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this video is brought to you by NCI XCOM great technology selection and service hey guys you were here with hurricane axe and the gtx 980ti has earned its spot as the GPU to have for 4k gaming when overclocked it offers even better performance but not every gamer is comfortable enough to take a reference card and boost its clock speed to the max this is where cards like the gtx 980ti superclocked plus a CX 2.0 plus comes into the equation it offers higher out-of-the-box frequencies an upgraded cooling solution and EVGA excellent customer service in many ways EVGA has taken things to the next level with this card but that's not to say it's overly expensive compared to many reference base examples at 680 dollars it's just $30 more than nvidia standard cards and with that in mind we certainly have some high expectations to give the specs out of the way this card comes with a much higher base clock speed of 11 20 megahertz which will get you an even better boost clock of 1190 my cards on paper the Supra clocked version of the 980 TI has about a 10% higher clock speed but in videos GPU boost technology alongside Nvidia's a CX 2.0 plus heatsink our sample consistently hit 200 makers taking a quick glance at the physical aspects of the card it may not look all that much different compared to the GTX 980 superclocked but there are some subtle differences here for example the heat shouts it's a little lower than the PCB giving the whole card a sleeker look than the previous generations at 10.5 inches in length compatibility shouldn't be a problem with almost every non itix enclosure on market EVGA ACX 2.0 cooler is incredibly one of the best custom aftermarket solutions around but in order to ensure lower temperatures for the hot running GM 200 core while still being able to provide room for overclocking some revisions were necessary the plus in the AC ex 2.0 plus designates a new fan design with a highly optimized straight heat pipes which allows the design to run about 5 degrees Celsius lower temperatures and standard ATX 2.0 the two fans above the heatsink utilized double ball bearings for significantly improved life span and the decibel noise inverter which powers them down when the GPU temps are below 60 degrees we were also surprised by the higher efficiency of these fans which lowers them to consume four times less power than the competing solutions this can hypothetically boost overclocking Headroom the card only takes standard eight plus six pen input which is more than enough power for a heavily overclocked GM 200 core and still leaves room for manual overclocking EGA has also included a backplate with this card I personally love the stealth black finish with complements the rest of the design and provides a cleaner look than the bare PCB it should also lead to lower component temperatures as for the IO plate you get the same reference layout with a single DVI and HDMI 2.0 output and three DisplayPort connectors so moving on to the fun part the performance our expectations were not led down in the least the GTX 980 superclocked a CX 2.0 plus performed just as expected overtaking the tight necks in pretty much every triple-a titles at 1440p at Ultra settings including GTA 5 battlefield 4 tomb raider and others this card absolutely dominates the new fury acts in every way jumping to 4k at very high settings and we pretty much see the same trend with the tight necks getting crushed in some games while the fury X is trying to keep up with the pace but ultimately fails we were able to overclock this monster to a whopping 1404 megahertz and to put things in perspective we lined it up against the overclocked r9 fury X and the numbers really do speak for themselves the ACX 2.0 plus cooler certainly does an outstanding job keeping the GM 200 core under control with temperatures hitting about 75 degrees under load this is quite impressive considering how EVGA has pre overclocked the super clock plus by a little over 10% in comparison to the reference card but that awesome cooler still provides near silent operation this is one of the quietest cards we've tested thumbs up EVGA despite being quite a bit faster than the fury x the gtx 980ti Super Comp + tool consumes less power so in conclusion EVGA has made one of the best GPUs you can buy right now the gtx 980ti super clock plus a CX 2.0 plus video card has surpassed our expectations considering how well it performs against the Titan X and the r9 px I would easily recommend picking up this card over the reference design and keeping in mind the price to performance ratio we're giving it the harbor connects damn good award so what do you guys think about the gtx 980ti super clock plus a CX 2.0 plus GPU would you pay an extra $30 for better cooling extending performance and a card that runs nearly silent leave us your thoughts in the comments below don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one