344.75 should give you a valid result without having to wait for 347.09 WHQL to be updated on 3dmark.

It usually takes about 48 hours.  I do NOT suggest 344.75, as it caused havoc on my system with SLI and Benchmarks.  The Beta 347 works perfect, and hopefully the 347whql will be good as well.
 
Also, Use Extreme or Ultra.  They are meant for 1440p and 4k rather than just 1080p.  That is where your cards will shine.

Are these results with the "old" part number or with the "new" part number (3988)  for your Classifieds?

255killer
Old part numbers.

I can't get valid results due to the new part number I'm assuming.

Viking396
 
Does anybody know how long it takes them to update so I can have a valid result?
 
 

Futuremark used to take forever to update new drivers, but now it seems they work pretty quickly to get them approved.  Probably less than a week.
 
Regardless, most people know that your result is valid; it's just waiting for Futuremark to approve of the new driver.

jeppouza
Expected more from the Classified version...
My 980s reference version, running 24/7:
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3293043

You're running 3 cards versus the OP's two. The OP also has his cards running at stock core clock. 

 i'm sorry i'm calling bull on that. if you were getting 27k score with only two 980's you'd be in the top 10 hall of fame for dual gpu firestrike scores. The number 11 slot is 26,953 with the number 10 being 27,142. Getting the same score you listed with two 980's would put you in 8th place just shy of beating 7th too. And i guarantee you, at least 8 or 9 of the top 10 are doing liquid nitrogen cooling or other such extreme methods. 

DarkIdeals
On a side note, i'm kind of concerned that the 980 hydro copper is scoring so much lower than the classified with neither of them OC'ed at all or very much. Especially considering the hydro copper is factory boosted to the same 1,393mhz that the 3988 classified's are. The only difference is the dual 8 pin pci on the classy and the extra LN2/oc bios but as those results are at relatively tame 1.3 - 1.4ghz clock speeds it wouldn't matter in that case. So i begin to wonder how the classy is doing so much better at stock speeds? I think one guy posted his air cooled score that was still higher than the water cooled HC score bcav got...           This makes my decision of whether to get a hydro 980, get a 980 classified and hope EK releases the classy block soon, or get a 980 superclocked and buy the hydro copper block seperately, a much tougher choice. Since if the 980 HC is doing that poorly then i might as well get a superclock and slap a block on it for lower cost. Or for more performance it may be better to go classy with EK block....*can't decide!!!*

The Classy has an upgraded VRM section as well and the entire pcb is wider to accommodate said VRM section. The bios is also much different meaning the cards my be able to boost much higher without a hard push like the hydrocopper would take.

Ek has already stated minor delays for the Classy block, but mid January is the expected date so far.

Well not sure if it matters with your decision, but these are the ASIC scores for my 980 Classifieds. I have no clue what the scores are on the Hydro coppers.
 

 
 
THESE ARE THE NEW PART NUMBER CLASSIFIEDS BTW (04G-P4-3988-KR)

howdy2u2
Well not sure if it matters with your decision, but these are the ASIC scores for my 980 Classifieds. I have no clue what the scores are on the Hydro coppers.
 

Do you see what I have told you?
I just can't see nothing special in the Classifieds, I just see the Galax HOF as the winner here.
My 980s reference w/ gaming OC:

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Mine are factory clocks, no water yet (obviously) time will tell to see how far I can push them. I haven't even tried on air to OC them, at this point I find no need to since they have no issues with any game I throw at them. Temps are good, FPS is great, benchmarks are good all stock. Maybe I'm lucky bit of all the Classified cards I have had.....no RMA's what so ever. Maybe I pay a premium for having Classifieds but they are worth it to me if I never have an issue.
 
EDIT: I am one of those who Scarlet mentions, I have no intention of going ln2. I will OC eventually on water and push for the most stable clocks for overall use. Bench them here and there, but for the most part.....................durability...........If they are selling these to people who do extreme OC benchmarking and they survive..... I won't even come close to breaking them!!!

