Pros: - Provides more stability to the 980 card
- Distributed the heat of the the 980 vcard
- Improves the appearance of the 980 vcard

Cons: - Evga it should include this accesory in your cards.

Other Thoughts: The service of newegg was great, thank you!!!!

Pros: Drops the temperature about 3 degrees Celsius. Meaning less time your fans are on.

Cons: It's quite expensive for a piece of metal.

Other Thoughts: If you're getting the card you might as well buy this also to keep your computer as cool as possible.

Pros: Looks great, fits perfect!

Cons: Should have come with the card & Newegg price was $10 higher than official EVGA site which is linked in the Newegg Product Details.

Pros: This makes the card look more premium and keeps it a bit cooler when doing sli.

Cons: None except for the fact that I wish it was already shipped with my Gtx 980 ftw for the price I was paying on the card.

Pros: - Clean and Aggressive. My Card Looks like it could eat up my games/render all day, any day.
- You got the card, get the backplate for it! Make it feel whole!
- Still have my newish card I got a few months ago w/ included backplate, but now having a backplate on my 980 is fantastic

Cons: Pricey, I want these to go down to $24.99 because paying taxes make it a $30+ investment on a piece of aluminum