EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti SC Review

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HiTech Legion tried the EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti SC

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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti is the new NVIDIA based Flagship PC gaming card. Capable of delivering single GPU 4K performance the GTX 980Ti there is no longer a need for multiple GPUs in order to game at acceptable frame rates at UHD and Ultra-Wide screen resolutions. At launch, EVGA will have multiple variations of the GTX 980Ti to choose from but our focus will be on the GeForce GTX 980Ti SC (SuperClocked Edition). The EVGA 980Ti SC comes factory overclocked with a Core/Boost speed of 1102/1190 MHz, it has a memory clock speed of 7010zMHz and contains 6GB of 384-bit GDDR5 memory. The GPU is the NVIDIA GM200 which has 2816 CUDA cores, six graphics processing clusters and 22 streaming processors. On the I/O there are 3X Display Port, 1x HDMI 2.0 and 1x Dual Link DVI. A 600W power supply is the minimum required and you will need one 8 and one 6-pin PCI-e connector to power the card. The 980Ti SC includes EVGA's state of the art ACX 2.0+ 2 slot cooling solution.

Broken down, the ACX 2.0+ cooling solution consists of a memory MOSFET cooling plate which reduces MOSFET temperatures by 11C. The heatpipes on the cooler are actually straight; by running straight triple 8 mm pipes, friction is reduced which creates better heat reduction than conventional bent heatpipe solutions. When the GPU temperature is under 60C, the EVGA fans remain motionless for 0dB operation. The fans themselves are optimized with swept blades and are powered be a low power double ball bearing, 3 phase 6 slot motor. All combined the ACX 2.0+ Cooling solution cools the MOSFET and GPU better and has increased fan life and decreased fan power consumption.
 EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti SC Review @ HiTech Legion