980ti Watercooled vs Aftermarket?

[ThatOneRussian]

Why would EK not make waterblocks for it?

Anyway, it's either ASUS Strix or Gigabyte G1 Gaming(has multi color LED)

I think ill go the asus way its slightly faster

[jc980]

I think ill go the asus way its slightly faster

Watercooled?

I kinda hate how the Strix logo pulsates without having the option to turn it off.(saw it in reviews)

 

Otherwise it's a great card.

[Lays]

This beast right here. GTX 980 Ti Lightning Edition

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_980_ti_lightning_review,37.html

Might not be worth the money.

 

 

it's $800, and only 50$ cheaper than the KP, which is hands down the best 980 ti on the market.

 

The 980 TI kp has better VRAM (Only 980 ti on the market with Samsung vram, people are hitting 9000 mhz effective on it, while hynix struggles to do more than 8000 in most cases), has the best cooler (runs sub 60c while benching at 100% fan speed) and has way more features than any other 980 TI out, and way more 3d party aftermarket overclocking tools & support for it.

 

Plus you get a free shirt!

[jc980]

it's $800, and only 50$ cheaper than the KP, which is hands down the best 980 ti on the market.

 

The 980 TI kp has better VRAM (Only 980 ti on the market with Samsung vram, people are hitting 9000 mhz effective on it, while hynix struggles to do more than 8000 in most cases), has the best cooler (runs sub 60c while benching at 100% fan speed) and has way more features than any other 980 TI out, and way more 3d party aftermarket overclocking tools & support for it.

 

Plus you get a free shirt!

 

I wish they did a black ceramic finish on the fins tho.(might be a bad idea or not)

 

I thought KP 980 Tis were $900?

[Lays]

I wish they did a black ceramic finish on the fins tho.(might be a bad idea or not)

 

I thought KP 980 Tis were $900?

 

 

They start at $850 for the 72% asic one. 

 

I think the reason the cooler is so good is because they didn't paint the copper fins, could be wrong tho

[jc980]

They start at $850 for the 72% asic one. 

 

I think the reason the cooler is so good is because they didn't paint the copper fins, could be wrong tho

Performance wise they only make a slight diff.

I might be wrong, but getting a small gain for the price = Hell No

[Lays]

Performance wise they only make a slight diff.

I might be wrong, but getting a small gain for the price = Hell No

 

For only $50 more than the Lightning, it's definitely worth the $50.  The sheer amount of support you get from KPC forums and OCN is insane.  I saw one guy that couldn't get his card to do 1500 mhz on air, and Kingpin himself told him what to do and gave him step-by-step instructions, guy got his card up to over 1520 mhz afterwards

 

 

I mean, look at this guide!

 

http://kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3820

 

But over a cheaper card like a G1 Gaming, not really worth.