EVGA's Final GPU Secrets: Engineering Lab Tour ft. KINGPIN

[@GamersNexus]

Keep up with Vince: instagram.com/overclockingpin/?hl=en Watch our previous tour with KINGPIN and TiN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYGug6dvms-shpY Watch our tear-down & disassembly of the EVGA RTX 4090: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qorde5ltZryIma8 Learn about TiN's engineering process for PCB design: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6jOh4GlgseWecU

[@yuyuy193]

wheres the vince links :x

[@jorgeruiz7541]

Steve, where's Tin?, now that you're in Taiwan it would be great if you Interview him and give him a "lift up" with a KZbin channel, he has so much knowledge to share with the world in order to be preserved. Knowledge and skills must be passed on and never forgotten by new generations. The way you did the interview, tone, rhythm, proper questions and also the jokes were spot on, it feels like talking to a dear cousin and lets the viewer feel connected as if you were long time friends of the audience, from high school or childhood, something like that. Greetings from CHIAPAS MEXICO, big hugs to all the GN team and to Tin and Vince.

[@nexusyang4832]

Man....this was the video that we all needed to help the closure on EVGA.... Such an era....

[@vortraz2054]

During the course of this video you can steve getting speechless and sad that this videos a funeral

[@IRefuseToUseThisStupidFeature]

You should link his new channel in the description.

[@rogeld6677]

Kingpin questioned why power was in the front instead of the side. Saw that issue and that's the card we'll never get.

[@ValkenDnB]

Watch everyone take that idea next run.

[@EndroEndro]

that's because old cases had a floppy and hdd bracket. there was not allot place to fit anything at the back of gpu

[@iwsfg]

because of designers chasing the looks, probably

[@asnaeb2]

Well the answer is pretty easy. The GPU cooler is already extremely long. Many cases can't fit the power connector next to it on the side

[@LeoDavidson]

@@asnaeb2 Many cases can't fit it where it is either, haha. Most 4090s will not go in an O11D, which is probably the most popular type of case these days. The 4090 is too large in two dimensions for my current case (O11 WGX, the O11D precursor). NVidia really needed to make that connector a right angled one, whichever position it ended up in, especially with the 12VHPWR connector being so sensitive in the end.

[@pokeguy742]

RIP, EVGA. It was a good run, and the upstanding principles behind its leadership will be dearly missed in the gpu market.

[@dylanherron3963]

Man, this succinct comment sums it up better than I could, without rambling on and on. EVGA, since I was probably 15 or so and started paying attention (am 30) always seemed like the de facto card you wanted as a consumer. Like, why WOULDN'T you bet the extra money on EVGA quality? All but guaranteed to be perfect out the box with better components than others of similar price. Having them as a reliable go-to/preference was a luxury, it seems. I get why they wanted to exit, I guess. (Wait, no I don't, I can't pretend to know anything about multi-billion dollar business decisions made by old, traditional, hierarchical Chinese business magnates... still not sure they made the "right" decision over the "proud" decision)

[@GamersNexus]

EVGA is still alive! Just out of GPUs. I'm sure they're reading this like "we're not dead yet!"

[@nicekeyboardalan6972]

@@GamersNexus yes but what's the difference I don't wanna buy any other manufactures GPU

[@SevenHunnid]

I do food reviews while I’m baked af on my KZbin channel cx

[@dylanherron3963]

@@SevenHunnid not the way, fam

[@Bmoney861]

The tone of this video, and the tone of both your voices, was very somber. Reminds me of when you finally see someone you haven't in a long time, and yet your reminiscing about good times, at a funeral. EVGA's GPU division death, is going to hurt innovation.

[@GamersNexus]

Definitely a more serious tone with a lot of underlying questions for both of us

[@Florin_Neagu]

I bet ASUS will make him a nice offer. Man is clearly passionate about his work, and his style fits ASUS's ROG line.

[@JJFX-]

@@Florin_Neagu I'd be very surprised if Vince wants to work for Asus.

[@theobserverr]

This really is a special video and an absolutely incredible opportunity for Steve and the GN team to document. Watching KP walk through his workshop and talk about his history with EVGA, and seeing just how passionate he still is about his craft and the memories he made really reinforces how big of a loss this is for the industry.

