The GTX 980 Ti caught many by surprise. Its launch may have been a foregone conclusion since it follows NVIDIA's cyclical naming conventions but very few expected it to match blows with the TITAN X while boasting a price of $649. Naturally, board partners are trying to capitalize upon the resulting popularity and today's review highlights one that will likely make its way into many enthusiasts? systems: the EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+. Yeah, it's a mouthful but once you see what this card can do, it could be called Purple Unicorn Bunny yet still sell like hotcakes.

With the GTX 980 Ti being such a hot commodity, one would think that NVIDIA's board partners would have a wide variety of overclocked, custom cooled solutions ready to go. That isn't happening quite yet and EVGA has thus far been one of the only non-reference options here in North America. Things may change now that AMD's Fury X has launched. Another possibility is that NVIDIA effectively moved forward their launch date in an effort to preempt Fiji so most alternate designs just weren't ready in time. With that being said, this is our first of many reviews of custom GTX 980 Ti's as they begin tricking into the market.