--could be,  If your just looking for a great gaming experience, at a low price. The reference card will suit you well. Some are better than others and you may get a great core that can do just as good a job.
 
heres a good read for you, its mostly about asic and the KPE that launches today, but some good info,  you may like to read before you decide.
Good luck with whatever you choose
 
 
http://www.overclock.net/...asic/140#post_24201543
 

Currently bought one as well today. Will post asic quality and performance when I get card.
FYI: Previously had a gtx 980 ti amp extreme. Sent it back to Newegg because it was crashing at stock clocks, plus it boosted to 1405 MHz with a asic of 68.2 percent. I am praying that this classified has a 75 plus asic score as my old gtx 780 classified had a asic of 80.2 percent.
Anyone know what the default boost clock of this card is in actual testing? You can check this by running a Heaven benchmark and checking gpu-z.
Thanks

Pgcmoore
--could be,  If your just looking for a great gaming experience, at a low price. The reference card will suit you well. Some are better than others and you may get a great core that can do just as good a job.
 
heres a good read for you, its mostly about asic and the KPE that launches today, but some good info,  you may like to read before you decide.
Good luck with whatever you choose
 
 
http://www.overclock.net/...asic/140#post_24201543
 

Great read from KP, best info yet. Thanks for posting! I tried to pick up the KP980ti today but failed at 2 minutes into the launch, same as others. Looks like KP mentioned this was kind of a test to see what the response would be. More KP980ti's to come.
I know this is a classy thread but I can't seem to buy one of those either.

kim666
I discovered lowering Power Target in Precision X improve my overclocking. Now i can run Witcher3 at 1502mhz without artifacts. 
The max TDP while running 3DMark only 52% in GPUZ, so i lowered the Power Target to 80%, still below 55% TDP. Using no overvoltage, although the graphics cards will auto select 1.2V when under 65 Celsius.
 
Something is  not right with Classy hardwired bios. Can someone else verify lower Power Target is better?

Interesting, I'll give it a go.

I had the luck to get one Kingpin today. Thanks to Rob Baca.
So i had to sell my Classified. If anyone in Germany has serious interest to get it for the same price i have paid please sent my a P.M. in German.

famich
BTW the Classified SKU all but vanished form the  EVGA EU e-shop.  Why ? Yesterday  they  were in stock, but today the SKU is missing...

Maybe sold out again? I managed to get one order through yesterday.

Darkfoxi
Today my Classified has come.
 
ASIC 81.7 and Stock Speed / Voltage 1443MHz Boost. Do you think that's good ??
 
 

 
Nope, absolutely horrible. Send it to me, I will fix it for you. (by that, I mean keep it for myself and send you a 750ti) :-D

jk0520

kim666
I discovered lowering Power Target in Precision X improve my overclocking. Now i can run Witcher3 at 1502mhz without artifacts. 
The max TDP while running 3DMark only 52% in GPUZ, so i lowered the Power Target to 80%, still below 55% TDP. Using no overvoltage, although the graphics cards will auto select 1.2V when under 65 Celsius.
 
Something is  not right with Classy hardwired bios. Can someone else verify lower Power Target is better?

Interesting, I'll give it a go.

Good good! How is the results you got?

kim666

jk0520

kim666
I discovered lowering Power Target in Precision X improve my overclocking. Now i can run Witcher3 at 1502mhz without artifacts. 
The max TDP while running 3DMark only 52% in GPUZ, so i lowered the Power Target to 80%, still below 55% TDP. Using no overvoltage, although the graphics cards will auto select 1.2V when under 65 Celsius.
 
Something is  not right with Classy hardwired bios. Can someone else verify lower Power Target is better?

Interesting, I'll give it a go.

Good good! How is the results you got?

 
It just neutered my voltage.  Went from 1.200v with 115% PT to like 1.15vish at 80% PT.  Clocks went down from 1504mhz to ~1460mhz.
 
Why did EVGA limit the Classified's voltage so much?  It only allows +50mv, but anything after +12mv doesn't do anything.  I can't get voltage above 1.200mv no matter what.  My G1 980 Ti would go to 1.235 at stock.  

My order has been cancelled due to system problems and EVGA support said they don't know when the Classified is back in stock again. :(

jk0520

kim666

jk0520

kim666
I discovered lowering Power Target in Precision X improve my overclocking. Now i can run Witcher3 at 1502mhz without artifacts. 
The max TDP while running 3DMark only 52% in GPUZ, so i lowered the Power Target to 80%, still below 55% TDP. Using no overvoltage, although the graphics cards will auto select 1.2V when under 65 Celsius.
 
Something is  not right with Classy hardwired bios. Can someone else verify lower Power Target is better?

Interesting, I'll give it a go.

Good good! How is the results you got?

 
It just neutered my voltage.  Went from 1.200v with 115% PT to like 1.15vish at 80% PT.  Clocks went down from 1504mhz to ~1460mhz.
 
Why did EVGA limit the Classified's voltage so much?  It only allows +50mv, but anything after +12mv doesn't do anything.  I can't get voltage above 1.200mv no matter what.  My G1 980 Ti would go to 1.235 at stock.  

So strange. I dont get neutered voltage. TDP is all below 55%.
Here is attached a screen shot of Witcher to show what i use.
62 celcius make the core clock drop 1 bin. 

Goddamit, so many people here seem to have gotten 75%+ ASICs. And here I am, stuck with 69%.

Jaroce
Hey guys!
I got my 980ti classy and it seems to be a nice card.


But I got no idea how to OC it properly with precision x... Am I doing it right? Which parameter do I need to change and how? 
Pls advice!

 
BTW, does anyone know where I could download the KINPING BIOS for this card?
THANKS~!

wow that is kpe $1049 worthy

Don't put the Kingpin bios on that card.. They have different types of memory.
980ti Classfied = Hynix
980ti Kingpin = Samsung
 
There is a bios over at Kingpincooling.com for the 980TI Classified by Kingpin.
 
Here's the link
 
http://kingpincooling.com.../showthread.php?t=3801
 
Nice card by the way... Very high Asic also.. ;)

Does anyone know why PX and AB are not adjusting the Classified's voltage?  Nothing goes above 1.200v (checked with a DMM).  +12 or +50, it doesn't matter, voltage just says at 1.200v.  Is this an error with the BIOS or with the software?  Altering the voltage with Classified Controller does raise the voltage (shown on the DMM, but not in PX).  Using Overboost shows the card using more voltage, however, as soon as it hits load, the card is going back down to 1.200v (both on the DMM and in PX).