hallowen

Andrew_WOT
It's here 
 
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2988-KR
 
The question is, is the difference really worth $130 over ACX 2.0 SC.
1291/1393Mhz vs 1266/1367Mhz (mine boost to 1418Mhz on stock settings)
 
And still no 980 FTW, 
 

I thought the Boost Clock was supposed to be 1405MHz?
The 1291/1393MHz values are Exactly the same as a Zotac ZT-90203-10P!

Yea I would've expected more than 25Mhz faster than the ACX SC, that's kinda weak. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense for the 980 FTW in the product stack now either, is it going to be Classified speeds on a reference PCB or split the difference and be 13Mhz faster than ACX SC?

Yeah... I'm buying a GTX 980 ACX 2.0...

Guys the stock clock of a video card dont matter. Its the overclock potential that matters. Comparing stock clocks of cards is pointless.

Product cannibalization at its finest.  Fortunately the consumer appears to be benefiting from the lower end cards assuming the OC nicely. Also, it is fortunate that competitor pricing will help keep the EVGA GTX 980 and GTX 980 SC in check.
 
But yes as noted above, until OCs and benching can be done who knows the potential of the Classified.  Likely it will blow the stock cards out of the water and kill my theory.  We shall see.

Kind of makes me want to wait a little while longer before deciding to go with the Classified and just see how it compares in Testing/Benching, etc...
 
Let me see.........980 Classified Ti?.....980 Kingpin Edition?......Titan X?......Dual Chip 990?......
Hard to imagine What the Holidays may still Bring.

The Classified (04G-P4-2988-KR) is $130 more than the SC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-2983-KR).  And you get 26MHz in clock speed.  Is that all?  Am I overlooking something?

rsbrownjr
The Classified (04G-P4-2988-KR) is $130 more than the SC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-2983-KR).  And you get 26MHz in clock speed.  Is that all?  Am I overlooking something?

You might get some cool stickers too.  I am sure it will use the remaining 2 power phases that were left unusued on the reference card.  Maybe some other sweet components and of course dual/triple BIOS.
 
Worth it in my opinion?  Nope get 2 GTX 980s for a bit more.

WOW that classified price is crazy high guess I will be skipping the classy this series. I just don't understand why its priced so high oh well guess I am going with the 980sc. I don't see any value in paying a $130 premium but that just my opinion. Its strange they decided to rise it so high in the past it has always been $20 to $40 more....

just saw the price of the classified... jesssusssss 0.0

I do wonder what it is we are getting for that premium of $130? a few Mhz stock and a different colored cooler?