[@cyphaborg6598]

yeah

[@TroyEdinSammyWinchester82]

YES

[@Machinationstudio]

Kingpin's love and respect for Tin is just the most professional thing ever.

[@zaywilds3579]

You can tell it really left a hole in Vince's heart when he chose to take a different path.

[@andljoy]

Its a beautiful bromance .

[@Klblaz]

Kingping is such a cool dude, the perfect combination of nerdy and badass

[@mrcookies409]

He is the coolest guy I’ve ever seen. O.o

[@enlightendbel]

He clearly misses TiN too. Must be great having an electronics genius to make pretty much any kind of PCB you could ever want on demand.

[@clashwithkeen]

@@enlightendbel I had this sadness rush over me when he was fondly recounting and reminiscing about the work they did together. I felt like one of those cringe shippers that wants to see tv show characters be together.

[@Avazhi]

This guy is straight outta Cyberpunk.

[@Don_Dilla]

Very much reminds me of deadmau5 but all his knowledge in his own respective area 🥸

[@Bi9Clapper]

Man you can tell how sad/uncomfortable it made him when asked what's next. Was a hell of a time while it lasted man, wish him nothing but the best going forward.

[@Beregorn88]

"I used to be a world renown overclocker partnering with EVGA. Now I repair electric bikes for a living" I can see why...

[@theodanielwollff]

Yep. He wanted to say something like that eVGA is dead,. But he couldn't on camera.

[@fleurdewin7958]

Maybe EVGA give Vince a secret project of installing the Iron Man style HUD in the visor of the so many helmets on the display rack

[@nutzeeer]

Couldnt he move in with der8auer?

[@JMNovak1011]

He could move over to Asus but that would be like sleeping with the enemy...lol. he needs to land with another partner. MSI, Gigabyte? It really all depends on what would be a good fit and who's willing to allow him the freedom.

[@XDSDDLord]

This was cool to watch. The kind of custom tools they were able to make and the fact that EVGA encouraged them and gave them so much leeway. You can tell how much Vince loved this job, and how much he respects TiN.

[@nicks8484]

Honestly this just makes me even sadder. My first GPU (980 ti FTW) was EVGA and all others have been. Really sad to see them go especially while seeing how meticulous they were with the build process like moving the cable port because of where heat was on the PCB.

[@stompreaper]

Vince is such a great ambassador for EVGA. You can feel the pride for how EVGA pushed the scene.

[@eternalfire1244]

I have never bought a Kingpin card or had any real interest in overclocking or even knew who this guy was before this video, but this was fascinating. As the video was coming to an end, the sheer sadness that an era was coming to an end came through loud and clear and it was heartbreaking. I really hope Vince is able to follow his passion and find new and exciting projects to work on.

[@Icetuga1]

It is just another example of how the business departments of the PC companies are really out of touch for the real world around them and their customers. You would think guys like him would be immediately snatched away to other companies GPU dev teams with the news of EVGA getting out. In my humble opinion and if done right people like him and TiN, are big selling points for the Gaming industry. But they all just more interested in how they can milking even more money out, and not so much in the product itself which they develop and produce.

[@epoxeclipse]

Word on the street is kingpin is being offered a lot of money by Asus

[@myfavoriteviewer306]

I don't care where Vince's future careers and hobbies take him, we need ongoing updates and visits with him! Always such a good time to see you guys hanging out.

[@therogueadmiral]

You don't care, but you want updates? What?

[@Puzzlers100]

@@therogueadmiral poorly written, i think he meant that he wants updates no matter where vince goes next

[@mstrariel]

Did someone say overclocking???

[@Mrbits01]

I never miss a video with Kingpin on GN. You guys just get along, and it's different from the other colabs and appearances in a unique way. Kingpin and TiN the mad scientist (too bad he isn't here) being the treasure troves of knowledge that they are doesn't hurt. Kingpin will always be our king! Thanks GN team, this was kind of long due since the EVGA announcement.

[@nexusyang4832]

Truth

[@butterfingersman]

Kingpin and TiN are such a legendary duo in overclocking. It's a shame that enthusiast driven projects like this have to end and people have to move on to different things. I was wishing this video would never end, excited for the other content you recorded with Vince!

[@xSKOOBSx]

This should be a museum for the golden era of PC enthusiast hardware. It is impossible to overstate the extent to which this man is a legend to tinkerers in my age bracket. Does anyone know when he started with EVGA? I was trying to find a timeline. Must have been at latest 2010.

