If the HYBRID wasn't around, the FTW would be my card. The power (nearly) of the Classy without the heat, or in my case, bother of a custom block.

A lot of times, there is no waterblocks for the ftw... It is just such a niche market for them and waterblocks, which is unfortunate.

The hybrid is a legit thing though!

Scarlet-Tech
A lot of times, there is no waterblocks for the ftw... It is just such a niche market for them and waterblocks, which is unfortunate.

The hybrid is a legit thing though!

I know! Very happy about it.

Because of that GTX980 FTW is worse combination, 980Ti FTW not exist I think... But for FTW you can't install Hybrid, you can't install water block for reference cards and you can't install water block for custom cards because only for Classified are available.
Only Thermpshere as some half water cooling solution. 
If someone is not sure Hybrid or water block than best to choose reference and can install both later.
Hybrid is excellent solution... But now when EKWB Predator show up who plan to replace and CPU cooler, graphic card and Predator it's same price for Hybrid or waterblock.
 

Vlada011
Because of that GTX980 FTW is worse combination, 980Ti FTW not exist I think... But for FTW you can't install Hybrid, you can't install water block for reference cards and you can't install water block for custom cards because only for Classified are available.
Only Thermpshere as some half water cooling solution. 
If someone is not sure Hybrid or water block than best to choose reference and can install both later.
Hybrid is excellent solution... But now when EKWB Predator show up who plan to replace and CPU cooler, graphic card and Predator it's same price for Hybrid or waterblock.
 

That's what I mean. I will never take the time for a custom waterblock, it's my preference. I LOVE the HYBRID, but if it didn't exist, I'd have the FTW on air. It has nearly the same clocks as the Classy without the heat of the extra power phases.

I have two of them with b/p love em.
better pics at 

my build:

• CASE: Corsair Graphite Series 760T Black Full Tower Windowed Case
• MB: ASUS ROG Rampage IV Black Edition
• CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge-E 6-Core 3.4GHz
• MEMORY: Dominator Platinum Series — 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 DRAM 2400MHz C10
• GRAPHICS: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ w/ACX BP X 2 in SLI with EVGA Pro SLI Bridge V2
• PSU: Cooler Master V1200 - Fully Modular 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum
• INTERNAL DRIVES: Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD with windows 10
• WD BLACK SERIES WD4003FZEX 4TB 7200 X 3 * EXTERNAL DRIVES: WD My Passport Ultra 2TB USB 3.0
• WD Elements 4TB USB 3.0 3.5"
• Optical Drive: Pioneer Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM
• COOLING: Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
• Corsair Dominator Airflow Platinum LED Memory Fan Cooling x2
• BitFenix Spectre Pro LED Blue Case Fan x 7
• CONTROLLERS: Corsair Link Commander Mini and ASUS ROG Front Base Dual-Bay Gaming Panel
• LIGHTING: Cosair link software and Darkside Rgb led strips x2 with remote
• CABLES: BitFenix /Alchemy multisleeved cables BLUE
• KEYBOARD: Corsair Gaming K70 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — Cherry MX Red
• MOUSE: Corsair Gaming Sabre Laser RGB
• Monitor: Acer XB280HK bprz 28-inch Display Ultra HD 4K2K NVIDIA G-SYNC (3840 x 2160) Widescreen

Your rig look very cool, with two fans on memory.
LED lights on EVGA GTX980Ti ACX 2.0 shine in dark or not?

i wish i had another (my first is in for replacement , its artifacting intermittently and what not) 
last one there is some of what the card was doing constantly lol 

Vlada011
Your rig look very cool, with two fans on memory.
LED lights on EVGA GTX980Ti ACX 2.0 shine in dark or not?

I hope this will answer your question 
 

Yes they are very nice with white LEDs.
Reference and ACX 2.0 models are very useful for people who want to change different option of aftermarket coolers.
Because everything from Hybrid, ACX 2.0 and different waterblocks from several manufacturers fit perfectly.