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EVGA 980 Hydro Copper - pics

Ben @ EVGA said:
This is a seriously nice looking rig, first time I have seen the new Hydro Copper cards in a system. Thanks for posting the pics.

Ben
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I'm sure if you send him a matching card he will indeed post more pics :)

Tis a lovely looking card , ty S2kip for the pics
 
Looks nice, but for the price these command they're a bit of a liberty. The full acetal blocks look just as nice, and can be had cheaper overall.

I wasn't sure these even made it to the shelves, as EK had seemingly put EVGA on the back burner.
 
Silent_Scone said:
Looks nice, but for the price these command they're a bit of a liberty. The full acetal blocks look just as nice, and can be had cheaper overall.

I wasn't sure these even made it to the shelves, as EK had seemingly put EVGA on the back burner.
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Look at it this way, this card is £630.

By comparison the cheapest EVGA 980 is £450, add to that an EK block for £80 and a backplate for £23 and that's £553, £77 cheaper. So the question is, is it worth it to pay an extra £77 for a card that's clocked faster out of the box, doesn't need a block installing (or removing for RMA) and has a better block?

I thought so hence why I bought one. Obvious counter arguments though are you can flash the HC BIOS to to an EVGA base/SC/FTW card to get the extra speed and most should do it fine (same for any other reference based cards) and that's true, but again it's money versus effort.

Another option would be to get the EVGA 980 for £450 plus the standalone EVGA HC waterblock for £117, in which case you could reuse the EVGA backplate but the difference would only be £63 and you still have to do all the work yourself and again you have a slower stock card.

/Meh, I've always liked Hydrocoppers.
 
I disagree with the clocked higher argument, as all samples should be able to manage the Hydro / SC clocks. I think the only real market for these is people who don't want to fit the block themselves. Especially considering the fact these have taken an age to become available, and in limited supply at best. It is however a step in the right direction, as Swiftech's blocks are poor in comparison.
 
S2KIP said:
Thanks for the comments. I'd love to get a second one, but two things put me off:

1) They're £630 each.
2) At 3440x1440 I can play anything smoothly, without overclocking it.
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Nice looking system sir!

But are you really playing games smoothly with just one 980? When you say smooth, what fps are we talking here?
 
Silent_Scone said:
It is however a step in the right direction, as Swiftech's blocks are poor in comparison.
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Personally I always preferred Swiftechs blocks as they cooled the core better even if their RAM/VRM cooling wasn't as great, and they looked cooler. But with this block we have the best of both worlds as EK have tried to copy Swiftechs aesthetics and the result is a stunning looking block which as a bonus doesn't have the stupid jet plate they retardedly stuck in their other 980 blocks :)
 
Divine Pain said:
Nice looking system sir!

But are you really playing games smoothly with just one 980? When you say smooth, what fps are we talking here?
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Least I've seen is 40. Most of the time fps is over 60.

Let's put it this way - everything is more smooth than it was with two 290X's.
 
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Keep an eye on temps, no need for that second tube link between cards with them running in serial. Could cause a flow by pass and an increase in temps.
 
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