EK_Luc

Dschijn
EK will make waterblocks for the FTW and the Classified! :D
https://www.ekwb.com/news...s-for-gtx-1080-series/

LUC! *Waves* how have you been?

Late July ?

Dschijn
EK will make waterblocks for the FTW and the Classified! :D

Thanks a bunch sir!

EK_Luc

Dschijn
EK will make waterblocks for the FTW and the Classified! :D
https://www.ekwb.com/news...s-for-gtx-1080-series/

EK_Luc

Dschijn
EK will make waterblocks for the FTW and the Classified! :D
https://www.ekwb.com/news...s-for-gtx-1080-series/

Excellent news.  I already ordered a SC edition and EK block because my new build needs a GPU now, but depending on how FTW and Classified reviews turn out using waterblocks, I may upgrade once blocks are available.

The big question remains however, is there really any point in buying a more expensive version like classy when the overclocking abilities seems to be just the same with the third party, custom pcb and additional power phases as with the fe cards? 

trickeh2k
The big question remains however, is there really any point in buying a more expensive version like classy when the overclocking abilities seems to be just the same with the third party, custom pcb and additional power phases as with the fe cards? 

Except that the FE is $699 and the FTW is $679, so it is already cheaper barring any additional expense in the block.  It's not like the FE is $599.

trickeh2k
The big question remains however, is there really any point in buying a more expensive version like classy when the overclocking abilities seems to be just the same with the third party, custom pcb and additional power phases as with the fe cards? 

Well they will try to bin that card even more and unlock higher voltages etc.
Even custom BIOS.
 
So with all those things done ... yeah they might be able to push it over 2200MHz. But how does it scale after that? I guess pretty bad.
Someone did benchmark with 1900MHz vs 2088MHz ... 1-2 fps difference.

CoercionShaman

trickeh2k
The big question remains however, is there really any point in buying a more expensive version like classy when the overclocking abilities seems to be just the same with the third party, custom pcb and additional power phases as with the fe cards? 

Except that the FE is $699 and the FTW is $679, so it is already cheaper barring any additional expense in the block.  It's not like the FE is $599.

Yeah, I was thinking about the reference board model (http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-5180-KR) which is 609$. 

Simon771

trickeh2k
The big question remains however, is there really any point in buying a more expensive version like classy when the overclocking abilities seems to be just the same with the third party, custom pcb and additional power phases as with the fe cards? 

Well they will try to bin that card even more and unlock higher voltages etc.
Even custom BIOS.
 
So with all those things done ... yeah they might be able to push it over 2200MHz. But how does it scale after that? I guess pretty bad.
Someone did benchmark with 1900MHz vs 2088MHz ... 1-2 fps difference.

We already have seen a lot of FE cards push 2200Mhz and I've yet to see any other card perform better with waterblock and additional power, it doesn't seem to affect it at all but the temps. There's a reason I believe why the FTW clocks where held sercret for so long and when they finally made them official it was 13Mhz higher than SC. Classified has yet to disclose it's official clock speeds and my guess is that it's because they can't push the card much higher, if at all higher.