pics or it didnt happen :nerd: EDIT: hm so it is around that 8200X mark, not bad, also it appears to be very cool
R300 series is almost too fitting liquid cooled + fan, 300 watt card I'm not sure how much voltage and clock is takes the 980 to pull 300. but daddy like :nerd:
Let's hope not! It would make it more expensive and that cooling solution is kind of sucky when it comes to fitting it in a PC case.
If this means anything my OC'ed 780GTX @ 1215mhz (score ~5440X) can eat up to ~ 300W+ for sure and its Zotac custom AMP cooler keeps it ~ 70-72C at somewhat quiet mode - auto fan never goes 70% (that's 2400rpm)
Keep in mind unoptimised drivers. They wouldn't be to bad since it's evolutionary and bit revolutionary, but when you factor in all the changes there may be some way to go.
just got my 290x for christmas but will be ditching it for the newer cards when they come out .... I may wait a bit for a slight price drop but i wont wait too long.. lol