Our recent review of EVGA’s GTX 980 Ti Hybrid landed the card dual-awards on the site, granted for supreme overclocking capabilities and a remarkably low thermal footprint. CES 2015 saw the showcase of a KINGPIN GTX 980 – something we previewed – for extreme overclocking with unlocked voltage and multiple BIOS chips. World-renowned GPU overclocker KINGPIN yesterday teased photos of his upcoming GTX 980 Ti card by EVGA.
The new KINGPIN card uses a full-copper heatsink with two fans, but the photos also reveal a use case targeted at liquid nitrogen (LN2) overclocks.
Previous models have included multi-BIOS chips for a few reasons: For starters, if a flash bricks the firmware, a secondary option exists; the two BIOS chips also allow for easy switching between air / liquid or LN2 without retuning all settings.
In the board shot shown, 2x8-pin and 1x6-pin power headers are present on-board, allowing the card enough wattage to run higher oscillation frequencies and voltages than reference can achieve. An underlying alloy plate sits atop the PCB to provide a thermal conductive layer for VRM and VRAM cooling.
More on this card as info rolls-out.
- Steve "Lelldorianx" Burke.