[@SirJamesDTech]

This was a memory lane trip. I remember all this, from the 762 Classified to dual 295s. Great times.

[@dragon2knight]

Wow, I don't have the words...this is history, plain and simple. I love Kingpin and still love EVGA despite them leaving the video card industry. I'm loving every second of this, thanks so much for doing it Steve and crew!

[@GamersNexus]

We have even more we want to share also! Will have a short cut of some extras soon.

[@Thunterise]

@@GamersNexus some exclusive EVGA news about their future? That's what I'm hoping. .

[@Santifadic]

TiN and kingpin was the best duo. It's so sad to see such talent leave the industry. I wish them the best.

[@bluephreakr]

Relocated, they never really left. Dormant, but not dead. Can't count 'em out quite yet, they both have a lot of life left to live.

[@nexxusty]

Oh by far. TiN is the man, personally helped me multiple times.

[@CriticoolHit]

@@bluephreakr You just watched a eulogy and are saying don't worry, the deceased still has a lot of life left! lol...

[@bluephreakr]

@@CriticoolHit The man's still alive dude. You're talking about it like we're seeing Vince at 80 years of age. He still has a future to perform as he wishes, the only thing eulogized here is EVGA's involvement with GPUs.

[@CynHicks]

@@bluephreakr Some kids think life is over at 30 when in fact it's just really beginning.

[@Jfunkey]

End of an era. Love Vince and I hope he finds a new place. I started tearing up around the 4 way SLI conversation. The guys at EVGA are all legends in their own right. Proud to have collected an EVGA GTX 295 a couple years ago from a friend. I'm thinking about framing it in a shadow box at this point since it's in pretty rough shape.

[@frosthoe]

8:52 I won that board from Evga, then dropped 2 gtx 295s, amd a gtx275 for phys, later went to 4 gtx 480s. Funny thing is , That same 4way Sli board Is STILL WORKING, still running and gaming right now !!!! its my sons 24/7 - 365 rig A 12 yr old Mobo and cpu combo, that was overclocked 60% for most of its life till the Watercooling loop died, changed back to air, lowered clocks, and its still going strong.

[@phoenix0153]

Steve, love all the work you and the work Gamers Nexus crew do. Hopefully you guys can get some rest soon once the big companies stop sword fighting after the holidays (*hopefully* lol)

[@mattc9511]

Sad watching this EVGa has been my goto GPU forever. Not sure where to go now.

[@GamersNexus]

Thank you! It's mostly good to have them battling it out, but doesn't make it less of an endurance challenge! Haha

[@djhenyo]

@@mattc9511 Asus ROG is the next best thing.

[@sojirou]

Sad to see the end on an era.😢

[@CallMeTheWaffle]

So happy to see Vince again, I wish him the best going forward!

[@xsouldriverx]

This! This is content that I love seeing! It is uniquely deep and uniquely GN. It doesn't talk down to the viewer, yet doesn't leave you behind either. These things only come from years of experience and you can feel the admiration, passion, and friendship between these two. Man, I was saving to go all out on an evga 4000 series but it was not meant to be.

[@vaderwashere365]

Great vid and always cool to hear the history with Vince. Lots of tidbits and things we never see, but makes me already miss EVGA as a GPU provider. Most of my GPUs have been from EVGA and seeing the passion from Vince and the history just makes it a bit more tragic in my eyes. Keep up the great work guys and can't wait for other shop vids.

[@EvL--_--]

As a casual oc fan for almost 20 years, this brings back memories, could watch 3 hours of this.

[@dstark384]

I love these collaborative pieces, can't wait to see what Vince is going to set his sights on next

[@fadedlogic1]

So cool to see someone so passionate about what they do; I hope Vince finds a great landing place and continue to design and push design forward for video cards.

[@TheCuttz1984]

So much history. Both Vince and EVGA should hold their heads high. The whole PC community loves what you guys bought to us all. Hopefully you make a return somewhere and somehow.

[@DavidTrejo]

One of GN’s most valuable retrospectives. So much history. ❤️

[@chriscalderon1337]

It would be sweet to see some of this stuff in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, I'm not sure if they take stuff this recent though.

