EVGA iCX Technology is not JUST a Cooler
It is a combination of new PCB, Thermal Modules, LED and Precision XOC.
- Featuring a total of 11 global patents (pending and granted), iCX is efficiency perfected.
- 9 Additional Sensors and MCU's embedded on the PCB.
- Purposefully-directed Airflow Chambers.
- Newly Designed Die-Cast Baseplate and Backplate.
- Full Control Using EVGA Precision XOC.
- EVGA's iCX is the Very Definition of Interactive Cooling.
WHY WAS iCX CREATED?
After the ACX 3.0 cooler was verified to operate within spec on Power and Memory section from independent third party testing, we determined that on an enthusiast graphics card, one thermal sensor is just not enough. On an enthusiast graphics card, equal importance should be given to the Power and Memory, not just focused on GPU. This type of thinking required a drastic change in the way thermal management is performed on a graphics card.
WITH EVGA iCX TECHNOLOGY, A NEW ERA OF PC GAMING IS COMING!
Features
- Simultaneous Multi-Projection
- VR Ready
- NVIDIA Ansel
- NVIDIA SLI w/ HB Bridge Support
- NVIDIA G-SYNC
- NVIDIA GameStream
- NVIDIA GPU Boost 3.0
- Microsoft DirectX 12
- Vulkan API
- OpenGL 4.5 Support
- Max Digital Resolution - 7680 x 4320
- HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4 and Dual-Link DVI
- Built for EVGA PrecisionX OC
- Asynchronous Fans
- 9 additional temp sensors to monitor Memory and VRM
- GPU / Memory / PWM Thermal Status Indicator LEDs
- New vented heatsink fin design and pin fins for optimized airflow
- Safety fuse to protect components from damage due to improper installation or other component failures
- Redesigned cooling with L-shaped contact fins to improve contact surface area for better heat dissipation
- EVGA iCX Technology
GPU
- 3584 CUDA Cores
- Base Clock: 1556 MHz
- Boost Clock: 1670 MHz
- Bus: PCI-E 3.0
- 2-way SLI Ready
Memory
- Memory Detail: 11264 MB GDDR5X
- Memory Bit Width: 352 Bit
- Memory Clock: 11000 MHz
- Memory Speed: 0.2 ns
- Memory Bandwidth: 484 GB/s
Pros: Fast, bearable noise, fairly power efficient, over engineered, Titan X power and then some, 2 slot design, great software, good warranty
Cons: Expensive, lots of upsell warranty opportunities from EVGA that should be standard, awful green LED on SC2 logo that can't be turned off, a step back looks wise from the 1080 cards
Overall Review: EVGA has another winner on their hands with the SC2. I upgraded my FTW2 1080's to the SC2's in SLI. Originally I was going to get the FTW3 Ti's but honestly Pascal has so little head room it's hardly worth the extra expense for the custom PCB and slightly extra cooling. There is a lot to love about this card, it has RGB LEDs, a backplate, sensors everywhere and all in a 2 slot design. Temps stay in the 60s with some spikes up into the high 70s but only on the card on top. The bottom card stays in the 60s all the time. For reference my system is a Corsair 900D, i7 6900K overclocked to 4ghz on a custom water loop, 64 gigs DDR4 Corsiar memory @3000mhz, all on an Asus X99 Deluxe 2 Mobo. The cards themselves are solid. Honestly I only upgraded because of the fiasco with the 1080 EVGA cards. I didn't want something to happen to my system, even though EVGA covers their cards. My opinion is they should have recalled the cards, and the agents I talked to about my concerns said I have nothing to worry about. I honestly probably didn't but I would have felt better with a recall vs wait to see if it breaks. Obviously they realized this was a concern with all the sensors all over the board. You can monitor all the memory temps and VRMs, but I don't bother since I don't see the need to overclock. Sound is never a problem but I keep it on the stock fan profile. The LED lighting is a nice touch and can do some minor effects, but I cannot find a way to turn off the terrible green SC2 LEDs, or change the color. I have a blue and white color scheme and it clashes horribly. Also, this is subjective but the new holes in the face plate look pretty tacky too, the older 1080 cards looked way better. My last complaints are after paying such a large amount for the card I was hit with emails to upgrade my warranty service, upgrade my cross ship and the step up program. The warranty is 3 years standard but there was a time EVGA has a lifetime warranty standard, if I remember correctly. And they offer have you pay for cross ship, which isn't so bad but it'd be nice if they offered to hold your credit card while you cross ship. Honestly this card is pretty great, if you're willing to pay the premium for one of the best cards out there go for this one. It's 2 slot design is nice in a sea of 2 1/2 slot cards that are crowding the market, but until Nvidia releases a card that allows more headroom to tinker, just find your favorite looking card and manufacturer with your desired warranty and pull the trigger.