EVGA GTX-780 TI KingPin Edition

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So, what are the community's thoughts on this soon-to-be-released 780 TI KPE?

Rumours are that it will be a fully unlocked Kepler beast, 6GB VRAM, no TDP limit and unlocked voltage - however we shall have to wait and see what the true nature of the monster will be.

Personally I find it strange that this edition could have 6GB VRAM, this goes against the overclocking ethos of the whole thing, as K|ngP|n (expert GPU overclocker) himself states that the higher amount of VRAM, the lower the extreme overclocking potential of a card. Also, it wouldn't be smart (business-wise) for nVidia to allow the release of a card with the same amount of VRAM as their Titan but probably at a lower price point.

That said, however, these cards will likely be pretty rare and so the cost will probably be fairly high. My main concern is that the 780 TI KPE will not be all it's hyped up to be (unlocked voltage in particular) and that it might just be an EVGA GTX-780 TI Classified with a KingPin logo stuck onto it. We shall see I suppose.

Meanwhile, take a look at the teaser pictures and this article:

EVGA GTX-780 TI KPE

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GeForce GTX 780 TI KPE is something I heard about before the launch of the original GTX 780 Ti. Back then it was an acronym for Black Edition. KPE simply stands for KingPin Edition. Vince “k|ngp|n” Lucido is an extreme overclocker known for breaking many world records in GPU performance. EVGA teamed up with him again to make a new product, which basically is a GeForce GTX 780 Ti on steroids.

What is so special about it? 6GB RAM, no TDP limit and unlocked voltage. That’s why it’s refereed as a ‘new card’. At this point I don’t know if KPE is EVGA’s exclusive or is it actually a new model card from NVIDIA itself. Maybe that’s why we haven’t seen MSI’s GTX 780 Ti Lightning yet? Nevertheless, it’s good to see NVIDIA finally allowing AIBs to launch new models without pointless restrictions.

EVGA GTX 780 TI KingPin Edition will be released in December.

http://videocardz.com/48216/evga-launch-geforce-gtx-780-ti-kingpin-edition-6gb-ram

 

 

 

 

 

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A few new details, unconfirmed as yet as far as I'm aware, have been released:

  • It's 3GB VRAM
  • Designed primarily for LN2
  • Will have a higher "base clock" than the regular 780Ti Classified (not that it matters, who stays at stock clocks on these cards)
  • January release date
  • Uses EVBOT for power changes

An interesting picture has surfaced too, which seems to show that the backs of the PCBs of the KPE and Classified editions are slightly different; see below, KPE left, Classified right.