[@Lishtenbird]

Design inspirations were the most lowkey interesting tidbids for me. Cars, snowboards (and probably guitars and bikes)? Neat! Explains why their cards looked different from the common market decepticons, love them or hate them.

[@jayxtreme6]

Nice seeing the x58 boards. I'm still using one right now! Not the classified sadly, it's the LE (light edition). I'm finally upgrading my desktop though.

[@adl8762]

Wish kingping and tin well, hopefully another company taps their talent. Never bought one of their card due to budget but always pushing the the envelop like they did. They deserve a place in the industry

[@darineddy7750]

That bottle of whatever with hornets is so cool. I worked with a guy that was quite a bit older than me and he was is the US Navy. He was stationed in Taiwan and brought home some sort of liquor that had a 12in long poisonous centipede or millipede coiled up at the bottom and they would drink it and I guess it would make you trip balls. Brought it to work and we never drank it because the sheer fright of seeing that thing in a bottle.

[@jongamez5163]

So sad to see EVGA & K|NGP|N GPUs went away like that... They both deserved a lot more respect and recognition! I have a 3090 FTW3 HYBRID and kind of want to keep it as a souvenir for later! EVGA and Vince you will be missed forever! Good luck to you both! ♥️ Ps: Thank you GN for that "last" video! 🙏

[@tonyj801]

I’m 32 now and back in the early 2010s I used to work multiple jobs to buy the kingpin cards. The man is a legend and it’s sad for me to see them exit the GPU market. That’s my adolescence man 😢

[@yankumarrah]

This is probably the most spicy tour to watch of the year. Glad this exclusive could be had GN!

[@therealwillie2024]

I'm so happy stuff I'm into right now is becoming relevant content. I have a 980 classified kingpin running at 1500mhz (got it for 100 in the pandemic) and I'm running i7-2700k at 4.77-5.0ghz.

[@TheDuckumz]

Im still rocking the 1080 Classified and its running strong still, upgraded everything but that old girl. She has a special place in my heart, when i get around to upgrading the GPU i am probably going to make a case to display it in. Although it would be cool to donate it to his Classified collection...

[@PorscheRacer14]

While I never had an EVGA product, it still tears me up inside knowing this is coming to an end. When I was heavy into OC competitions I had nothing but respect for that hardware. I always had to work harder because of this, but I enjoyed the competition and the community. Those were some good times and boy the time flies. Thanks for this and the coverage. From and old school overclocker back in the socket 939 days Vince and the team at EVGA left their mark and something to be proud of. I know it's not over but it will never be the same. Hoist a tall one, our inspiration was your lofty records.

[@Josh_D78]

I recently replaced my EVGA 2090 Super Hybrid with a used EVGA 3090 hybrid and this will probably be the last Nvidia card I will ever own. In 5 years my next video card is going to be an AMD card. Nvidia got too greedy with their 4000 series cards and the quality of their cards is crap now.

[@JACS420]

@@Josh_D78 I realize it’s asking a lot of an engineer. I’ve never understood why evga didn’t hit the cooling market harder. I’ve had both brands, my evga was great, but I prefer MSI more. Aesthetics are way better, im not a huge over clocker either. I think the EVGA engineers are F’n awesome, but I see why they hit a brick wall now. Aesthetics went out the window at the corporate level. As of right now if you’re wanting an aesthetically pleasing 3 series, you get the choice of MSI, or a few smaller Chinese/Taiwanese manufacturers. My 3060Ti doesn’t even have MSI lit up on it, has a very pleasing dragon logo, that lights up, along with 2 just perfect rgb lights. It’s not in your face, but also not cringe. It amazes me gigabyte stayed in the gpu market longer than EVGA. I’m not sure who’s buying gigabyte cards but they look super cheap. If you’re one of those even brand loyal people, MSI adapted and got rid of all the cringe during the pandemic, and imo it was for the better. You could probably slide it in a lot of builds and get away with it aesthetically.

