Overclocking puts a unique strain on video cards and while reference design cards overclock rather well there is a limit to what the stock VRM can supply in terms of clean usable power. These power demands go unnoticed under air and water cooling but overclocking under LN2 with voltage modifications and the weaknesses become evident. For this reason many hardware enthusiasts look for cards with custom PCBs in hopes their overclocking experience will be better. Another perk to custom designed videocards is that out of box performance is also considerably better since these cards often come with higher default clocks and better cooling systems.

In this review we will be looking at the EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified. Like in previous versions of the Classified the GTX 980 Ti has been matched up with the EVGA untouchables VRM to create a monster video card that can deliver outstanding out of box performance, enhanced overclocking and superior LN2 experience when matched with a custom unlocked BIOS.