Too early i guess?
 
It all depends on if EVGA sent out review samples, ask Jacob

Yes you'll have to wait and see if anyone reviews it

Ah, yes please. I mean the price is like $5-$10 more than the SC with a much better boost to begin with, I also read that the FTW uses a custom PCB as well so it should be a no brainer but then again, who knows. More concerned with higher probability of coil whine, noise and heat. 
 
 

I'm not that entirely concerned with the max OC, because yours will not be mine. Just the regular operation of the unit is more than enough.

Another question, I wouldn't be limited due to a 4690K @ 4.5ghz would I? I just picked up the cheaper i5 to hold over until Broadwell since the z97 motherboard supports them. I have two builds, one 3770K w 2 780 ti and a micro atx build w/ 4690K(Will pick up the 5th gen i7 when releases) and plan to put the 980s in that.
 
 

faustfict
Another question, I wouldn't be limited due to a 4690K @ 4.5ghz would I? I just picked up the cheaper i5 to hold over until Broadwell since the z97 motherboard supports them. I have two builds, one 3770K w 2 780 ti and a micro atx build w/ 4690K(Will pick up the 5th gen i7 when releases) and plan to put the 980s in that.
 
 

Not at all.

Can't give you much of a review... received mine last Wednesday. Have everything set as high as possible/ on in the manage 3D applications in the NVidia Control Panel. I play BF4 and have set my in-game resolution (under options and then video) to 1920x1080 @ 144.00Hz (ASUS VG248QE monitor). I usually don't fall below 120FPS in-game. I also have everything set to ULTRA and I rarely see a hiccup. I upgraded from an EVGA 680 GTX. Hope this helps.
 
 
Price for card dropped by $20 after I bought mine ;( typical though.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/5759156


OK this is bench mark ignore the generic stuff and ram clocks because 3d hates my ram all the time. This was quick I don't know if I got all the drivers removed from old one so this is with out double checking everything. Also word of warning when you remove the plastic film be careful not to pull off the stickers they come off way to easy.

http://imgur.com/cHuR5De. Can't upload from phone so you get imgur

No backplate.

Also have been on phone with wife having her run benchmarks ask her if she hears anything funny can confirm no coil whine from 980

faustfict
So the standard 980 backplate works for this? I plan to order this stuff tomorrow or Thursday so trying to get my parts planned by then, looks like I'll go with the 980 ftw tho for sure.

If going with the FTW, you'll need this one:  http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-BP-2984-B9

faustfict
Thanks, I noticed that. Wish Amazon had them because I was ordering from them and could have it sent overnight without much charge, but meh on $30 overnight for a $20 part, I just ordered it via slowest possible which I doubt will get here by the end of the week, normally takes about 5 business days with their regular ups service. 

agreed wish amazon had them BC I would of ordered them as well but oh well.

No waterblocks for this card either? Going to take back my 970 SSC and get a 980. I'm looking at this card and MSI gaming. I can find a ton if reviews for MSI but none for FTW. There is also a water block for MSI.

demo23019
just look at sc reviews literally no difference between the two performance wise you might have better luck though in getting higher ASIC with the FTW

+1
 
Most of the time, you won't see professional reviews of every model of a card that a manufacturer releases.  That's typically because there isn't much difference besides performance due to clock speeds, unless there's a change in memory size.  You're more likely going to find member or user reviews of a specific model of a manufacturer's lineup.
 

dmcnutt
No waterblocks for this card either? Going to take back my 970 SSC and get a 980. I'm looking at this card and MSI gaming. I can find a ton if reviews for MSI but none for FTW. There is also a water block for MSI.

That's not surprising, as it's newer and has a custom PCB and layout.  Also, those of us with Classifieds have been waiting far longer for a full-cover block, which EK is close to finally releasing.  There will likely be a block for this model, but it's one of those things that require waiting until a company designs and manufactures a waterblock.  After all, EK only just released waterblocks for MSI cards, so it can take a while.

dmcnutt

demo23019
just look at sc reviews literally no difference between the two performance wise you might have better luck though in getting higher ASIC with the FTW

If there is no difference then why are there blocks for the superclocked but not the FTW?

Different release dates, and different PCB and component layout.