On Reddit, an EK rep basically said they will have roughly the same type of block support as they did for the 980 series GPUs. Since they offered a block for the 980 Classified, I would be the same will hold true for the 1080. 
 
I am holding out to see what the 1080 Hydro Copper has to offer, but one way or another I will have some variant of the 1080 with an nice EK block on it!

I was thinking the same thing, asked Jacob on Twitter but no reply. Probably nothing concrete regarding it yet.
 
What I did notice however afterwards, was the Hydrocopper picture/render had a card with a custom PCB that was wider than usual and two 8-pins for power. So maybe the Hydrocopper will be a good buy... hope so! 

I keep saying to my self that I don't want to install a water tank and pump in my computer system. !!!
 

Thats what im holding out for. 1080 Classified hydro copper. once those are out ill be making a purchase. 

privateer0506
Also the EK blocks DO NOT support the new SLI bridge, they don't fit. But the original bridges do. At least on the reference cards. So far.

I imagine this will apply for the 1080 Hydro Copper due to it's use of EK blocks?

Will the FTW have an EK block?

Since the EK base block doesn't support the new SLI bridge, I'm really hoping they announce a classified waterblock in conjunction with EVGA alongside this card's release. (Similar to the 680 Classified block) It really doesn't make sense to keep it on air alone, most people getting this highly overclockable version will be wanting to put a waterblock on it and know what they are getting into with this specific card.
 

RandyRick
I keep saying to my self that I don't want to install a water tank and pump in my computer system. !!!
 

You don't have to. What I did was make an external watercooling box for mine with water lines feeding in and out the back two holes in my case (had 2 holes that fit the water lines perfect -- Level 10 GT.) Pump, 2x rads, 8 fans, Bitspower molex+fan power board (forget the name of it x-power?), and res are all in the external box. This way, the only thing in the actual computer are the lines and waterblocks. I like it this way so I can do maintenance on the watercooling stuff separate from the computer case. :)

EK_Derick
Just an FYI, Hydro Copper blocks aren't made by us this round. Not sure who EVGA has gone with, they haven't told us a thing.

There won't be any EK blocks for non-ref EVGA cards this round as of this post.

Hmm that's not good. I was holding out for a Classified with an EK block.
 
I'm really hoping EVGA has a surprise in store for this then...
 
Thank you for the information though!

Asked in the live twitch giveaway tonight. EVGA is not making/selling one for Classy or FTW either.

DarthYodi

wuudogg
Asked in the live twitch giveaway tonight. EVGA is not making/selling one for Classy or FTW either.

That's incredibly silly if true...who are they marketing this card to if it is specifically for high overclocking? There's a reason people with Classifieds use waterblocks/LN2/etc...
 
I just asked as well and they said there were no plans by EVGA and to look to third parties... :(

well, there will be pots on kingpin cooling if noone makes the Waterblock. I could see bits power doing it this round.

It seems that ek and evga are not seeing eye to eye anymore, which much is sad to hear.

EK_Derick
Just an FYI, Hydro Copper blocks aren't made by us this round. Not sure who EVGA has gone with, they haven't told us a thing.

There won't be any EK blocks for non-ref EVGA cards this round as of this post.

Why one of your guys said on reddit the lineup would be similar to the ones from previous years then? Come one guys...

Xaelias
The HC better be available soon, and it better be a damn good PCB/specs/block guys. Because right now, you screwed up...
 

Demands.. What if they don't release it soon?

Xaelias
The HC better be available soon, and it better be a damn good PCB/specs/block guys. Because right now, you screwed up...
 

The problem is, they have already said that the Hybrid will not be a 14+3 I believe in the stream they said it was a 10? Less power available and on water... I really don't get why they are not doing a block for this card. Makes absolutely 0 sense.

DarthYodi
 
The problem is, they have already said that the Hybrid will not be a 14+3 I believe in the stream they said it was a 10? Less power available and on water... I really don't get why they are not doing a block for this card. Makes absolutely 0 sense.

10+1 for the HC from what I read on reddit.
 

Scarlet-Tech
It won't change any of the sales. They will stay sold out, just like they always have every single time that reddit said they would drop them. It's empty threats.. every.. time.. Reddit it 98% talk, 1% harassing streamers and forums, 1% action. I never head over to reddit, because it's exactly as I mention above.

Reddit has the exact answers everyone else has. Nothing. Evga doesn't comment on items that aren't released, even when reddit demands it. The Hydrocopper will be announced when it is finalized, just like it always has been. Before that, it is all speculations. Wait for an official statement.

Yeah... I'm also a big fan of everything being sold out, whatever the number of buyers are. To be far, it's far from limited to EVGA. It just means the consumers less than crap for all these guys. We learned to live with a while ago.
And yes obviously it won't mean the HC or the classified won't sell. Especially if they have another partner than EK for the blocs. But since they are not saying anything, the people who want a watercooled, high-end 1080, probably won't stay with EVGA. Until they reveal something interesting. But like you said, everything is sold out anyway.

People always tend to go grab an Asus or a MSI card, sometimes even a gigabyte.. And then when a warranty is needed, they come back, because a lot of the other brands don't allow their cooler to be removed.. It puts a huge damper in a purchase when a 3 year warranty gets tossed out of the window with a single screw.

Not to mention, the nightmare that is known as Asus customer service. If you want to play with that fire, feel free... I will never go through that.