{"id":3071,"date":"2022-07-04T04:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T04:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/the-kingpin-rtx-3090-ti-goes-on-sale-with-a-bundled-1600w-psu\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T04:20:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T04:20:25","slug":"the-kingpin-rtx-3090-ti-goes-on-sale-with-a-bundled-1600w-psu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/the-kingpin-rtx-3090-ti-goes-on-sale-with-a-bundled-1600w-psu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kingpin RTX 3090 Ti goes on sale with a bundled 1600W PSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVGA has released its long teased<\/a> RTX 3090 Ti Kingpin Hybrid Gaming graphics card. As if you needed any reminding after seeing its $2,499 price tag, this isn\u2019t a card with mass market appeal. Perhaps wary that potential buyers will keel over in shock, EVGA is bundling a 1600W Supernova PSU with the card.<\/p>\n

The EVGA Kingpin RTX 3090 Ti is definitely a lust worthy card. Everything about it is over the top. It comes with a 14-layer PCB that packs in 24 power phases and dual 16 pin power connectors. When you add 2x600W to the 75W from the PCIe connection, that means the card has 1275W of available power delivery. It features a boost clock of 1950MHz and it comes with 24GB of 21Gbps GDDR6X memory. It\u2019s cooled with a blower style cooler joined by a 360mm AIO\u2014hence the hybrid designation.<\/p>\n

Other key features include a 176×48 pixel OLED display, triple BIOS, and an interesting tethering cable for preventing GPU sag. The OLED display is attached directly to the card and can be used to show various GIFs, or more importantly for overclockers, real time monitoring information about the card.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a card that\u2019s designed for the average gamer though. Its high-quality components and massively overbuilt VRM are overkill for most gamers. It\u2019s designed for overclocking, particularly with liquid nitrogen. Even without ln2, there should be some headroom thanks to the 360mm Asetek liquid cooler. If you don\u2019t plan to OC, there\u2019s always the EVGA 3090 Ti FTW hybrid for $2,199, or standard air-cooled cards for under $1,999 that will perform at almost the same level as the Kingpin card.<\/p>\n

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Your next upgrade<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n

\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best CPU for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: The top chips from Intel and AMD
\nBest gaming motherboard<\/strong><\/a>: The right boards
\nBest graphics card<\/strong><\/a>: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits
\nBest SSD for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: Get into the game ahead of the rest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that the Kingpin 3090 Ti is a very desirable card, but is it too late and\/or too expensive? The launch of next generation cards draws closer<\/a>, and spending $2,500 on a graphics card when it will be superseded relatively soon makes it a tough sell. Of course, for those with deep pockets, it won\u2019t matter, and Kingpin buyers will probably look to buy RTX 4090s on day one anyway, and then replace them with 4090 Kingpins a few months later! At least you\u2019ll be able to reuse that \u2018free\u2019 1600W PSU with them.<\/p>\n

Cards like the EVGA Kingpin aren\u2019t really designed to sell in high numbers. They\u2019re marketing tools. Heck, I\u2019m here writing about it! They\u2019re here to show off the engineering prowess of EVGA, take some world records and plant a seed into the minds of gamers that EVGA makes the best graphics cards. ‘Regular’ and ‘3090 Ti’ don’t belong in the same sentence, but it’s not like a regular 3090 Ti (like the Asus TUF that we reviewed<\/a>) is slow! \u00a0<\/p>\n

There are a handful of similar god-tier cards on the market, but if I was asked to recommend the best graphics card on the market, it\u2019d be hard to go past this one. Its design and price premium make little sense, but value for money doesn\u2019t matter when you\u2019re talking about the best. For mere mortals, there are more worldly options to choose from<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]The Kingpin RTX 3090 Ti goes on sale with a bundled 1600W PSU<\/p>\n

EVGA has released its long teased<\/a> RTX 3090 Ti Kingpin Hybrid Gaming graphics card. As if you needed any reminding after seeing its $2,499 price tag, this isn\u2019t a card with mass market appeal. Perhaps wary that potential buyers will keel over in shock, EVGA is bundling a 1600W Supernova PSU with the card.<\/p>\n

The EVGA Kingpin RTX 3090 Ti is definitely a lust worthy card. Everything about it is over the top. It comes with a 14-layer PCB that packs in 24 power phases and dual 16 pin power connectors. When you add 2x600W to the 75W from the PCIe connection, that means the card has 1275W of available power delivery. It features a boost clock of 1950MHz and it comes with 24GB of 21Gbps GDDR6X memory. It\u2019s cooled with a blower style cooler joined by a 360mm AIO\u2014hence the hybrid designation.<\/p>\n

Other key features include a 176×48 pixel OLED display, triple BIOS, and an interesting tethering cable for preventing GPU sag. The OLED display is attached directly to the card and can be used to show various GIFs, or more importantly for overclockers, real time monitoring information about the card.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a card that\u2019s designed for the average gamer though. Its high-quality components and massively overbuilt VRM are overkill for most gamers. It\u2019s designed for overclocking, particularly with liquid nitrogen. Even without ln2, there should be some headroom thanks to the 360mm Asetek liquid cooler. If you don\u2019t plan to OC, there\u2019s always the EVGA 3090 Ti FTW hybrid for $2,199, or standard air-cooled cards for under $1,999 that will perform at almost the same level as the Kingpin card.<\/p>\n

\n
Your next upgrade<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n

\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best CPU for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: The top chips from Intel and AMD
\nBest gaming motherboard<\/strong><\/a>: The right boards
\nBest graphics card<\/strong><\/a>: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits
\nBest SSD for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: Get into the game ahead of the rest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that the Kingpin 3090 Ti is a very desirable card, but is it too late and\/or too expensive? The launch of next generation cards draws closer<\/a>, and spending $2,500 on a graphics card when it will be superseded relatively soon makes it a tough sell. Of course, for those with deep pockets, it won\u2019t matter, and Kingpin buyers will probably look to buy RTX 4090s on day one anyway, and then replace them with 4090 Kingpins a few months later! At least you\u2019ll be able to reuse that \u2018free\u2019 1600W PSU with them.<\/p>\n

Cards like the EVGA Kingpin aren\u2019t really designed to sell in high numbers. They\u2019re marketing tools. Heck, I\u2019m here writing about it! They\u2019re here to show off the engineering prowess of EVGA, take some world records and plant a seed into the minds of gamers that EVGA makes the best graphics cards. ‘Regular’ and ‘3090 Ti’ don’t belong in the same sentence, but it’s not like a regular 3090 Ti (like the Asus TUF that we reviewed<\/a>) is slow! \u00a0<\/p>\n

There are a handful of similar god-tier cards on the market, but if I was asked to recommend the best graphics card on the market, it\u2019d be hard to go past this one. Its design and price premium make little sense, but value for money doesn\u2019t matter when you\u2019re talking about the best. For mere mortals, there are more worldly options to choose from<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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