[@AlainKapture]

I really love how he is honest a talk about all what TiN has done! Really feel his passion

[@croy2254]

Wow super cool tour. Place should be preserved. I really hope kingpin continues his work

[@squirrel6687]

This was so cool to watch verifying so much for me at the build level. He didn't make or engineer the products. The heavy lifting was always done by engineers beforehand with KingPin acting as a technologist. His work, no shade, was akin to that of an automotive tuner like AMG before the acquisition by Mercedes-Benz, kind of like 3M making products better. Folks, the ground work is still done by engineers. He was a conduit for the community of buyers and enthusiasts to give them what they wanted instead of having to hack it together with possible dubious results. Though not mentioned, I see the Z590 Dark, swell board that I'm using now with NVLinked EVGA 3090 XC3 GPUs for machine learning. What I do not know, and EVGA wasn't able to confirm is the purpose of the DIP switches to enable or disable power to the PCIe slots. That would have worked so well if, space available, the dip activated switches on the board to isolate the PCIe slots electrically, as the board still sees the other card and configures the lanes accordingly. With my use case, it would be so easy to flip the lid, toggle the DIP, unplug the second card's power connectors, and remove the NVLink for better performance when gaming, getting the full 16 lanes instead of eight. That feature appears to be downright useless. Does anyone have a use case for such a device? I chose the Dark for its features not pertaining to nitrogen overclocking. It replaced an ASUS Z590-E because of expansion slot spacing primarily. The PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector is also a hit. The only thing I would have loved would have been the addition of Thunderbolt 4 or the ability to add it in the future. It would have allowed the possibility to adding fast peripherals when both primary slots are used, while the third is covered by a GPU. It would be going through the PCH anyway, so please offer that as an option--talking to you EVGA : ). By the way, at the time of buying, the FTW3 boards were scarce at best and cost more than the Dark at market! Only one NIC killed it for me. Oh yes, give me the API to control the fans puhleezze! Gotta give it to you sir and EVGA, this Z590 is the best. Don't get me wrong; I do like the ASUS Z590-E. It would have been great if it could handle the RAM that the Dark does without a hiccup and have similar slot spacing. Plus, I have complete control over the fans from the OS. Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off.

[@pheoix]

So much great pc history here. Evga should make a museum out of this. Great reporting GN! Like always. Best wishes for the guys and evga.

[@ToastNation]

Damn Steve, thank you so much for sharing this extremely intimate behind the scenes of such a rich part of enthusiast history.

[@Mile-long-list]

This lab is like seasons in the abyss. Thanks Vince you're a legend and so was evga. We will all miss you guys.

[@bublybublybubly]

Noooooooo I didn't want this video to end 😭 Thank you KINGPIN and TECHJESUS for this experience!

[@javierortiz82]

What a bittersweet video, hope EVGA finds the way to keep on teaching the industry how to do stuff. Props to Vince and TiN for always dreaming for the next goal. Hope we can see the next project of theirs soon.

[@linkdude64]

Freakin awesome, man. Thanks so much for sharing your passion! I could never afford any of that stuff but I really loved watching it all happen! Thank you Steve for all of the work in getting over there and filming!! I love you guys!

[@noenken]

Super cool stuff! Having just potentiometers for voltage control is such a typical KP-move. And the SLI spacer board with fitting bridge was amazing. :)

[@Eremon1]

It's unfortunate EVGA's battle with Nvidia resulted in consumers losing a massively valuable asset in the GPU market. I'm not sure the remainder of GPU manufacturers combined could fill those shoes. And none of us would have a clue what happened without Steve and the GN team.

[@WTP_DAVE]

I miss Vince i hope hes doing alright and feeling fulfilled in his position

[@domenicpolsoni8370]

Watching this sort of thing really makes me happy that I bought my son an EVGA 3060 last year. Such a strong commitment to "doing things right".

[@intothefuture1.618]

Ugh, I know nothing about overclocking but this video kicked ass on so many levels. Appreciate the inside look from legends in the field!

[@gamecubegll]

It is kinda hard to believe that such enthusiasts sit there and designed such cool things and now it all seems to go away after the end of the NVIDIA-Partnership. Its so freaking cool you could put it all up in a tech museum. Thanks a lot for showing this historic rundown of all this cool stuff. You see the passion Kingpin and Tin had/have for the job they did.

[@Kaffarov97]

Love the frosted clear plastic on that 780Ti and the bare copper on the 1080 Ti. Looks more industrial and not overly "gamery".

[@ron6625]

That bare copper 1080ti is definitely the sexiest card of all time.

[@Kaffarov97]

@@ron6625 Bare copper should come back into style one day.