DarkIdeals
On a side note, i'm kind of concerned that the 980 hydro copper is scoring so much lower than the classified with neither of them OC'ed at all or very much. Especially considering the hydro copper is factory boosted to the same 1,393mhz that the 3988 classified's are. The only difference is the dual 8 pin pci on the classy and the extra LN2/oc bios but as those results are at relatively tame 1.3 - 1.4ghz clock speeds it wouldn't matter in that case. So i begin to wonder how the classy is doing so much better at stock speeds? I think one guy posted his air cooled score that was still higher than the water cooled HC score bcav got...           This makes my decision of whether to get a hydro 980, get a 980 classified and hope EK releases the classy block soon, or get a 980 superclocked and buy the hydro copper block seperately, a much tougher choice. Since if the 980 HC is doing that poorly then i might as well get a superclock and slap a block on it for lower cost. Or for more performance it may be better to go classy with EK block....*can't decide!!!*

I believe the other scores would improve using msi afterburner or gpu tweak. On air my best results came from gpu tweak. Precision x was updated recently so I may give it another go.

howdy2u2
Well not sure if it matters with your decision, but these are the ASIC scores for my 980 Classifieds. I have no clue what the scores are on the Hydro coppers.
 

 
 
THESE ARE THE NEW PART NUMBER CLASSIFIEDS BTW (04G-P4-3988-KR)

Well technically, wouldn't the higher ASIC on those classy's mean that they would perform better under water? So part of the reason you're unimpressed may be that you're still using them on air cooling which is supposed to be worse with a high ASIC card.
 
And overall my decision of which card to get doesn't have alot to do with benchmarking. Mostly i want something that will perform as good as possible gaming-wise and also look good in my build with the 900d and water loop i'm gonna set up. Price is also a slight consideration, which is why i'm thinking of selling my 970 3570K rig to help pay for a 980 since it would probably break my budget to pay for a 2nd 970 along with waterblocks and backplates for both of them since my system wouldn't be worth as much without the 970, and thus harder to sell.

Scarlet-Tech

DarkIdeals
 
 
Well technically, wouldn't the higher ASIC on those classy's mean that they would perform better under water? So part of the reason you're unimpressed may be that you're still using them on air cooling which is supposed to be worse with a high ASIC card.
 
And overall my decision of which card to get doesn't have alot to do with benchmarking. Mostly i want something that will perform as good as possible gaming-wise and also look good in my build with the 900d and water loop i'm gonna set up. Price is also a slight consideration, which is why i'm thinking of selling my 970 3570K rig to help pay for a 980 since it would probably break my budget to pay for a 2nd 970 along with waterblocks and backplates for both of them since my system wouldn't be worth as much without the 970, and thus harder to sell.

Higher ASIC is better for Air and Lower is supposedly better for Water and and extreme cooling.  Even with a high asic, water will definitely help keep them cooler, but it may not help with overclocking all that much.  Usually (not in the case of the 900's) water helps give more headroom due to cooler temperatures when the cards hit the thermal limits.  
 
The hydrocopper will honestly be your best bet.  It comes with the cooler attached, and it is more pointed toward gaming compared to all of the excess heat generating components for overclocking.
 
Also, they are both great cards.  weigh in mind if you want to spend the extra money to buy a waterblock separate if you are going to watercool, because after cost and not wanting to benchmark, you are looking at spending an $50-$75 (approximately) to get the waterblock, not to mention the extra waiting period, as they are going to sell out very fast when they come into stock.

Yeah, the hydro copper would actually be cheaper, $800 all together vs $700 for classified + 150 euros for a block and backplate according to EK site (~$200). The one thing i'm wondering about now though, is would it be better for me to buy the pre-built hydro copper for $800 or to get a superclocked 980 and put the hydro copper block on it myself. I was thinking it was cheaper, but now that i look at it, the hydro copper waterblock is $159 but doesn't mention whether it comes with a backplate or not. If not that's another $30 plus shipping for both, so even if i got a superclocked evga 980 with the 1,346mhz boost for ~$550 i would still be paying $200 for a block and backplate coming out to $750 so for $50 more i don't have to void my warranty or worry about possibly damaging the gpu since i've never installed a gpu block before. I just wish there was some benchmarks showing the gaming performance/fps of a single 980 hydro in games vs other 980's or 970 sli etc..  
 
I'm also considering whether to stay with my Z97 Formula board w/ I7 4790K and DDR3 corsair plat ram or to bump up to a Rampage extreme X99 or maybe an asus x99 deluxe w/ I7 5820K and DDR4 corsair plat. seeing TimeChange01's rig that he got with two 980 hydro copper's in SLI with a rampage v board, 5930K cpu, and corsair plat in an 800d case makes me want to try a similar look lol. That would raise my cost a fair bit though, not sure if it'd be worth it or not. Extra $150 for RAM alone, then $175 more for the MoBo and $80 more for the CPU to go X99 rather than Z97. I would benefit from the 6 cores since i plan to do some streaming/editing/recording for twitch/youtube etc.. but i'm definitely straining my budget to hell already lol. 

Here are my three GTX 980 HC Graphics Card info.

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