Question 1

does this model come with a back plate? And is this an exact reference board layout? jw because I plan on using full cover water block.  Thanks!

Accepted Answer

This does come with a backplate, however as to whether this is an "exact reference" layout, I am uncertain.  From all of the marketing material photos and reviews, this does appear to be reference, but you may want to followup with your own research here.

Question 2

Is this video card SLI ready? Is it overclocked and good cooling?

Accepted Answer

It is SLI ready as William G answered.  I found you can download the GB OC utility and squeeze some more MHz out of this without altering the cooling setup.  Now just to preface this, I do not take responsibility for any modifications you make, but I was able to add 220 MHz and maintain stability and sub-85 degree temps.  This brought my 3DMark score from 9996 to 11110.

Question 3

HDMI 2.0?

Accepted Answer

Yeah, it includes Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2

Question 4

This looks like a reference card to me, are we sure this picture is right? Doesn't look like Gigabyte to me.

Accepted Answer

Oddly, Gigabyte does not list a reference-design GTX 980 on their website (as of the time I am writing this). That has given me pause about getting one of these myself... but I bet they just don't have their site fully updated yet. The launch was just this past Friday, after all.

Question 5

is this card SLI ready?

Accepted Answer

Yup

Question 6

How much power does this need. Would a 600w work or do you need more?

Accepted Answer

In general, Yes, you should be just fine :).

It depends on your system, overclocking and such. TDP of the 980 is set at 165 where is 780Ti is 250. Consider your fans, motherboard, CPU, harddrives and any other peripherals, then add in 165. I wouldn't suggest going above 480 Watts total for a 600W PSU (that's 80% load).

i7-4790 stock 88W
Mobo (roughly 20W, depends if you're powering anything USB)
GTX 780 150W
Fans 6x7W = 42W
1 HDD ~ 7W per = 7W
1 SSD ~ 3W 88
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= 310 W ... that's 52% of a 600W PSU under full load (Stock clocked).

Remember, once you start overclocking and messing with voltages, your wattage is going to increase rather quickly.

Question 7

Will these new cards support the display port 1.3 standard that was just released once we start seeing monitors that will support it?

Accepted Answer

Nope, just 1.2

Brand	GIGABYTE
Model	GV-N980D5-4GD-B

Chipset Manufacturer	NVIDIA
GPU Series	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
GPU	GeForce GTX 980
Core Clock	1126 MHz
Boost Clock	1216 MHz
CUDA Cores	2048

Effective Memory Clock	7010MHz
Memory Size	4GB
Memory Interface	256-Bit
Memory Type	GDDR5

Cooler	NVIDIA REFERENCE
Thermal Design Power	165W
HDCP Ready	Yes

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