[@Byronze]

30 seconds into the video and i am already sad :( i love these guys

[@guyatrandom]

I only knew OF this guy before seeing this. What a cool dude. I wish him all the best.

[@user-lp7qo9cl8w]

I really hope TiN and Vince get to work together more. their bond is something most people dream about finding.

[@Pacheenee7]

Still wishing for Evga to make AMD

[@pearelectronics3083]

We already miss you evga no company will ever reach the same legend status that you did 😢

[@gnugabber9859]

I really hope EVGA comes back to the GPU market, they're a godsend for enthusiasts

[@Ganibbasald]

This is really fascinating but also gut wrenching. I've been buying EVGA cards exclusively for about 20 years and now I just feel like there's no one else I would trust with my money like them.

[@MrAncop]

This feels like a tour inside Porsche private warehouse damn

[@zivzulander]

Good analogy

[@FrostedZaibatsu]

Most of the time you usually see untapped talent never come to fruition but see a bright light with nothing to shine on is so sad. I hope someone can give this guy another chance.

[@ColeMarkusen]

This has been my favorite video in a long time. Nostalgia and so much tweaking, such great times over the years.

[@Coilboii]

Vince has been my hero for years, if there's a chance to get something he owned and designed I want in!!!!!

[@M3PH11]

29:50 It's like all the prototype cars parts i have that my, now deceased, Dad gave me. it's one of a kind stuff. Nobody in the world has it. That stuff is for you and you alone. to chuck it is to throw away a valuable part of your life and history.

[@jebo4jc]

I splurged on an SR2 back in the day along with a couple ES 6 core Xeons off eBay. Roughly $1200 worth of hardware that was untouched by anything else available. That was some of the most fun I ever had.

[@damauri]

Such a bittersweet video. Thanks GN for this amazing chance to have some closure. EVGA and KINGPIN GPUs will forever be legendary!

[@Hyperion9700]

This was one of the most interesting things I've watched in a long time when it comes to tech and GPUs. Taiwan is a next level country with insane level people working there. Thanks for showing us all of this. And lots of love to everyone involved !

[@thrace_bot1012]

Taiwan is as much of a country as Long Island jajajajaja

[@truthorpropaganda9001]

Seriously this huts my heart. I have been EVGA forever. Trying AMD for the first time because I dont have the trust in any other Nvidia brand. They may be fine but man EVGA was my jam.

[@mastrshok]

Watching this brings tears to my eyes for several reasons. I will still support EVGA no matter what.

[@Lbstee123]

Stoked for this one!!!

[@GamersNexus]

Really cool tour and a lot of passion from Vince!

[@Azeal]

This is like hearing an ancient wizard teach his most powerful spells, I love it

[@DroneMee]

That was so awesome seeing the walkthrough of their history with EVGA... and oh my gosh the Roboclocker block and that 4 way SLI LN2 PCIE Daughterboard thing was epic....but man so sad at the same time to know it's over. I really hope he starts that YT channel, I feel a decent amount of the GN viewers will sub. Stay up Vince. RIP EVGA

[@dgc2780]

Kingpin is legendary! and his face and eyes shows pure passion!

[@bloodgoat]

Thank EVGA for making hardware that doesn’t blow up. Gunna miss you in the GPU market 😔😔

[@johnperkins630]

This is one of those videos you need to have archived in several spots so you never lose it. The history, knowledge and love for what he does. Along with the Bromance...lol Love it. I honestly hopes he finds a way to continue his own line.

[@AnthonySalierno]

Hopefully in a few years Nvidia changes their way and EVGA comes back, but yeah it would be awesome if he could release his own cards somehow

[@macd7743]

@@AnthonySalierno I wouldn't count on Nvidia doing anything good for the consumer. EVER. Unless there's an entire change in leadership (from goofy leather jacket man on down), Nvidia will go down with the ship along with their pirate's booty if things should ever get bad for them.

[@johnperkins630]

@@macd7743 I have no hopes for NVIDIA. Hopefully AMD will do to them what they have done to Intel. Either way I want Vince(kingpin) to continue to work to provide his cards, motherboards etc. EVGA is a tragic loss yet I commend them. Hopefully Vince can work with several aftermarket vendors to produce his cards in the way he wants

[@MasonStormSunny]

Kingpin is such a cool guy. It begs for a dedicated channel of him.

