Gigabyte has announced the GeForce GTX 980 WaterForce (GV-N980WAOC-4GD). As you might guess, this is a graphics card based upon an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 GPU, with 4GB of GDDR5 memory (on a 256-bit bus), and fitted with a 'WaterForce' all in one closed loop water cooling system. Out of the box users can enjoy this graphics card running at Base: 1228 MHz / Boost: 1329MHz (or 1253/1354MHz in OC Mode).

Due to its adept liquid cooling solution the new Gigabyte graphics card facilitates "superior overclocking capabilities". The usual Gigabyte OC GURU II software is supplied for easy speed tweaking. We are told that Gigabyte's full coverage cooling apparatus covers the GPU, VRAM and MOSFET, requiring no additional fans to be fitted to the board. The radiator connects to the water cooling block via robust 45cm SFP tubes transporting fluid from the low-noise pump. The coolant is chilled using a 120mm 'silent fan'. Overall Gigabyte says its GeForce GTX 980 WaterForce card "is able to perform up to 38.8 per cent cooler than the reference cooling in operating temperature for ultra-stable gaming in near silence".