EVGA GTX 980ti Classified vs Gigabyte GTX 980ti Xtreme Gaming

[Neo2000XD]

Just wondering which of these cards would be better for overclocking and cooling.

 

[junkeymonkey]

depends on the card you get ?? you know the FTW is the same speced card as the classy but with a 8phase vrm ? also a bit smaller in size ..

read what kingpin says ?/
https://www.kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3850

in the end ????.....

this thread maybe interesting for you to follow once the evga guys start answering to it ??

http://forums.evga.com/New-EVGA-GTX-980TI-Classified-Classifailed-m2437186.aspx

 

[LHFIVE]

Personally I would go for the 980ti extreme gaming. It's quieter and faster. The Classified might be a little better at overclocking, but! Usually only when liquid cooled

 

[ProtoAMP]

I was on a similar boat and just ended up going for the Gigabyte 980 ti xtreme. The card runs smooth, cool and just looks awesome imo. The difference between both is going to be marginal once overclocked (both 980 ti), so go whichever one you think looks better or if there's a significant price difference.

 

[junkeymonkey]

thing is just go with the evga hybrid and be done with it ?? the classy is clocked at 1190 the hybrid is 1140 - In real life everyday use you'll never see that diff.

then you got the card that on a bad day gets to maybe 60c max full load [and that's with a overclock]

then catch it for the $689 price and you got the real deal then [opinion]

 

[Gamer1985]

Im a big fan of EVGA, the classy is a great card! I have the Kingpin and would never look back. Boosted to 1440mhz right out of the box. The classy is the next best and has a higher phase for more overclocking power. If I didnt get my King I would have snatched a classy.

 

[junkeymonkey]

''Air/water cooling clock/voltage/temperature range

The cards clock range on AIR cooling using the default 980 Ti K|NGP|N cooler will vary and these are only guidelines of what the average card will do. ASIC level and ambient temps can have an impact on how high the card clocks on air. Every card will be different and ASIC is NOT a guarantee of anything, especially at air cooling. It is just a indicator as mentioned before. Generally, most cards with an ASIC of 70% or more should hit 1500 and up on air using DEFAULT CORE VOLTAGE. Cards with ASIC ranges up to 74% can hit the low 1500-1530's, and cards with ASIC of 76% and higher have the greatest chance usually to hit 1550 MHz+.
Because of Maxwell voltage scaling as discussed before, in most cases adding only a small amount of voltage can help. 1.21-1.22 V under load at DMM is about the most you can go on air before you will get artifacts on screen. I find 1.19-1.2 V to be nice sweet spot on most GPUs. Adding voltage in most cases just results in more artifacts and instability. Find the limit of your GPU by using default voltage first, then see if adding voltage helps at all.''

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

if you look a lot of evga fanboys kind sat kingpin may not be worth it as they once were and then your back to cooling [and why guys in the know grab a hybrid ]

and it still comes down to hopes it will just like any other card and still luck of the draw