Pros: This card rocks! I have an overclocked i7-4770K with the EVGA GTX780 ti Dual Classified running stock speeds and this stock i7-4790K with the 980 beats it by a clear margin. As advertised, I believe the temperature does run lower than previous GPUs. I did not do any tests to verify my belief, but I do believe the fans on my GTX780 ti have to work a lot hard compared to this 980 card. tl;dr This card at stock on a stock i7-4790K beats my 780 ti on an overclocked i7-4770K.

Cons: I debated on breaking an egg on this issue, but I decided it was noteworthy. The adhesive of protected plastic around the card is pressed on the label of the card. When I pulled off the plastic it broke the label in half. Luckily I was able to put the label back on well enough so that it isn’t too obvious that it is damaged. I can still see it if I look at the label. I don’t have the internals on display and it doesn’t affect its performance, but it does affect its resale value. I had to RMA the first one I received. I didn’t realize the cause until the second card, but the label broke, I’m assuming, the same way I described above. A huge section was missing. More importantly, the PCB was slightly chipped and about 3 radiator fins were bent. Considering the packaging wasn’t damaged and designed well, I’m assuming someone had an oops somewhere during manufacturer and packaging. With the exception of the label snapping again, the second card was in good condition. tl;dr Be carefully pulling the protective plastic off.

Overall Review: Newegg handled the RMA without issue. Thanks! The awesome-in-a-case build: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core CPU Corsair Hydro Series H105 Liquid CPU Cooler Asus Maximus VII Gene Z97 Motherboard G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 2400 Memory (x2 for 32GB) EVGA 04G-P4-2983-KR GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 4GB Video Card Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD Corsair AX860 860W Power Supply Corsair Obsidian Series 350D Black Case

Pros: This card laughs at the thought of 1920x1080 resolution. It has handled all the recent AAA titles without breaking a sweat and still having room to flex it's muscles. This card runs incredibly cool and it's factory overclock is very nice. Without even touching overclocking software this card will overclock itself to 1438 MHz with all the head room it has; and this is running off of two 6-pin connectors! I would most certainly recommend this card if your willing to drop a few shiny pennies to buy one! By the way, ACX 2.0 cooler keeps temps low like a champ. A great air cooler for this beast of a card.

Cons: Doesn't make toast :/

Overall Review: I'am on the bandwagon about EVGA not providing a back-plate on their top tier cards. It's not a deal breaker since the quality of their products always delivers (at least from what I have experienced), but if we're dishing out $550+ on a video card, at least throw in some nice accessories to make us feel like we are getting our money's worth.

Pros: Runs modern games at max settings with no problems; EVGA's excellent software support; slick design; great bang for the buck

Cons: Might be slightly noisier than the step-up model

Overall Review: I replaced my GTX 770 with this card and MAN is it a step up. I can run games like Shadow of Mordor, Assassin's Creed IV, and others at max settings when I had issues before. They run without a hitch and show great texture detail, high frame rate, and the card has so far run just about as quiet as the 770. I haven't experienced the coil whine that some other reviewers have complained about - this card simply rocks! I highly recommend it.

Pros: I got this card to replace 2 EVGA GTX-760 2gb in SLI configuration and it blows them away!!!! The GTX-760's would bog down to under 20fps while performing planetary landings in ED: Horizons but this card is smooth as butter always staying above 60fps. I had to turn down my mouse sensitivity in BF4 because fast changes to POV (ie; moving mouse to look hard left or right quickly - texture caching load time delay) doesn't bog this card down like it did to the 760's. It runs a lot cooler also - 23-26c @idle and 56c max so far that I've seen - I do use MSI Afterburner with a rather aggressive fan curve,...and fits perfectly in a mid size ATX case like the NZXT Source 210 (also available here on Newegg) Silly smooth when coupled with a 144hz monitor too!!!

Cons: No one sells these on a 2 for the price of 1 deal =8(

Overall Review: Buy it - There isn't any better except a Ti which runs about $150 more Yes I want another one for SLI

Pros: This card is bullet proof. It's quiet and reliable and I can't seem to get it to run above 59 degrees Celsius, regardless of what I throw at it. I've looked at countless YouTube videos and have read as many reviews as possible, but I haven't encountered coil whine, out-of-control temperatures, fragmenting or any other problems described by people, ALL of whom are probably much more experienced than myself at building a gaming PC. The ONLY thing which I did which might seem to be unusual, was to order a back plate for the GPU. So many of the videos and written reviews complained about the "missing" back plate and the possibility of the card bending due to it's weight, that I went the extra mile and ordered one (thank you, Performance PCs!!!) The exhaustive installation How-To video, produced by Tiny Tom Logan of OC3D, was a Godsend to this complete PC noob...

Cons: The only possibility which I can think of might be the non-included back plate. There was a $20 rebate from EVGA, and that covered the cost of it. So, all in all, it cost me an additional $3 USD in shipping and handling. The back plate looks great and I know that it will help to keep the card from bending, so it's all good.

Overall Review: People are going to love this card, and people are going to hate this card. Human nature is just that, and we all have different experiences and opinions. My opinion of this card is that it's first-rate. I'm a complete PC noob; the instructions to install the card were perfectly written and easily understandable. So maybe a back plate should be included with this card. I'm not going to complain about it as the EVGA rebate covered the cost of one and I was out a whopping $3 USD to have it shipped when all was said and sifted. Should I have ponied up the extra cash to order the GTX980 Ti? Perhaps, but I am happy with this perfectly working product from EVGA and I can recommend it to anyone who wants a superbly designed and functioning graphics card.

Pros: Powerful Quiet Efficient and smart about fan usage (they go off when on desktop, on when it needs them, etc)

Cons: At first when i ran it was making a high pitch electrical noise, but mine went away after day 1

Overall Review: They're getting bigger and bigger, make sure you measure out on your mobo from the video slot to across the board. Mine almost bumped into the MSI PC mate Z97 usb 3 cables.

Pros: Pros are the card runs cool even under a big load and quiet. I am playing The Witcher 3 on Ultra fully maxed out and getting a solid 60 FPS.

Cons: I'm not sure this is a con, but the fans do not cut in until the card reaches 60c to 65c. I have had no temp issues and it stays cool and quiet.

Overall Review: I got The Witcher 3. I knew that it would use some resources. I was running a GTX 680 Signature Super Overclocked card. I set it to Ultra and in heavy battles the frame rate dropped off to 16 - 18 FPS. Dialed it back to High and it did better. I Installed the GTX 980, and I have a good solid 60 FPS maxed out on Ultra settings even in the same heavy fight scene. This card is a dream. You can use EVGA's Precision X to configure the fans the way you want and have them running all the time.

Pros: Great performance for its model line, it pushes through most games without breaking a sweat. I will likely purchase a second one for SLI as the newer models come out and the price comes down. ATX cooling really shines here. I get low temps on the stock air coolers 29 C on idle. I was worried that the super clocking would run the card much hotter for base temps.

Cons: No metal back plate. For the price this must be included but was not : (

Overall Review: System board Asus X-99a - mounted no problem, also no configurations were needed to get it up and running, just plug in and go. Power supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX1050 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready