Overclocking puts a unique strain on video cards and while reference designs can overclock rather well there is a limit to what the stock VRM can supply in terms of clean usable power. For this reason many hardware enthusiasts look for cards with custom PCBs in hopes their overclocking experience will be better. Another perk to custom designed cards is out of box performance, given that these cards often come with higher clocks and better cooling your game performance will beat stock every time .

In this review we will be looking at the EVGA GTX 980 Classified. Like in previous versions the GTX 980 has been matched up with the EVGA epower VRM to create a monster video card that can deliver outstanding out of box performance, enhanced overclocking and superior LN2 experience when matched with a custom unlocked BIOS.