan lifespan. All surrounded in a premium metal shroud.
• EVBot Onboard - Allows robust tuning and control over all aspects of the graphics card.
• Included Backplate - Built on backplate with backlighting allows full control over brightness and color.
• MMCP+ - Memory MOSFET cooling plate provides direct contact with memory and MOSFETs reducing temperature. MMCP+ comes in two separate pieces, allowing you to cool the GPU separately while still using the MMCP on the MOSFETs.
• OTS - Onboard thermal sensors allow for automatic realtime extreme overclock tuning to achieve the highest overclocks possible.
• QST - Quick Switch Triple BIOS allow you to switch to the second or third with the flick of a switch.
• SHP - Straight Heat Pipes offer 6% better heat dissipation than bent heat pipes with reduced thermal resistance.
• dBi - EVGA's ACX 2.0+ fan turns off below 60C generating 0dB of noise

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Learn more about the new EVGA GeForce GTX 980 K|NGP|N graphics card here.

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[HumanSmoke]

Nice to have the option of single slot on water.
Should keep the benchmarkers happy until GM 200 surfaces.

 

[Animalpak]

At the end the final design has not changed at all...

It's the same as where at CES 2015.

 

[littlebaka890]

Single slot 980? *Tears of joy proceed to flow from eyes* I have been waiting for you all this time....

 

[GhostRyder]

Wow EVGA, you really know how to hit the nail on the head with making a custom card. May have taken a bit but I hope all manufacturers take some hints from EVGA on this card. Single slot config with 3 mini-DP's, and HDMI, and DVI is pretty nice to start, custom lighting on the card to adjust the color to your color scheme, a nice ooler that has a sleek elegant design not being pushed hard to one color scheme or design, and to top it off a true overclocking enthusiast setup on the card. If the limits are removed from this card I could imagine some seriously crazy overclocking on this just on a normal liquid block! Man I really like this design and want one!

 

[nickbaldwin86]

I want 3 and the Micro-ATX EVGA X99 board... that would be a sick setup.

 

[xorbe]

Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido is an extreme overclocker who has achieved many 3DMark World Records with EVGA hardware. He contributed to the design of the GTX 980 K|NGP|N Edition graphics card with EVGA, and had this to say: "The power designs for both the GPU and memory on the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 K|NGP|N graphics card should allow some insane overclocking and some of the highest clockspeeds seen to date. Also, with the new multi-color LED cooler, you can customize the look of the card to fit any system."

You can change fan colors, and maybe overclock better. It's not a single slot card, but single-slot ready if you purchase an additional water block. And more of the fans turning entirely off, eh.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I want 3 and the Micro-ATX EVGA X99 board... that would be a sick setup.

Tell me again how you will fit 3 cards on a Micro-ATX board. Unless you put them on water, but then I feel like you will struggle to find an SLI bridge that will work for 3 way SLI with that kind of PCIe spacing.

 

[GhostRyder]

Tell me again how you will fit 3 cards on a Micro-ATX board. Unless you put them on water, but then I feel like you will struggle to find an SLI bridge that will work for 3 way SLI with that kind of PCIe spacing.

Water plus this way:

Though its going to look a bit funny so I would recommend some black ones (lol it will look weird no matter what) but its possible to do unless SLI changed. Have not really kept up to date on doing something like that without just using the standard 2/3/4 way SLI bridges.

 

[nickbaldwin86]

Tell me again how you will fit 3 cards on a Micro-ATX board. Unless you put them on water, but then I feel like you will struggle to find an SLI bridge that will work for 3 way SLI with that kind of PCIe spacing.

The board fully supports it, and this card supports single slot.

With waterblocks and the proper sli soft bridges it shouldn't be an issue at all.

my wallet is the only thing keeping me from supporting it

Water plus this way:
Though its going to look a bit funny so I would recommend some black ones (lol it will look weird no matter what) but its possible to do unless SLI changed. Have not really kept up to date on doing something like that without just using the standard 2/3/4 way SLI bridges.

THIS!!!!!!!!

 

[64K]

The board fully supports it, and this card supports single slot.

With waterblocks and the proper sli soft bridges it shouldn't be an issue at all.

my wallet is the only thing keeping me from supporting it



THIS!!!!!!!!

Yeah, 3 of those cards at $750 each on pre-order would definitely take a bite out of your wallet. I guess you could just skip the next 3 house payments to make it up.

 

[nickbaldwin86]

Yeah, 3 of those cards at $750 each on pre-order would definitely take a bite out of your wallet. I guess you could just skip the next 3 house payments to make it up.

Ya the bank would love me for that. Never missed one and don't plan on it, no card is worth that.

 

[D007]

Honestly I think people should stay away from the 9 series all together. I have never had so many problems with a series before.
Blackscreens, timeouts, device hanging, bad drivers constantly...

 

[xorbe]

Honestly I think people should stay away from the 9 series all together. I have never had so many problems with a series before.
Blackscreens, timeouts, device hanging, bad drivers constantly...

You have a 970, and not a 980, right? Wait, your system specs say 2x980, hrm. You might want to check that ram and cpu oc, just off chance, but sli.

 

[HumanSmoke]

Tell me again how you will fit 3 cards on a Micro-ATX board. Unless you put them on water, but then I feel like you will struggle to find an SLI bridge that will work for 3 way SLI with that kind of PCIe spacing.

Unless the chassis is expansion slot limited, it isn't much effort to use a PCI-E riser and a standard 3-slot SLI bridge.

 

[Bytales]

So wheres the waterblock for this card ? Is EVGA selling one ? Or do we have to wait for someone to build one ?

 

[HumanSmoke]

So wheres the waterblock for this card ? Is EVGA selling one ? Or do we have to wait for someone to build one ?

By all accounts EKWB has a full cover Classified on the way. My guess is that the K|ngp|n Classified will be compatible (as was the 780 Ti Kingpin with the standard Classified) with some allowance made for the power plug differences - the new card will be a limited sales market so I doubt that any special fc blocks would be viable. Assuming the new SKUs 14+2 phase power is the same layout as the existing 14 phase found on the 980 Classified.
EVGA's waterblocks of late have been made by EKWB.