[@gamershadow1]

Hell yeah! I’m so excited to watch this! Keep up the amazing work guys!

[@RathOX]

sad to see their gpus leave the market but their mobos are amazing!

[@legendaryhero90]

This is cool but also kinda of a sad end too.

[@SpinDlsc]

Man, Vince is such a cool, swell guy! Sad that there will be no more KINGPIN edition cards, but it was a good run. Hope his future ventures work out for him, and hope EVGA can see some success in their future products!

[@backlogbuddies]

I wish Kingpin the best in his future work! Seems like he'll be a valuable asset if you don't limit him

[@richdelmazzio9890]

Thank you for doing this video for us!!! We (regular folk) don’t get a chance to see or understand just what goes on behind the scenes

[@edwardmyers1746]

Dude, KP is one badass guy, absolutely love him, right on brother!

[@fritziepup]

The support, engineering, and the slight almost 'rogueish' culture on building really awesome upper tier cards was second to none. I'm so happy that I think I even bought the last 3090 FTW3 that was for sale on the site back on Dec 5th. It disappeared after purchasing it, and haven't seen it return since. That deal could not have been out there very long, as I was refreshing almost hourly for a couple weeks when I missed the ones around Thanksgiving. Am super curious to know if they're still going to release more new cards of the 30xx, or just end up only supporting what's out there. I'm going to miss this line from them badly, but at least will be happy for quite some time again. nVidia really shot themselves in the foot by losing them.

[@notsyzagts7967]

"I'm so happy that I think I even bought the last 3090 FTW3 that was for sale on the site back on Dec 5th" I've owned this exact model for a long time now, makes me feel old. I've gotten plenty of mileage out of it though and keep pushing the existing overclock even further. Great product!

[@Rooachie]

2 Socially akward nerds talking to each other for 30 minutes straight. Thats why i love you guys so much. Steve is just like we all are

[@Ultra_Sauce]

God what I wouldn’t do for a 7990XTX made by EVGA, one can only hope

[@asm2750]

The ASUS TUF OC 7900 XTX appears to show there is some decent headroom in this generation. Seeing a EVGA FTW 7900 XTX in the wild would be an instant buy for me.

[@Benri05]

Sapphire 7900XTX Kingpin when?

[@reedy8585]

That's one of the coolest things, pun and all Vince is an absolute legend

[@Bassjunkie_1]

I got my popcorn for this one! I had to pause it as i thought the music was coming from somewhere else 🙄Long day at work.

[@skunch]

Sad to hear the end of an era, but seriously: Kingpin is a legend! He will have no issues finding work

[@Spherex]

This behind the scenes was just incredible to see all the old stuff and how the extreme OC progressed. I see so many things I would love to have signed and put into a framed display as a piece of Kingpin history.

[@bricktronics]

RIP Evga, you will always be my favorite. Real cool you got to check this place out Steve, as always I love your content.

[@ChaosHusky]

E-Bikes are very popular right now, helped my friend convert his Endurance bike into an e-bike (using Bafang hardware)! It was fun and has achieved over 1300 miles in just over a month! Hydraulic brakes and an improved clutch de-railer, higher rated longer chain etc.. And yes, definitely more Kingpin videos! Never purchased much that's EVGA though, usually out my budget except the silly sound card i have (EVGA Nu Audio Pro 7.1) lol which was designed partly by AudioNote in the UK...yet i still had to import the bloody card! Also, Mr Vince aka Kingpin..."overclocking" e-bikes when?? :) Beef up the brushless motor, more voltage, liquid cooled MosFETs etc..

[@JeffNoel]

So many R&D hours. Thousands of hours shown in this video. Insane. LN2 closed loop is crazy.

[@orthancstone]

That 4 board extension to fit the pots...so good. That's a great hack, really glad y'all could include that detail. Another fun tour, even if it's a bit sad in the end. Love the passion.

[@eXislander]

I need a 7 PCIE version for that for the Asus WRX80-E SAGE motherboard!

[@TwoSevenX]

Right in the feels. Been a KP and EVGA customer since the 7XX refresh. I wish him and TiN the best; they really moved the bar and I hope someday they return to form.

[@xDevscom_EE]

Thanks. Perhaps not PC overclocking for me, but I do still play with very cold things in my own lab, so far near -260°C (or -432°C in freedom units :) to experiment with electrical measurements science.