400% increased fan life. Wow!          
 
 

 

Greetings all,
 
I've been looking to upgrade, and it appears the 980 Ti FTW is the choice for me.  I gather this just came out within the last day or so.  I've never considered such a high-end card before, is it going to months to maybe a year or more before I see this card decrease in price or perhaps have some sort of rebate?
 
Thanks.

Thank you!

When will this be available ? I just bought this from Amazon and can't wait for it !!! 

Just checked, it's temporarily out of stock on Amazon and it's in stock on Newegg. Should have bought it from Newegg !! 
 Although thanks for the reply ! 

blooDdust
Just checked, it's temporarily out of stock on Amazon and it's in stock on Newegg. Should have bought it from Newegg !! 
Although thanks for the reply ! 

thebski
You could most likely cancel your Amazon order and still buy from Newegg since they aren't in stock at Amazon yet.

He said it before I could. :-) if Amazon is out of stock, it is really quick to cancel an order.

maban
I'm confused as to why anyone would pick this over the seemingly superior and only $10 more expensive Classified.

Because EVGA Sucks at pricing there products.

asmodyus

maban
I'm confused as to why anyone would pick this over the seemingly superior and only $10 more expensive Classified.

Because EVGA Sucks at pricing there products.

Some smaller cases cannot physically hold a 980 Ti Classified due to the extra width.

Scarlet-Tech

maban
I'm confused as to why anyone would pick this over the seemingly superior and only $10 more expensive Classified.

Could you explain how the classified is superior on air? It's wider and has more heat generating phases with the exact same clocks.

If heat is a factor, the ftw may run a few degrees cooler.. We will see, of course. But the ftw is meant for Air users where the classified only has the extra phases for sub zero overclocking. It doesn't change much at all air or water overclocking on this generation.

They also had it at $20 cheaper after an instant rebate. Now, if you are going to kill that, why not spend $70 more and GUARANTEE a cooler running card with the hybrid? The hybrid will inevitably perform better than most classified or ftw cards, and it runs cooler at stock.

I think his logic is "bigger fans."
 
Having a 780 Ti Classified, and being a chickenliver and not really overclocking it (350D case... 780 Ti Classified... do the math), a 980 Ti FTW would be PERFECT for someone who wants a healthy OC out of the box, and has little to no actual desire to OC further.  The extra phases really only come into play when you want to OC / OV the card to the moon and you need the phases to ensure a cleaner power delivery under chilled / frozen conditions.  
 
The way I see it is this:
 
FTW: perfect for the air cooled person who wants a nice 19% OC on the core, set it, forget it.  (Or has a very small rig and cannot fit anything taller than a PCI-E slot.)  This is the ideal high-performance gamer card.

Classy: Good for liquid cooling, sometimes chillers.  Good for gaming also.  Can live in a larger mATX case (ie: Obsidian 350D or a caselabs), can also game, but due to maxwell's efficiency, unless you have it in a liquid loop or chilled a bit, you won't go much further than an FTW card.
 
KPE: DICE, LN2, or for that crazy person who figures out a way to get liquid helium to work.  VERY easy to get into dangerous power territory (I believe that they can handle something like 1200w of power when OCing.).
 
For me, the logical choice would be an FTW (set it, forget it).  but my heart is telling me to go for my very first KPE.
 
 

Classified runs cooler than the 980 ti sc+ I had and also a bit quieter whilst sporting higher clocks.

After my 980 FTW Fiasco I'll never buy another branded FTW card again. Nope Nope Nope.

Stephenk291
After my 980 FTW Fiasco I'll never buy another branded FTW card again. Nope Nope Nope.

Why ? What happened ? I bought SC+ and kinda feel that I should have waited for the FTW.

Stephenk291
After my 980 FTW Fiasco I'll never buy another branded FTW card again. Nope Nope Nope.

I see your post complaint about FTW's issue . But I still dont know why you have this problem ... I own many evga 980 mode : ref , acx 2.0, kpe , classified , ftw ... And the FTW + classified are the most stable card .

The 980 Ti FTW and 980 FTW are completely different cards. Yes there was an issue with 980 FTWs, but that doesn't mean there is going to be an issue with the 980 Ti FTWs anymore than it would for the Classified, Kingpin, or any other non reference card. If you don't trust EVGA with non reference cards, then that's fine I suppose. However, the 980 FTW issues don't have anything to do with this card at all.

Stephenk291

thebski
The 980 Ti FTW and 980 FTW are completely different cards. Yes there was an issue with 980 FTWs, but that doesn't mean there is going to be an issue with the 980 Ti FTWs anymore than it would for the Classified, Kingpin, or any other non reference card. If you don't trust EVGA with non reference cards, then that's fine I suppose. However, the 980 FTW issues don't have anything to do with this card at all.

FFS, I'm well aware the cards aren't the same. I'm merely stating I don't trust the FTW line of cards after the 980 issues I had.  I don't care what anyone else does. I was merely voicing MY stance on purchasing another FTW card of any series.

And he was merely voicing HIS stance on purchading custom cards of any series.