ssj92

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I hope you guys considered a GTX 1080 Classified Hybrid. 

Classified cards are generally intended to actually be put on water. There's not a huge incentive for EVGA to create another SKU for a card that's likely to preform around the same as the FTW.

I believe they said they'd release hybrid kits for the FTW and the classified cards.

ipkha
I believe they said they'd release hybrid kits for the FTW and the classified cards.

There will be kits for the FTW, as the Hybrid is just a FTW PCB with a cooler on it. But If that same kit works on the Classified, doesn't that pretty much tell us the FTW and Classy PCB's are the same or at least similar enough to have the same compatibility? Doesn't seem right.

They specifically said, thereferring will be at least 2 hybrid kits. 1 for FTW PCB and 1 for Classified PCB. Also said prefilled custom loop system coming late 3rd quarter. Why not wait for HydroCopper card?

Bkral93

ipkha
I believe they said they'd release hybrid kits for the FTW and the classified cards.

There will be kits for the FTW, as the Hybrid is just a FTW PCB with a cooler on it. But If that same kit works on the Classified, doesn't that pretty much tell us the FTW and Classy PCB's are the same or at least similar enough to have the same compatibility? Doesn't seem right.

Well...i think probably the same compatibility

PasTecHi

Bkral93

ipkha
I believe they said they'd release hybrid kits for the FTW and the classified cards.

There will be kits for the FTW, as the Hybrid is just a FTW PCB with a cooler on it. But If that same kit works on the Classified, doesn't that pretty much tell us the FTW and Classy PCB's are the same or at least similar enough to have the same compatibility? Doesn't seem right.

Well...i think probably the same compatibility

Then do you expect the Classy to be the same PCB and just be a higher BIN? 

Imagine if EVGA made a full waterblock AIO classified card with RGB=flattens the competition.

Systom
Imagine if EVGA made a full waterblock AIO classified card with RGB=flattens the competition.

My wallet says no
My PC says yes, put it in. Put it all the way inside me.

Bkral93

PasTecHi

Bkral93

ipkha
I believe they said they'd release hybrid kits for the FTW and the classified cards.

There will be kits for the FTW, as the Hybrid is just a FTW PCB with a cooler on it. But If that same kit works on the Classified, doesn't that pretty much tell us the FTW and Classy PCB's are the same or at least similar enough to have the same compatibility? Doesn't seem right.

Well...i think probably the same compatibility

Then do you expect the Classy to be the same PCB and just be a higher BIN? 

If this is the case, I wouldn't expect the Classified to be such a game changer as it has been in the last card lines. So far, I haven't seen any noticeable OC differences between reference, SC, and FTW cards... And since the SC and FTW are binned chips that often times overclock the same or lower than just a reference chip, which is shocking with the FTW given all the extra power phases... I wouldn't expect the classified to be any different.
 
It seems to me that silicone lottery still exists, but it's not as prominent due to manufacturing processes getting better and better.
 
The classified will most likely come down to who wants to pay extra to have the bragging rights to say, "Hey look at me!"

Someone will make a waterblock for it.
Either EVGA will do it or one of the other companies. Maybe classified won't make sense this time round, or just take a few months to figure out the trick to pascal. They've already announced the intention of creating hydro copper and hybrid cards. Just gotta wait while they sort it out.